All Levels ISEE Sentence Completion Practice Test 24

Home > ISEE Test > ISEE Sentence Completion Practice Tests

1. If Wanda had a better sense of her accomplishments, she would stop making such ------- remarks about herself.

  • A. deprecating
  • B. indelicate
  • C. rebellious
  • D. fertile

2. As their diet became enriched by energy-laden fat, the populations of early hunters ------- and spread throughout the plains.

  • A. divided
  • B. congregated
  • C. thrived
  • D. restored

3. Psychologists have long ------- the connection between violence on television and actual crime; the wealth of different ------- makes it very hard to reach a consensus.

  • A. found…facts
  • B. debated…opinions
  • C. agreed…articles
  • D. argued…criminals

4. Jason felt quite ------- about his ability to score well; he had studied ------- the night before.

  • A. frightened…thoroughly
  • B. happy…poorly
  • C. confident…diligently
  • D. resistant…lately

5. Although the pilot checked all his instruments before takeoff, the ------- of one of them almost caused the plane to -------.

  • A. malfunction…crash
  • B. misuse…land
  • C. safety…abort
  • D. refusal…fly

6. Her treatment of the subject was so ------- that the class was convinced she had only ------- the material the night before.

  • A. spotty…skimmed
  • B. thorough…misunderstood
  • C. partial…memorized
  • D. confused…learned

7. Communities need to work not -------, but -------; as a group, they can solve problems more easily.

  • A. in groups…communally
  • B. at home…detached
  • C. always…constantly
  • D. in isolation…together

8. Despite the best efforts of his coach, Josh remained ------- in his ------- streak.

  • A. mired…losing
  • B. upbeat…winning
  • C. free…consistent
  • D. taken…sportsman

9. Due to the author's ------- handwriting, the typist had a difficult time ------- the manuscript.

  • A. perfect…transcribing
  • B. careful…reading
  • C. illegible…deciphering
  • D. readable…translating

10. The maid, while appropriately ------- to the guests of the hotel, was ------- with her employers.

  • A. indifferent…curt
  • B. submissive…pleasant
  • C. obsequious…obstinate
  • D. reliable…obedient