ISEE Primary 2 study guide
ISEE Primary 2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The ISEE Primary 2 is the second of the two Primary-level forms of the Independent School Entrance Exam, an admission assessment published by ERB and, following the completed merger of ERB and EMA, now offered within the E3n organization. ERB describes the ISEE as a trusted and predictive admission assessment used by independent schools for students across a wide grade range, and states that it is accepted by over 1,200 independent schools around the world. Families use Primary-level results as one piece of evidence in an admission file for a young applicant, alongside school reports, teacher input, and any interview or visit the school requires. The Primary 2 exam is organized into two domains: Reading and Mathematics. Topics on this exam: Reading and Mathematics. The ISEE Primary 2 study guide has 2 sections and about 739 words.
01Reading
The ISEE Primary 2 Reading section asks a second-grade candidate to read short passages and answer multiple-choice questions. It checks whether the child can find stated information, identify the main idea, follow a sequence of events, use context to choose a word's meaning, and make a simple inference. Passages are short and use familiar school, family, and animal topics. Questions are straightforward, but the wrong choices are often plausible, so the child must go back to the text.
368 words, about 2 min02Mathematics
The ISEE Primary 2 Mathematics section checks second-grade number sense and problem solving. Expect questions on place value, addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, comparing numbers, simple multiplication and division ideas (equal groups), patterns, basic shapes, measurement (length, time, money), and reading picture graphs. Most problems are one or two steps, and many are word problems, so the child must decide which operation to use. Place value: in 472, the 4 means 400, the 7 means 70, and the 2 means 2.
371 words, about 2 min