ISEE Lower Level Reading Comprehension Practice Test 33

1. According to the passage, the Statue of Liberty was intended to celebrate the

• A. centennial of the Declaration of Independence
• B. end of the Civil War
• C. end of hostilities between France and the United States
• D. start of the twentieth century

2. In line 18, which word can be substituted for "address" without changing the meaning of the sentence?

• A. speak to
• B. focus on
• C. lecture
• D. label

3. According to the passage, the Statue of Liberty symbolizes

I. democracy

II. freedom

III. international friendship

IV. a treaty between the United States and France

• A. I only
• B. II only
• C. I and III only
• D. I, II, and III only

4. According to the passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT:

• A. The United States agreed to finance and build the pedestal.
• B. Bartholdi needed help with structural issues of the statue.
• C. Joseph Pulitzer was instrumental in raising money for the pedestal.
• D. The designer of the Eiffel Tower was called in to help raise funds for the project.

5. The main purpose of the passage is to

• A. inform the reader about the history of the Statue of Liberty
• B. describe how Bartholdi designed the Statue of Liberty
• C. compare fundraising efforts in the United States and France
• D. explain how the Statue was assembled on her pedestal

6. This passage would most likely appear in a

• A. short story
• B. textbook
• C. engineering journal
• D. newspaper