The Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) is a three-hour admission test for entrance into grades five through twelve.
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With many of the items written by independent school faculty under the guidance of Educational Testing Service, the test has three levels:
- a Lower Level for students currently in grades four and five who are candidates for admission to grades five and six
- a Middle Level for students in grades six and seven who are candidates for admission to grades seven and eight
- an Upper Level for students in grades eight to eleven who are candidates for admission to grades nine through twelve
Verbal Reasoning (40 questions, 20 minutes)
- Synonyms
- Sentence Completion
Quantitative Reasoning (35 questions, 35 minutes)
- Arithmetic/Algebra/Geometry
- Concepts/Understanding
- Applications/Higher Order Thinking
- Quantitative Comparison
Reading Comprehension (40 questions, 40 minutes)
- Humanities Passages
- Science Passages
- Social Studies Passages
Mathematics Achievement (45 questions, 40 minutes)
- Arithmetic/Algebra/Geometry
- Knowledge and Skills
- Computation/Comprehension
- Applications
Essay (30 minutes)
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