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The Princeton Review Publishing TeamRob Franek, Editor-in-ChiefDavid Soto, Senior Director, Data OperationsStephen Koch, Senior Manager, Data OperationsDeborah Weber, Director of ProductionJason Ullmeyer, Production Design ManagerJennifer Chapman, Senior Production ArtistSelena Coppock, Director of EditorialOrion McBean, Senior EditorAaron Riccio, Senior EditorMeave Shelton, Senior EditorChris Chimera, EditorPatricia Murphy, EditorLaura Rose, EditorIsabelle Appleton, Editorial AssistantPenguin Random House Publishing TeamTom Russell, VP, PublisherAlison Stoltzfus, Senior Director, PublishingEmily Hoffman, Assistant Managing EditorEllen Reed, Production ManagerSuzanne Lee, DesignerEugenia Lo, Publishing AssistantThe Princeton Review110 East 42nd St., 7th FloorNew York, NY 10017Copyright © 2023 by TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.Published in the United States by Penguin Random House LLC, New York.Terms of Service: The Princeton Review Online Companion Tools (“Student Tools”) for the retail books are available foronly the two most recent editions of that book. Student Tools may be activated only twice per eligible book purchased for twoconsecutive 12-month periods, for a total of 24 months of access. Activation of Student Tools more than twice per book is indirect violation of these Terms of Service and may result in discontinuation of access to Student Tools Services.ISBN9780593517420Ebook ISBN9780593517437ISEE is a registered trademark of the Educational Records Bureau, which is not affiliated with The Princeton Review.The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University.The material in this book is up-to-date at the time of publication. However, changes may have been instituted by the testingbody in the test after this book was published.If there are any important late-breaking developments, changes, or corrections to the materials in this book, we will postthat information online in the Student Tools. Register your book and check your Student Tools to see if there are any updatesposted there.Editor: Orion McBeanProduction Editors: Kathy Carter and Sarah LittProduction Artist: Deborah Weber© 2024 Penguin Random House LLCCover art by Viacheslav Muzyka / Alamy Stock PhotoCover design by Suzanne LeePhoto selection and layout by Carling Design, Inc.For customer service, please contacteditorialsupport@review.com, and be sure to include:full title of the bookISBNpage numbera_prh_6.3_146746586_c0_r1

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ContentsGet More (Free) ContentPart I: The Basics1 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the ISEE2 Learning Vocabulary3 Fundamental Math SkillsNumbers & OperationsAlgebraic ConceptsGeometry & MeasurementData Analysis & Probability4 Fundamental Math Skills Drills: Answers and ExplanationsPart II: The Strategies5 ISEE Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematics AchievementQuantitative Reasoning Question TypesNumbers & OperationsAlgebraic ConceptsGeometry & MeasurementData Analysis & Probability6 ISEE VerbalSynonymsSentence Completions7 ISEE Reading8 ISEE Writing9 ISEE Practice Drills: Answers and ExplanationsPart III: Practice Tests10 Upper Level ISEE Practice Test11 Upper Level ISEE Practice Test: Answers and Explanations12 Middle Level ISEE Practice Test13 Middle Level ISEE Practice Test: Answers and Explanations_146746586_

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Online Practice TestsClick here to go to the online supplement for this book.14 Lower Level ISEE Practice Test Online15 Lower Level ISEE Practice Test: Answers and ExplanationsOnline

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AcknowledgmentsThe Princeton Review would like to thank Shaina Walter Bowie for herhard work revising and developing test material for this book.

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ContactTPRStudentTech@review.comand provide:your full nameemail address used to register the bookfull book title and ISBNOperating system (Mac/PC) and browser (Chrome, Firefox,Safari, etc.)Once you’ve registered, you can…Read/print the Student and Caregiver Introductions with usefulinformation on registering and taking the ISEE.Access additional online resources including: Primary andLower Level test strategy, additional online drill questions, astudent study guide, and more.Download a full-length ISEE Lower Level test and take onlineversions of the ISEE tests found in this book.

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Part IThe Basics1.Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the ISEE2.Learning Vocabulary3.Fundamental Math SkillsNumbers & OperationsAlgebraic ConceptsGeometry & MeasurementData Analysis & Probability4.Fundamental Math Skills Drills: Answers and Explanations

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Chapter 1Everything You Always Wanted toKnow About the ISEE

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WHAT IS THE ISEE?The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) is a standardizedtest made up of a series of multiple-choice questions and a writing sample.Lower, Middle, and Upper levels of the ISEE may be taken online or in apaper-based format, but the Primary levels are available only online. For alllevels, the writing sample is not scored, but the other sections of the test arescored and your score report will show those scaled scores. You will alsoreceive a percentile score for each section (between 1 percent and 99 percent)that compares your test scores with those of other test-takers from theprevious three years. In addition, percentiles are then converted into stanineson a scale from 1–9.Primary Level 2AuditoryComprehension6 questions7 minutesReading18 questions20minutesMathematics24 questions26minutesWriting Sample(unscored)1 picturepromptUntimedPrimary Level 3Reading24 questions28minutesMathematics24 questions26minutesWriting Sample(unscored)1 picturepromptUntimedPrimary Level 4Reading28 questions30minutesMathematics28 questions30

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minutesWriting Sample(unscored)1 picturepromptUntimedLower LevelVerbal Reasoning34 questions20 minutesQuantitative Reasoning38 questions35 minutesBreak5 minutesReading Comprehension25 questions25 minutesMathematics Achievement30 questions30 minutesBreak5 minutesEssay (unscored)1 essay topic30 minutesMiddle LevelVerbal Reasoning40 questions20 minutesQuantitative Reasoning37 questions35 minutesBreak5 minutesReading Comprehension36 questions35 minutesMathematics Achievement47 questions40 minutesBreak5 minutesEssay (unscored)1 essay topic30 minutesUpper LevelVerbal Reasoning40 questions20 minutesQuantitative Reasoning37 questions35 minutesBreak5 minutesReading Comprehension36 questions35 minutesMathematics Achievement47 questions40 minutesBreak5 minutesEssay (unscored)1 essay topic30 minutesPrepare Wisely

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Print “What to Expect on the ISEE” from the ERB at isee.erblearn.org.What’s on the ISEE?The Auditory Comprehension section (Primary Level 2 only) consists ofan audio recording of a short passage followed by multiple-choice questionsthat can be listened to and seen on the screen. The Reading Comprehensionsection (all levels) tests your ability to read and understand short passages.These reading passages include both fiction and nonfiction. The VerbalReasoning section of the ISEE (Lower, Middle, and Upper only) tests yourknowledge of vocabulary using two different question types: synonyms andsentencecompletions.TheQuantitativeReasoningandMathematicsAchievement sections test your knowledge of general mathematical concepts.All levels of the exam have problem-solving questions. The Middle andUpper Level exams also include quantitative comparison questions, whichask you to compare two columns of data. Remember, there is no guessingpenalty on the ISEE. You should select an answer for every question.Upper versus Middle versus Lower versusPrimary LevelsThere are, in effect, six different versions of the ISEE. The Primary 2 testis taken by students who are, at the time of testing, in the first grade. ThePrimary 3 test is taken by students who are in the second grade. The Primary4 test is taken by students who are in the third grade. The Lower Level test istaken by students who are in the fourth and fifth grades. Students who are inthe sixth and seventh grades take the Middle Level test. Students who are inthe eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades take the Upper Level test.Primary Level 2 has scaled scores ranging from 200 to 299 each forReading (includes Auditory Comprehension) and Math. Primary Level 3 hasscaled scores ranging from 300 to 399 each for Reading and Math. PrimaryLevel 4 has scaled scores ranging from 400 to 499 each for Reading andMath. The Lower, Middle, and Upper levels all use the same scale: studentsreceive four scaled scores ranging from 760 on the low end to 940 at the top.There are few major differences between the structure of Lower, Middle,and Upper Level tests. There are some differences in content, however; forinstance, vocabulary on the Middle Level test is less challenging than it is onthe Upper Level test. The Middle and Upper Level tests cover the samegeneral math concepts (arithmetic, algebra, geometry, charts, and graphs), butnaturally, the Middle Level test will ask slightly easier questions than the

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Upper Level test. There are no quantitative comparison questions on theLower Level test. The Lower Level test is 20 minutes shorter than the others.Because the Lower Level ISEE tests both fourth and fifth graders, theMiddle Level tests both sixth and seventh graders, and the Upper Level testseighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh graders, there are questions on the tests thatstudents testing at the lower end of each of those groups might have difficultyanswering. Younger students’ scaled scores and percentiles will not beharmed by this fact. Both sets of scores take into consideration a student’sage. However, younger students may feel intimidated by this. If you are at thelower end of your test’s age group, there will be questions you are notsupposed to be able to answer and that’s perfectly all right.The material in this book follows the content of the tests without breakingit down further into age groups or grades. Content that will appear only onthe Upper Level test has been labeled as “Upper Level only.” Students takingthe Primary, Lower, and Middle Level tests do not need to work on the UpperLevel content. Nevertheless, younger students may not have yet seen some ofthe material included in the Primary, Lower, and Middle Level review.Caregivers are advised to help younger students with their work in this bookand seek teachers’ advice or instruction if necessary.HOW TO USE THIS BOOKBefore you dive into this book, go to your online Student Tools anddownload the Student and Caregiver Introductions. These resources arepacked with a wealth of information to help prepare you for what to expecton the ISEE. Then download the Student Study Guide. We’ve broken downthe contents of this book into 12 study sessions and suggested a timeline foryou to follow.Some of these sessions will take longer than others, depending on yourstrengths and weaknesses. If any of them takes more than two hours, take abreak and try to finish the session the following day. You may want to doone, two, or three sessions a week, but we suggest you give yourself at least aday or two in between to absorb the information you’ve just learned. The onething you should be doing every day is quizzing yourself on vocabulary andmaking new flashcards.We also caution against thinking that you can work through this bookduring summer vacation, put it aside in September, and be ready to take thetestinDecember.Ifyouwanttostartthatearly,workprimarilyon

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vocabulary until about 10 weeks before the test. Then you can start ontechniques, and they’ll be fresh in your mind on the day of the test. If you’vefinished your preparation too soon and have nothing to practice on in theweeks before the test, you’re going to get rusty. If you know you aresignificantly weaker in one of the subjects covered by the test, you shouldbegin with that subject so you can practice it throughout your preparation.

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Chapter 2Learning Vocabulary

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THE IMPORTANCE OFVOCABULARYHalf of the ISEE Verbal section is synonyms, and you need to know thetested words to get those questions right. While Sentence Completions allowfor a more strategic approach, the fact remains that knowing words isimportant to scoring points on these questions.Having a strong vocabulary will also help you throughout your life: onother standardized tests (of course), in college, in your job, and when youread.BUILDING A VOCABULARYThe best way to build a great vocabulary is to keep a dictionary andflashcards on hand and look up any new words you encounter. For each wordyou find, make a flashcard, and review your flashcards frequently. We’lldiscuss effective ways of making flashcards shortly.

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FlashcardsMakingeffectiveflashcards is important. We’ll address how to do so shortly!Reading a lot helps ensure that you will encounter new words. Readnewspapers, magazines, and books. If you think you don’t like reading, youjust haven’t found the right material to read. Identify your interests—science,sports, current events, fantasy, you name it—and there will be plenty ofmaterial out there that you will look forward to reading.Not sure what you should read? Ask a favorite teacher or adult whosevocabulary you admire. Below are just a few suggestions based on your test

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level, but there are many other great things to read.TestLevelTitleMiddleThe Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty SmithTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonUpperEditorial and op-ed pages ofThe Washington Post, The NewYork Times,and TheWall Street JournalTime magazineThe EconomistThe New YorkerScientific AmericanI Know Why the Caged Bird Singsby Maya AngelouThe Glass Menagerieby Tennessee WilliamsThe Kite Runnerby Khaled HosseiniInvisible Manby Ralph EllisonThe Lord of the Ringsby J.R.R. Tolkien

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglassby FrederickDouglassYou can also learn words through vocab-building websites, such asvocabulary.com or quizlet.com, which present drills in the form of rewardinggames.Finally, in the coming pages, you will find lists of words that you may seeon the ISEE.Making Effective FlashcardsMost people make flashcards by writing the word on one side and thedefinition on the other. That’s fine as far as it goes, but you can do muchbetter. An effective flashcard will provide information that will help youremember the word. Different people learn words in different ways, and youshould do what works best for you. Here are some ideas, along with a coupleof examples.Relating Words to Personal ExperienceIf the definition of a word reminds you of someone or something, write asentence on the back of your flashcard using the word and that person orthing. Suppose, for example, you have a friend named Scott who is veryclumsy. Here’s a flashcard for a word you may not know:

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Relating Words to RootsMany words are derived from Latin or Greek words. These words oftenhave roots—parts of words—that have specific meanings. If you recognizethe roots, you can figure out what the word probably means. Consider thewordbenevolent. It may not surprise you that “bene” meansgood (thinkbeneficial). “Vol” comes from a word that meanswishand also gives us thewordvoluntary. Thus,benevolentdescribes someone who is good-hearted(good wish). Your flashcard can mention the roots as well as the wordsbeneficialandvoluntaryto help you remember how the roots relate tobenevolent.Often if you don’t know the exact meaning of a word, you can make agood guess as to what the tone of the word is. For example, you may notknow what “terse” means, but if a teacher said “My, you’re being very tersetoday,” you’d probably assume it meant something bad. Knowing the tone ofwords can be very helpful even if you can’t remember the exact definition.As you go through your flashcards, you can separate them into three piles:positive, negative, and neutral. This will help you more rapidly recognize the

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tone of advanced vocabulary.The table below provides some examples of common roots, along withtheir meanings and examples of vocabulary words that include them.RootMeaningExampleambibothambidextrousa/an/antinot/againstamoral, antibioticsanimlifeanimatedautoselfautographbengoodbeneficialchrontimechronologycis/cisecut/shortenscissors, concisecredbeliefcredibilityde/disaway from/notdeficient, dissentequequalequality, equatefortstrengthfortressgressmovementprogressil/im/innotillegal, imperfectlaudpraiseapplaud

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loc/loqspeecheloquentmag/magnagreatmagnify, magnificentmalbadmaliciousmiswrongmistakeobagainstobstructpacpeacepact, pacifierpathfeelingsympathy, apatheticphil/philelovephilanthropy, bibliophilevertruthverifyvit/vivlifevital, reviveOther MethodsThere are many other ways to remember words. If you are visuallyinclined, you might draw pictures to help you remember words. Others usemnemonics (a word that comes from a Greek word for memory), such assound associations or acronyms (such as PEMDAS: Please Excuse My DearAunt Sally). Some people remember words if they speak the words anddefinitions out loud, in addition to writing flashcards. A great way toremember a word is to start using it in conversation. Ultimately, whateverworks for you is the right approach!

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PEMDAS is a clever way of remembering the order of operations in math. You’ll read more about that later in thisbook.Here are some words that could show up on test day. How many can youdefine? On a separate sheet of paper, write down the definitions of the wordsyou know and have a parent or an adult check them. Then use your favoritedictionary to look up the rest and make flashcards.ISEE MIDDLE LEVEL VOCABULARYLIST

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abruptadaptanxiousbarrenbraggartcapriciousconcisecontroversialdrasticdurationeconomizeendeavorfalterflourishgratifiedgulliblehaphazardhomelyincidentinundateiratejovialkeenknackloftyluremeagermimicnoncommittalnotoriousobstinateomitpeakpredicamentpresumequestrevere

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