ISEE Middle Level Verbal Reasoning

ISEE Middle Level Verbal Reasoning focuses on developing critical reading and verbal skills necessary for success in the ISEE exam.

SynonymsSentence CompletionUsing Context Clues
AnalogiesWord Roots, Prefixes, and SuffixesUnderstanding Tone and Purpose
Building a Strong VocabularyComprehension in Everyday LifeApplying Synonyms and Context in Communication
Process of EliminationManaging Your Time
SynonymsSentence CompletionUsing Context CluesAnalogiesWord Roots, Prefixes...Understanding Tone a...Building a Strong Vo...Comprehension in Eve...Applying Synonyms an...Process of Eliminati...Managing Your Time
Advanced Topics

Analogies

Unlocking the Power of Analogies

Analogies ask you to find relationships between pairs of words. They're like puzzles: if "cat is to kitten" as "dog is to ___," what’s the answer? (Puppy!)

Types of Analogies

  • Synonym/Antonym: Words with similar or opposite meanings.
  • Part to Whole: One word is a part of the other.
  • Cause and Effect: One word causes the other.
  • Function: What does one do for the other?

Steps to Solve Analogies

  1. Describe the relationship between the first pair.
  2. Apply the same relationship to the second pair.
  3. Eliminate choices that don’t fit the relationship.

Practice Makes You Better

The more analogies you solve, the better you get at spotting patterns in language—and in life!

Examples

  • Bird : Fly :: Fish : Swim

  • Pencil : Write :: Scissors : Cut

In a Nutshell

Analogies test your ability to find relationships between words and think logically.

Key Terms

Analogy
A comparison between two things that shows a relationship.
Synonym
A word with a similar meaning to another word.
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Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes