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Major Areas / Sections Covered
Verbal Reasoning
- Synonyms
- Sentence Completions
Word Problems
- Logical reasoning
- Pattern recognition
- Estimation
- Number sense
- Compare two quantities
- Determine relationships
Numbers, Operations & Algebra
- Order of operations
- Factors & multiples
- Integers
- Fractions, decimals, percents
- Variables & expressions
- Linear equations
- Inequalities
Geometry & Measurement
- Angles
- Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Circles
- Pythagorean theorem
- Perimeter
- Area
- Volume
- Surface area
- Plotting
- Slope
- Distance
Data Analysis & Probability
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Range
- Tables
- Bar / line / pie charts
- Scatter plots
- Single events
- Compound events
Reading Comprehension
- Passage Types
- Question Categories
- Reading Strategy
- Pacing
Numbers & Operations
- Integers
- Fractions
- Decimals
- Percents
- Order of operations
- Primes
- Factors
- Multiples
- GCF & LCM
- Ratios
- Proportions
- Rates
- Unit conversions
Algebra
- Linear equations
- Inequalities
- Systems (Upper)
- Function notation (Upper)
- Linear functions
- Graphs
- Operations
- Factoring
- Quadratics
Geometry
- Angles
- Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Circles
- Plotting
- Slope
- Distance
- Equations of lines
- Surface area
- Volume of prisms, cylinders, cones, spheres
Measurement
- Customary & metric units
- Conversions
- Perimeter, area, volume
- Time
- Money
Data Analysis & Probability
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Range
- Tables
- Bar / line / pie charts
- Scatter plots
- Histograms
- Simple probability
- Compound events
Essay
- Prompt Style
- Structure
- What Schools Look For
- Time Plan
Exam Format
Lower Level
127 questions: Verbal 34/20 min · Quantitative 38/35 min · Reading 25/25 min · Math 30/30 min · Essay 1/30 min
Middle Level
160 questions: Verbal 40/20 min · Quantitative 37/35 min · Reading 36/35 min · Math 47/40 min · Essay 1/30 min
Upper Level
160 questions with the same section counts and timing as Middle Level · Essay 1/30 min
Primary Levels
Grade 2: Reading 24/27 min + Math 24/26 min, with auditory items in Reading; Grade 3: 24/28 + 24/26; Grade 4: 28/30 + 28/30; each includes a writing sample
Question Types
Four-choice multiple-choice; essay is unscored and sent to schools
Calculator
Not permitted
Delivery
Online or paper; no penalty for incorrect answers
Scoring
Lower/Middle/Upper scaled scores 760–940 per scored section, with stanines 1–9
Useful Study Resources
Library
ISEE Library