ISEE practice, Grade 7

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ISEE practice test, Grade 7

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Verbal Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 5 minutes.

  1. 1.

    TRANQUIL

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Aslow
    2. Bchaotic
    3. Cpeaceful
    4. Ddistant
  2. 2.

    NOVICE

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Aexpert
    2. Bbeginner
    3. Cneighbor
    4. Dwriter
  3. 3.

    To ______ water during the drought, the town limited lawn watering.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Awaste
    2. Bsell
    3. Cconserve
    4. Dheat
  4. 4.

    The speaker paused, letting the ______ silence fill the room before she continued.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Anoisy
    2. Bcomic
    3. Cdramatic
    4. Daccidental
  5. 5.

    LETHARGIC

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Alengthy
    2. Blogical
    3. Csluggish
    4. Denergetic
  6. 6.

    Although the medicine tasted ______, it quickly made her feel better.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Asweet
    2. Bpleasant
    3. Cdelicious
    4. Dbitter
  7. 7.

    ALOOF

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Adistant
    2. Bwarm
    3. Cclumsy
    4. Dproud
  8. 8.

    UNANIMOUS

    Which word means most nearly the same as the word in capital letters?

    1. Avery large
    2. Bdivided
    3. Cin complete agreement
    4. Dunusual
  9. 9.

    The professor tried to ______ the complicated theory so beginners could follow it.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Aconceal
    2. Bsimplify
    3. Ccriticize
    4. Dcomplicate
  10. 10.

    The athlete's ______ training schedule left little time for anything else.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Acasual
    2. Brigorous
    3. Coccasional
    4. Dflexible

Quantitative Reasoning

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    A ribbon is 5 yards long. How many feet is that? (1 yard = 3 feet)

    1. A15
    2. B16
    3. C5
    4. D13
  2. 2.

    Mia and Ethan share $560 in the ratio 5 : 3. How much does Ethan get?

    1. A$70
    2. B$336
    3. C$210
    4. D$350
  3. 3.

    A shop sells a scooter for $204. This is a profit of 20% on what the shop paid. How much did the shop pay for the scooter?

    1. A$244.80
    2. B$163.20
    3. C$34.00
    4. D$170.00
  4. 4.

    Mia is now 3 times as old as Ruby. In 4 years' time Mia will be 2 times as old as Ruby. How old is Mia now?

    1. A4
    2. B12
    3. C13
    4. D8
  5. 5.

    Column A: 25% of 40
    Column B: 50% of 40

    Compare the quantity in Column A with the quantity in Column B.

    1. AColumn A is greater.
    2. BColumn B is greater.
    3. CThe two quantities are equal.
    4. DIt cannot be decided from the information given.
  6. 6.

    3 rulers and 4 folders cost $32. 1 ruler and 4 folders cost $16. What does one ruler cost?

    1. A$4
    2. B$2
    3. C$3
    4. D$8
  7. 7.

    Grace and Max have marbles in the ratio 6 : 1. Grace gives 6 marbles to Max. Now they have marbles in the ratio 4 : 3. How many marbles did Grace have at first?

    1. A3
    2. B12
    3. C21
    4. D18
  8. 8.

    A television with a list price of $1200 was sold for $864 after two successive discounts. The first discount was 10%. What was the second discount?

    1. A30%
    2. B28%
    3. C20%
    4. D22%
  9. 9.

    One painter would paint the fence on its own in 6 hours. A second painter would paint it on its own in 12 hours. If both work at the same time, how long do they take together?

    1. A9
    2. B4
    3. C3
    4. D18
  10. 10.

    Column A: 20% of 40
    Column B: 20% of 40

    Compare the quantity in Column A with the quantity in Column B.

    1. AColumn A is greater.
    2. BColumn B is greater.
    3. CThe two quantities are equal.
    4. DIt cannot be decided from the information given.

Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. Mae Jemison: Reaching for Space

    As a girl growing up in Chicago in the 1960s, Mae Jemison spent hours in the library reading about astronomy and dinosaurs. She watched the early space missions on television and noticed something that bothered her: none of the astronauts looked like her. She decided that would not stop her.

    Jemison worked hard in school and entered Stanford University at just sixteen. She studied chemical engineering and also took classes in African American studies, and she was active in dance and theater. She believed that science and the arts were not opposites but partners, since both require creativity and careful observation.

    After Stanford, she earned a medical degree and became a doctor. She spent two years as a medical officer with the Peace Corps in West Africa, caring for volunteers and helping with health research. The work demanded quick decisions and calm leadership, skills that would later serve her well.

    In 1987, NASA selected Jemison as an astronaut. On September 12, 1992, she flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, becoming the first African American woman to travel into space. During the eight-day mission, she conducted experiments on how the body responds to weightlessness.

    After leaving NASA, Jemison started a company to develop new technology and founded programs to encourage young people, especially girls and students of color, to study science. She often tells students that the most important thing is not to limit themselves. In her view, curiosity is a kind of fuel, and anyone can use it.

    1.

    Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?

    1. AMae Jemison followed her curiosity to become a doctor, an astronaut and a mentor for young scientists.
    2. BMae Jemison's work in the Peace Corps was more important than her spaceflight.
    3. CAstronauts must study both science and the arts.
    4. DNASA chose its astronauts mainly from doctors.
  2. 2.

    What did Jemison do during her mission aboard Endeavour?

    1. AShe piloted the space shuttle.
    2. BShe conducted experiments on how the body responds to weightlessness.
    3. CShe took photographs of Chicago.
    4. DShe trained Peace Corps volunteers.
  3. 3.

    Why did watching early space missions bother young Jemison?

    1. AShe did not see anyone like herself among the astronauts.
    2. BShe wanted to be a doctor instead.
    3. CShe preferred reading about dinosaurs.
    4. DShe did not believe the missions were real.
  4. 4.

    As it is used in the passage, the word "serve" most nearly means

    1. Abring food to
    2. Bhelp or be useful to
    3. Chit a ball to start a game
    4. Dspend time in prison
  5. 5.

    Why does the writer describe Jemison's interest in dance and theater?

    1. ATo support her belief that science and the arts work together
    2. BTo suggest that she was not serious about science
    3. CTo show that she planned to be an actor
    4. DTo explain why NASA chose her
  6. 6.

    How is the passage mainly organized?

    1. AAs a comparison of two astronauts
    2. BAs a problem followed by its solution
    3. CFrom the most recent event to the earliest
    4. DIn time order, through the main stages of Jemison's life

  7. The Toughest Tiny Animal

    If you scooped up a clump of damp moss and looked at it through a microscope, you might see a strange creature lumbering along like a miniature bear. It has a plump body, eight stubby legs tipped with claws, and a mouth shaped like a tube. It is a tardigrade, sometimes called a water bear, and most are less than a millimeter long.

    Tardigrades live almost everywhere: in moss and soil, in ponds and oceans, on mountaintops and on the deep sea floor. What makes them famous, though, is not where they live but what they can survive.

    When its surroundings dry out, a tardigrade can pull in its legs, lose almost all the water in its body and curl into a dry, shriveled ball called a tun. In this state its body processes nearly stop. A tardigrade in a tun can survive conditions that would kill most living things, including freezing cold, high heat, and very high levels of radiation. Scientists have even exposed tardigrades to the vacuum of space, and some survived the trip.

    When water returns, the tun can absorb it, swell back into shape and walk away as if nothing had happened.

    Researchers study tardigrades partly out of curiosity and partly because their survival tricks could be useful. If scientists understood how tardigrades protect their cells while dried out, the knowledge might someday help preserve medicines that now must be kept cold.

    Not bad for an animal you could fit on the period at the end of this sentence.

    7.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. AHow to use a microscope to study moss
    2. BThe many places where moss grows
    3. CA tiny animal's remarkable ability to survive extreme conditions
    4. DHow medicines are kept cold
  8. 8.

    What is a tun?

    1. AThe tube-shaped mouth of a tardigrade
    2. BA dry, curled-up state that helps a tardigrade survive
    3. CA clump of moss where tardigrades live
    4. DA machine that sends animals into space
  9. 9.

    Why might studying tardigrades help with medicines?

    1. ATardigrades can carry medicine into the body.
    2. BLearning how they protect dried-out cells might show how to keep medicines safe without cold.
    3. CMedicines must be sent into space to work.
    4. DTardigrades eat the germs that spoil medicine.
  10. 10.

    In the passage, the word "lumbering" most nearly means

    1. Aflying through the air
    2. Bmoving in a slow, heavy way
    3. Cmoving very quickly
    4. Dcutting through wood

Mathematics Achievement

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    What is a quarter of a fifth of 120?

    1. A24
    2. B6
    3. C7
    4. D30
  2. 2.

    Which of these is the same as 6(2a + 6b)?

    1. A12a + 36b
    2. B12a − 36b
    3. C12a + 6b
    4. D48ab
  3. 3.

    Zara has $30.00. 75% of it is spent on a book. How much is spent on the book?

    1. A$40.00
    2. B$7.50
    3. C$225.00
    4. D$22.50
  4. 4.

    Which of these means the same as 4⁵?

    1. A4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4
    2. B4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4
    3. C4 × 5
    4. D4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4 × 4
  5. 5.

    The two lines with arrowheads on them are parallel. What is the size of the angle marked with a question mark?

    1. A150°
    2. B30°
    3. C75°
    4. D160°
  6. 6.

    At 7 am the temperature was −7 °C. By 2 pm it had risen by 7 degrees. Then by 10 pm it had fallen by 6 degrees from there. What was the temperature at 10 pm?

    1. A−6 °C
    2. B−5 °C
    3. C8 °C
    4. D−8 °C
  7. 7.

    Find the value of x.
    6x − 5 = 4x + 3

    1. A3
    2. B8
    3. C4
    4. D6
  8. 8.

    A four-sided field has corners measuring 72°, 143° and 82°. How big is the fourth angle?

    1. A63°
    2. B243°
    3. C65°
    4. D297°
  9. 9.

    In the triangle below, what is the size of the angle marked x?

    1. A44°
    2. B34°
    3. C68°
    4. D136°
  10. 10.

    Find the value of x.
    3x + 11 = 29

    1. A18
    2. B7
    3. C8
    4. D6

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