ISEE Primary 4 study guide
ISEE Primary 4 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is an admission assessment published by ERB, a not-for-profit member-based organization with a nearly century-long history of serving independent schools. According to ERB, the ISEE is accepted by over 1,200 independent schools around the world and is described as a trusted and predictive admission assessment for students in Grades 2-12. The Primary 4 level is the version families encounter when a child is applying to independent schools around fourth grade. The exam spans four domains - Reading, Mathematics, Writing, and Verbal Reasoning - so preparation should be balanced rather than concentrated on one section. The ISEE Primary 4 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,188 words.
01Reading: Finding Evidence in Short Passages
The Reading domain tests how well you understand short passages written for students near the end of grade 3. Each passage is followed by multiple-choice questions about main idea, important details, sequence, word meaning in context, and simple inference.
329 words, about 2 min02Mathematics: Grade-3 Skills and Two-Step Problems
The Mathematics domain tests grade-3 mathematics: place value, addition and subtraction with regrouping, multiplication and division facts, simple fractions, measurement, time and money, basic geometry, and reading graphs. Read the question twice and name what it asks: a total, a difference, a share, or a comparison.
280 words, about 1 min03Writing: A Clear Short Narrative
The Writing domain gives one prompt and asks for a short written response. The prompt usually invites a personal narrative or a description, such as writing about a time you learned something or a place you know well.
287 words, about 1 min04Verbal Reasoning: Word Relationships
The Verbal Reasoning domain tests how words relate to one another. Questions may ask for a synonym, an antonym, the word that does not belong in a group, or the pair that completes an analogy.
292 words, about 1 min