The ISEE is administered in three levels: the Lower Level, the Middle Level and the Upper Level. Students who are currently in grades 4 and 5 take the Lower Level ISEE, students who are currently in grades 6 and 7 take the Middle Level ISEE, and students who are currently in grades 8 through 11 take the Upper Level test.
The ISEE consists of five sections that can appear in any order as follows:
The ISEE is administered in three levels: the Lower Level, the Middle Level and the Upper Level. Students who are currently in grades 4 and 5 take the Lower Level ISEE, students who are currently in grades 6 and 7 take the Middle Level ISEE, and students who are currently in grades 8 through 11 take the Upper Level test.
The ISEE consists of five sections that can appear in any order as follows:
MIDDLE Level ISEE test:
| Verbal: |
20 Synonyms / 20 Sentence Completions (20 min) |
| Math I*: |
35 Multiple Choice & Quantitative Comparisons (35 min) |
| Reading: |
40 Questions (40 min) |
| Math II**: |
40 Multiple Choice (45 min) |
| Writing Sample: |
Short Essay (30 min) |
*Math I questions focus on reasoning and application.
**Math II questions focus on computation and application.
Sentence Completion:
Tom was a born _______ ; he is always expecting the worst to happen.
(A) optimist
(B) pessimist (answer)
(C) dentist
(D) humanist
Quantitative Comparisons ask you to compare two quantities, and to determine which one is bigger in all possible cases.
