ISEE Verbal Reasoning case studies
ISEE Verbal Reasoning · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), administered by ERB, is an admission assessment used by independent schools. According to ERB, it 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 ISEE Verbal Reasoning case studies are 5 cases and about 2,691 words.
1Two-Blank Sentence Completion: When Opposites Are Correct
The student has learned that two-blank items often use synonym pairs and quickly eliminates choice A because 'accessible' and 'impenetrable' are opposites. The student selects choice C, reasoning that 'comprehensive' and 'understandable' form a logical pair.
453 words, about 2 min2Successive Discounts: Why 20% + 10% Is Not 30%
A student is working on a Quantitative Reasoning comparison item. The problem states: 'A store offers two discount plans on a $200 item.
453 words, about 2 min3Inference Versus Detail in a Science Passage
A student is practicing a Reading Comprehension set. The passage reads: 'In a three-year study of European starlings in city parks, Dr.
653 words, about 3 min4Perimeter Error: Forgetting the Factor of 2
A student is solving an ISEE Mathematics Achievement problem: 'The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than twice its width. The perimeter is 36 cm.
459 words, about 2 min5Choosing an Essay Topic Under a 30-Minute Limit
A student is planning the ISEE Essay. The prompt is: 'Describe a challenge you have faced and explain what you learned from it.' The student has 30 minutes total and has brainstormed three topics: (1) learning a difficult piano piece for a recital; (2) organizing a neighborhood food drive that collected only 60% of its goal; (3) recovering from a sports injury that kept the student off the soccer field for eight weeks.
673 words, about 3 min