{"id":20582,"date":"2018-06-21T11:41:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=20582"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:41:58","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:41:58","slug":"isee-reading-comprehension-practice-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/isee\/isee-reading-comprehension-practice-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"ISEE Reading Comprehension Practice Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Now that you’ve learned some strategies for the reading comprehension section of the ISEE<\/a>, check out some ISEE reading comprehension practice questions.\u00a0You’ll see easier, lower-level passages first and more difficult, higher-level passages towards the end of the quiz.
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Passage 1<\/h3>
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Question 1<\/strong>
\nWhich of the following best tells what this passage is about?
\n(A) How to treat viral diseases
\n(B) The purpose of the World Health Organization
\n(C) The tragic symptoms of smallpox
\n(D) The history of the fight against smallpox
\n(E) Early efforts at controlling infectious diseases<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 1 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

D:\u00a0<\/strong>(D) is better than (C) because (C) only covers the first paragraph, whereas (D) is broad enough to cover the whole passage.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 2<\/strong>
\nIn line 2, the word \u201cacutely\u201d most nearly means
\n(A) painfully
\n(B) extremely
\n(C) unnaturally
\n(D) sensitively
\n(E) partly<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 2 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

B:\u00a0<\/strong>In the context of the second sentence, \u201cacutely\u201d means extremely.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 3<\/strong>
\nIt can be inferred from the passage that the earliest recorded cases of smallpox were located in
\n(A) China
\n(B) Europe
\n(C) the Middle East
\n(D) North America
\n(E) Africa<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 3 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

A:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cChina\u201d is the correct answer, judging from the fourth sentence of the first paragraph.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 4<\/strong>
\nThe passage implies that smallpox was not eliminated before 1966 because
\n(A) vaccination did not prevent all forms of the disease
\n(B) not enough was known about immunity to disease
\n(C) there was no effective protection against animal carriers
\n(D) there had never been a coordinated worldwide vaccination campaign
\n(E) the disease would lie dormant for many years and then reappear<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 4 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

D: <\/strong>The problem before 1966 was not that there was no smallpox immunization; the problem was that no worldwide campaign had been launched to wipe out the disease<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 5<\/strong>
\nAccording to the passage, the WHO\u2019s fight against smallpox was a unique event because
\n(A) it involved a worldwide campaign of vaccination
\n(B) a disease had never before been utterly wiped out
\n(C) animal carriers had to be isolated and vaccinated
\n(D) doctors were uncertain as to whether Jenner\u2019s methods would work
\n(E) it was more expensive than any other single vaccination campaign<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 5 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

B:\u00a0<\/strong>(B) paraphrases the final sentence of the passage and is correct.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 6<\/strong>
\nWhich of the following is directly mentioned as evidence of ozone depletion?
\n(A) An increase in unusual disturbances on the sun\u2019s surface
\n(B) A decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth
\n(C) A decline in skin cancers among people
\n(D) An increase in solar radiation reaching the Earth\u2019s surface
\n(E) Gaps in the ozonosphere over North America<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 6 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

D:\u00a0<\/strong>The second sentence of the passage supports (D) as the correct answer.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 7<\/strong>
\nThis passage deals primarily with
\n(A) the reasons why solar radiation is damaging
\n(B) the atmosphere over Antarctica
\n(C) how pollutants are destroying the environment
\n(D) the discovery of the hole in the ozone layer
\n(E) the loss of ozone from the ozone layer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 7 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

E:\u00a0<\/strong>(E) is the one that captures the central focus of the passage without being too narrow or too broad.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 8<\/strong>
\nWhich of the following explains why ozone depletion has occurred?
\n(A) Oxygen is disappearing from the atmosphere.
\n(B) Temperatures on Earth are rising.
\n(C) The ozone layer is being broken down by pollutants.
\n(D) The sun\u2019s rays are becoming stronger.
\n(E) Sea levels are falling.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 8 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

C:\u00a0<\/strong>One way the international community responded to the ozone problem was to ban CFCs and other pollutants; this is supposed stop ozone loss by the turn of the century. From this, you can infer that ozone loss was due to pollutants, (C).<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 9<\/strong>
\nThe author most likely mentions a greenhouse (line 10) in order to
\n(A) suggest a way to protect plants from harmful radiation
\n(B) describe an effect of increasing solar radiation
\n(C) explain how ozone forms in the atmosphere
\n(D) explain that heat and humidity are destroying the ozonosphere
\n(E) describe a climate that would be healthier for people<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 9 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

B:\u00a0<\/strong>The author uses the greenhouse image to describe the effect of increased radiation on the climate of the Earth.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 10<\/strong>
\nThe passage suggests that a full restoration of the ozonosphere
\n(A) is the only way to save Antarctica from destruction
\n(B) will probably occur by the year 2000
\n(C) depends on the frequency of future volcanic eruptions
\n(D) remains an impossibility despite international efforts
\n(E) is highly unlikely in the near future<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 10 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

E:\u00a0<\/strong>(E) is correct because the last sentence of the passage says that \u201ctotal ozone recovery\u201d will not occur for more than 100 years.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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Passage 3<\/h3>
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\nQuestion 11<\/strong>
\nIn the poem, our lives are compared with which of the following?
\nI. A stream
\nII. A ship
\nIII. A perfume
\n(A) I only
\n(B) II only
\n(C) III only
\n(D) I and II only
\n(E) I, II, and III<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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Answer 11 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

A:\u00a0<\/strong>Remember to look for relevant details directly in the text. \u201cLife is a stream\u201d is the opening line of the poem; the correct choice will contain only statement I. (A) is correct. (B) and (D) contain statement II, which is incorrect. (C) and (E) contain statement III, which is incorrect.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion\u00a012<\/b>
\n\u201cThe end lost in dream\u201d (line 4) suggests that
\n(A) the flower petals sink after some distance
\n(B) the flower petals become trapped in eddy currents
\n(C) the flower petals do not lose their red color
\n(D) the destination of the flower petals can only be imagined
\n(E) the narrator is asleep<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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D:\u00a0<\/strong>Inferences need to be supported by the text. In the poem, the writer stands on the bank of a stream (of life) and tosses flower petals in, after which they drift out of view: \u201cTheir distant employ \/ we shall never know.\u201d (D) describes the writer\u2019s comfortable uncertainty regarding the path of the rose petals. (A) Out of Scope; sinking or floating is not mentioned in the poem. (B) Out of Scope; eddy currents are not mentioned in the poem. (C) Misused Detail; the roses\u2019 color is not relevant. (E) Distortion; the narrator is not asleep.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 13<\/strong>
\nIn this poem, the rose most probably represents
\n(A) employment opportunities
\n(B) love
\n(C) death
\n(D) happiness
\n(E) life<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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B<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>This question asks about the broader sense of the poem. Look carefully for specific words in the poem to support a particular interpretation. In the symbolism of the poem, the rose (\u201cflower of our heart\u201d) is tossed petal by petal into the stream of life; the petals \u201cwidening scope…we never shall know.\u201d The emphasis on the heart and the lingering fragrance of the flower suggests that love is symbolized in the poem, (B). (A) Misused Detail; \u201cemploy\u201d is not the same as employment. (C) Out of Scope; death is not a subject of the poem. (D) Misused Detail; \u201cjoy\u201d does not describe the petals at all points on their drift. (E) Opposite; life is symbolized by the stream; the petals are carried on by life.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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\nQuestion 14<\/strong>
\nWith which of the following statements about life is the speaker most likely to agree?
\n(A) The future can be determined through careful planning.
\n(B) The course of life is determined equally in old age as in youth.
\n(C) Follow your heart and have few regrets.
\n(D) Nothing lasts from life\u2019s early experiences.
\n(E) There are only a few true friends but many acquaintances.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
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C:\u00a0<\/strong>Poetry questions requiring Inference need to be answered carefully, finding specific words to support each claim. The representation of life as a stream, unknowable in destination, communicates unpredictability. The author comfortably states that once petals are launched, \u201ceach one is gone,\u201d (C). (A) Opposite; life as a stream does not allow for predicted consequences. (B) Extreme; \u201cWe only watch their glad, early start\u201d communicates greater influence over the beginning of life experiences. (D) Extreme; \u201cits fragrance still stays,\u201d so something remains of early experiences. (E) Out of Scope; the poem does not address friendship.<\/p>\n <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>
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