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Short ISEE Lower practice test: 21 questions, about 18 minutes
A free quick ISEE Lower practice test with every section: 6 Verbal Reasoning, 5 Quantitative Reasoning, 5 Reading Comprehension, 5 Mathematics Achievement. Each section has its own short clock, 18 min 5 s in all. No sign-up. You get your score by section and skill, with every answer explained.
Written by us in the published ISEE Lower Level format. A short sample, not the real test, and not affiliated with E3n.
Quick test · 21 questions · four timed sections
Free: no email, no sign-up. Each section's clock starts when the section opens and cannot be paused.
- Verbal Reasoning3:306 questions
- Quantitative Reasoning4:355 questions
- Reading Comprehension5:005 questions
- Mathematics Achievement5:005 questions
- Each of the four sections has its own clock. When the time for a section is up, the section ends and the next one begins.
- No points are taken off for a wrong answer, so answer every question. A blank counts the same as a wrong answer.
- No calculator. Use scratch paper.
- This quick test is a short sample of the full practice test. It shows raw scores only; the estimated scaled range is given for full practice tests.
How the short test compares with the full test
Same sections in the same order, with a fraction of the questions and the clocks scaled to match: 6 Verbal Reasoning, 5 Quantitative Reasoning, 5 Reading Comprehension, 5 Mathematics Achievement.
| Section | Quick: questions | Quick: time | Full: questions | Full: time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning | 6 | 3:30 | 34 | 20 min |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 5 | 4:35 | 38 | 35 min |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 | 5:00 | 25 | 25 min |
| Mathematics Achievement | 5 | 5:00 | 30 | 30 min |
| All | 21 | 18:05 | 127 | 110 min |
The quick test is 18 min 5 s of timed testing, plus the time to read the directions and move between sections.
What it is not: a prediction. With so few questions in a section, one question moves it a long way, so the quick test shows raw scores only: no estimated scaled range and no percentile.
When the quick test is the right one
- Short on time. A first look at the format before you decide whether to sit down for the full 110 minutes.
- A warm-up. Your child meets every kind of question once, with a clock, before the full free test.
- A quick check on the weak spot. The report names the skills where points were lost.
What is on the short test
The mix of skills follows the full test. Every question is our own and every answer was checked before it went in.
Verbal Reasoning: 6 questions, 3:30
- Synonyms3
- Sentence completion3
Quantitative Reasoning: 5 questions, 4:35
- Word problems5
Reading Comprehension: 5 questions, 5:00
- Reading5
Mathematics Achievement: 5 questions, 5:00
- Numbers, decimals, percents, fractions1
- Algebra1
- Geometry1
- Measurement1
- Data and probability1
Next: the full free ISEE Lower Level practice test (127 questions, four timed sections) or the plan with more full tests.
Questions about the short ISEE Lower practice test
How long is the short ISEE Lower practice test?
21 questions and about 18 minutes: 18:05 of timed testing in all. Each section has its own short clock, so the test is quick but still has the shape of the real one.
Is this the real ISEE?
No. It is a short practice test written by us in the published ISEE Lower Level format, with a few questions of each skill and clocks that follow the pace of the real test. The real test has 127 questions.
Is the short test free?
Yes. No email and no sign-up. When it ends you see the score of each section and each skill, and the answer and explanation of every question (all 21 of them: no section has more than 10 questions).
Can the short test predict my child's ISEE score?
No. With a handful of questions in a section, one question moves that section by many percentage points, so we show raw scores only, with no scaled score, estimate or percentile. Use it as a first look at the format and at which skills need work, then take the full free test.
What should we do after the short test?
Take the full free ISEE Lower Level practice test (127 questions, 110 minutes of testing) when you have the time. The result of the short test already shows which sections to watch.