We all know it–conjugating verbs is hard. So is memorizing new vocab. But nothing trips up new language learners quite like pronunciation. You’ll probably learn to read and write in your target language perfectly way before you can pass as a native speaker, since nailing your accent is usually the final hurdle to becoming perfectly fluent. The […]
There’s lots of advice out there about how to learn a new language. You can find tips on how to memorize vocab, figure out grammatical gender and improve your accent. Almost all of these resources, at some point, suggest practicing with another person, but we realize that’s not always as easy as it sounds. If you don’t already know someone fluent in […]
Let’s be honest, perfecting a foreign accent is really difficult. It’s not like grammar or vocabulary, where you just have to memorize the rules and words. To perfect foreign word pronunciation, you need to be a little more creative in your approach. Lucky for you, we can help. But first, remember to be patient with yourself! Perfecting […]
Critical Reading questions appear on all levels of the ISEE. The Reading section presents you with five to seven passages (depending on the test and level) and questions that follow. The passages will generally cover topics such as history, science, or literature. For each passage, you’ll be asked about the main idea and details presented. […]
Now that you’ve learned some strategies for the reading comprehension section of the ISEE, check out some ISEE reading comprehension practice questions. You’ll see easier, lower-level passages first and more difficult, higher-level passages towards the end of the quiz.
Now that you’ve learned some strategies for the quantitative comparisons portion of the ISEE, let’s test your readiness for the ISEE with some practice questions.
Quantitative Comparisons, or QCs, appear on only the Upper and Middle Level ISEE. If you are not taking one of those tests, don’t worry about QCs. Of the approximately 37 math questions in the Quantitative Reasoning section, about 15 are QCs. In a QC, instead of solving for a particular value, you need to compare […]
Now that you’ve learned some strategies for the sentence completion portion of the ISEE, let’s test your readiness with some practice questions. The practice questions will be broken up into ISEE level–lower, middle, and upper, followed by some questions that are applicable to all levels.
Of all the questions in the Verbal Reasoning section, approximately half are Sentence Completions. They’re arranged in order of increasing difficulty. Sentence Completions are fill-in-the-blank questions. Each question will have one or two blanks, and you must select the best fit from the four choices provided. These are probably the easiest of all the […]
CEH, which stands for “Certified Ethical Hacker,” is a certification offered through EC-Council (The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants) that indicates an individual’s ability to use hacking techniques to identify and troubleshoot vulnerabilities in existing security networks. Ethical hackers use some of the same techniques as unlawful hackers, but the goal is to help strengthen security […]