ISEE Reading Comprehension Overview

In the Reading Comprehension section, students will be asked to read passages dealing with a variety of subjects.

Reading Passage Subjects:

• Science

• History

• Arts

• Contemporary Life

They will then be asked to answer questions based on the information given in each passage. The Lower Level Reading Comprehension section has 5 passages with 5 questions each, and the Middle and Upper Level Reading Comprehension sections have 6 passages with 6 questions each. Students can expect to see a variety of different question types on this section.

Reading Question Types:

• Main Idea

• Supporting Idea

• Inference

• Vocabulary in Context

• Tone/Style/Figurative Language Organization/Logic

Below is an example of an organization/logic question:

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