ISEE Writing & Essay Skills 2

Question 1

On the ISEE essay, students are given a prompt and how much time to write?

Accepted Answer

30 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Answer

60 minutes

Answer

5 minutes

Question 2

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

Accepted Answer

The group of students was ready.

Answer

The group of students were ready.

Answer

The group of students are ready.

Answer

The group of students be ready.

Question 3

What is the best way to start the planning stage of an ISEE essay?

Accepted Answer

Brainstorm and outline your main points

Answer

Write the conclusion first

Answer

Copy the prompt word for word

Answer

Start with the final sentence

Question 4

Which word best completes the sentence: 'The hikers were ___ after the long climb'?

Accepted Answer

exhausted

Answer

exhaust

Answer

exhausting

Answer

exhausts

Question 5

A strong thesis statement in an ISEE essay should be:

Accepted Answer

A clear, specific main idea

Answer

Vague and open-ended

Answer

A list of unrelated facts

Answer

A question with no answer

Question 6

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Accepted Answer

After dinner, we walked the dog.

Answer

After dinner we walked the dog.

Answer

After, dinner we walked the dog.

Answer

After dinner we, walked the dog.

Question 7

Why is it important to support your essay points with examples?

Accepted Answer

Examples make your ideas clear and convincing

Answer

Examples make the essay longer only

Answer

Examples are not needed

Answer

Examples replace the thesis