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WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE ISEE The only authorized guide produced by ERB UPPER LEVE

WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE ISEE The only authorized guide produced by ERB UPPER LEVEL: CANDIDATES FOR GRADES 9–12 WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE ISEE A PREPARATION BOOK FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS Upper Level Copyright © 2018 by Educational Records Bureau. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, redistributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, manual, photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the Educational Records Bureau. Dear Student, You are probably going to be taking the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) sometime soon, and we hope that this book will help you in preparing for this experience. This book is intended to help you become familiar with the ISEE. The questions that you will see in the “Sample Questions” and the “Practice Test” sections are not the same questions that you will find on the real test, but they are similar to those questions and have been written by the same people who wrote the actual ISEE. You will also have a chance to become familiar with the exact directions on the test. Even the answer sheets we have included are the same! Please be sure to read the test directions on page 67 and the explanation of your score report on pages 125–131, since the ISEE may be different from other tests you have taken in the past. We hope that after spending some time with this book, you will know more about what to expect on your test day and feel comfortable with the types of questions, the directions, and the answer sheet on the ISEE. We wish you and your family the best of luck as you embark on this exciting educational adventure. With warm regards, The ISEE Staff What to Expect on the ISEE Table of Contents 5 Table of Contents Introduction to the ISEE 9 Background Information ........................................................................................................................10 What Is the ISEE? ..............................................................................................................................10 How Does a Student Arrange To Take the ISEE? .............................................................................10 What Types of Questions Are on the ISEE? ......................................................................................11 Information for Students ........................................................................................................................13 Why Is the ISEE Required? ...............................................................................................................13 What Happens to My Scores? ............................................................................................................13 How Will This Book Help Me? .........................................................................................................13 Information for Adults ...........................................................................................................................14 How This Book Can Help Your Student Prepare for the ISEE .........................................................14 How You Can Help Your Student Prepare for the ISEE ...................................................................14 Reminders for Your Student ..............................................................................................................14 Frequently Asked Questions ..............................................................................................................15 Sample Test Questions and Essay 21 Verbal Reasoning ...................................................................................................................................22 Synonyms ...........................................................................................................................................23 Sentence Completion .........................................................................................................................25 Quantitative Reasoning ..........................................................................................................................27 Numbers and Operations ....................................................................................................................29 Algebraic Concepts ............................................................................................................................31 Geometry ............................................................................................................................................33 Measurement ......................................................................................................................................35 Data Analysis and Probability ...........................................................................................................37 Reading Comprehension ........................................................................................................................39 Mathematics Achievement ....................................................................................................................43 Numbers and Operations ....................................................................................................................45 Algebraic Concepts ............................................................................................................................47 Geometry ............................................................................................................................................49 Measurement ......................................................................................................................................51 Data Analysis and Probability ...........................................................................................................53 Writing the Essay ...................................................................................................................................55 Tips for Writing the Essay .................................................................................................................56 Sample Essay Topics .........................................................................................................................57 What to Expect on the ISEE Table of Contents 6 Practice Test 65 Using the Practice Test ..........................................................................................................................66 Test Directions .......................................................................................................................................67 Verbal Reasoning Practice Test .............................................................................................................68 Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test ....................................................................................................75 Reading Comprehension Practice Test ..................................................................................................86 Mathematics Achievement Practice Test ...............................................................................................98 Essay Practice Test ..............................................................................................................................109 Scoring the Practice Test 113 Step-by-Step Directions .......................................................................................................................114 Finding Your Raw Score .................................................................................................................114 Finding Your Scaled Score ..............................................................................................................115 Finding Your Quartile Score ............................................................................................................115 Reviewing Your Essay .....................................................................................................................115 ISEE Practice Test Answer Keys .........................................................................................................117 Verbal Reasoning Answer Key ........................................................................................................117 Quantitative Reasoning Answer Key ...............................................................................................118 Reading Comprehension Answer Key .............................................................................................119 Mathematics Achievement Answer Key..........................................................................................120 Practice Test Conversion Tables and Percentiles (Quartiles) ..............................................................121 Verbal Reasoning Conversion Table ...............................................................................................121 Quantitative Reasoning Conversion Table ......................................................................................122 Reading Comprehension Conversion Table ....................................................................................123 Mathematics Achievement Conversion Table .................................................................................124 Understanding the Individual Student Report (ISR) 125 Sample Individual Student Report (ISR) .............................................................................................126 Test Profile ...........................................................................................................................................127 Scaled Scores ...................................................................................................................................128 Percentile Rank ................................................................................................................................128 Stanine ..............................................................................................................................................128 Stanine Analysis ...............................................................................................................................129 Analysis ...............................................................................................................................................129 Verbal Reasoning .............................................................................................................................130 Quantitative Reasoning ....................................................................................................................130 Reading Comprehension ..................................................................................................................131 Mathematics Achievement ...............................................................................................................131 Conclusion ...........................................................................................................................................131 What to Expect on the ISEE Table of Contents 7 Appendices 132 Appendix A: ISEE Content and Specifications ...................................................................................133 Verbal Reasoning .............................................................................................................................133 Quantitative Reasoning ....................................................................................................................134 Reading Comprehension ..................................................................................................................135 Mathematics Achievement ...............................................................................................................136 Essay ................................................................................................................................................137 Appendix B: Answer Sheet ..................................................................................................................138 Index 143 8 9 Copyright © 2018 by Educational Records Bureau. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, redistributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, manual, photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the Educational Records Bureau. INTRODUCTION TO THE UPPER LEVEL What to Expect on the ISEE Introduction to the ISEE 10 Background Information What Is the ISEE? The Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is an admission test developed by the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) for its member schools as part of their admission process. The ISEE was created by Measurement Incorporated, Durham, NC, and ERB, with assistance from faculty of ERB member schools. The current edition has been updated to include educational assessment best practices and to align with national standards in English and mathematics as articulated in standards adopted by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Nearly two-thirds of the questions on the ISEE were developed by ERB-member faculty and administrators from a cross section of independent schools across the United States under the direction of test development specialists at Measurement Incorporated. The ISEE is the admission test of choice for many independent schools throughout the country and abroad. Test sites are available in numerous cities during the admission testing season. The ISEE consists of five sections at three levels designed to measure the verbal and quantitative reasoning and achievement of students in grades 4 –11 seeking admission to grades 5 –12 in independent schools. Students seeking admission to grades 5 or 6 take the Lower Level; students seeking admission to grades 7 or 8 take the Middle Level; and students seeking admission to grades 9–12 take the Upper Level. Students may register to take the ISEE up to three times in a 12-month admission cycle, once in any or all of the three testing seasons. The seasons are Fall (August–November), Winter (December–March), and Spring/Summer (April–July). ISEE does not encourage multiple testing, but we do offer students and families that option. The five sections that make up the ISEE are (in order of testing): Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Achievement, and an Essay which is written by the student in his or her own handwriting in response to a given writing prompt. Each section is designed to tap into a unique aspect of a student’s preparation for academic work. The first four sections consist entirely of multiple-choice questions. Results are reported in percentile ranks; that is, each student’s performance is measured against a norm group made up of students applying to independent schools in the same grade who have tested over the past three years. The essay is not scored but sent directly to the school(s) to which the student has applied, along with the score report. More will be said about how the test is scored on pages 18–20. How Does a Student Arrange To Take the ISEE? Students may take the ISEE in one of the following ways: 1. The ISEE is given by consortia of schools in cities throughout the United States where schools have joined together and have chosen to use a common entrance test program. What to Expect on the ISEE Introduction to the ISEE 11 2. The ISEE is given at individual school test sites, either open or closed, at a wide variety of schools throughout the country and abroad and on a number of test dates. 3. The ISEE offers a variety of testing options. We are pleased to offer the ISEE in both a paper- pencil and an online format at ISEE test site schools, ISEE testing offices, and Prometric Test Centers. Complete registration information may be found in the ISEE Student Guide, which is updated each year and is available from the independent schools who administer the test. For online registration information, visit www.iseetest.org. What Types of Questions Are on the ISEE? The first four sections are composed of multiple-choice questions. The fifth section, the essay, is not scored but requires the student to respond in his or her own handwriting to a preselected writing prompt. The first two sections, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning, measure the applicant’s reasoning ability.  The Upper Level Verbal Reasoning section consists of two types of items: vocabulary and sentence completion. Each vocabulary item consists of an abstract, grade-level appropriate word followed by four possible answer choices. Each sentence completion item consists of a sentence with one missing word or pair of words followed by four potential answer choices. A student must select the word or pair of words that most appropriately completes the context of the sentence.  At the Upper Level, the Quantitative Reasoning section consists of word problems and quantitative comparisons. The word problems differ somewhat from traditional mathematics achievement items in that some of them require either no calculation or uploads/s1/ guide-pdf.pdf