Free ISEB Common Pre Test Practice & Info [2024]

A1: The correct answer is C.

Paragraph 1 states, "On average, a British person spends about two months of their life making and drinking tea." This indicates the duration mentioned in the context of the average British person's tea habits.

A2: The correct answer is E.

In the context of the sentence, "accessible" means that tea is easily obtained or available to people. "Available" best captures this meaning, indicating that tea can be readily found and enjoyed. "Reachable," "affordable," "attainable," and "convenient" are related but do not fit as precisely in this context.

A3: The correct answer is A.

In this sentence, we need a verb in the base form to complete the phrase. Let's analyze each option:

1. pay: This is the correct base form of the verb, which fits the sentence structure.
2. paid: This is the past tense form, which doesn't fit the context of the present action.
3. paying: This is the present participle form, which doesn't fit as the main verb in this sentence.
4. pays: This is the third person singular present form, which doesn't fit the subject "you" implied in the sentence.
5. payed: This is an incorrect spelling of "paid."

Therefore, the correct answer is A. pay. The sentence should read: "It's important to pay attention during class."

A4: The correct answer is B.

First, let's identify the words and rearrange them to form a meaningful sentence. The words are: book, the, red, very, reads, she, quickly.

Possible meaningful sentence: "She reads the red book quickly." In this sentence, the words "she," "reads," "the," "red," "book," and "quickly" are necessary to create a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence. The word "very" does not fit into the sentence contextually or grammatically. So, the sentence without the unnecessary word is: "She reads the red book quickly." Therefore, the word that does not fit in the sentence is C. very.

A5: The correct answer is D.

While you can perform full calculations for each answer – we recommend memorizing quick mathematical calculations – especially the square of a number (X2) – for numbers up to 20.
In this instance, you can multiply 13 by 5, 10, and by itself, and then review the answers:

13 X 5 = 65
13 X 10 = 130
13 X 13 = 169

Now you can compare the numbers in the answers and see if they are an addition or subtraction of 13, 26, etc., until reaching the correct answer:

1. 89 – 65 = 24, which means that is not the correct answer.
2. 75 - 65 = 10, which means that is not the correct answer.
3. 133 – 130 = 3, which means that is not the correct answer.
4. 182 – 169 = 13, which means that is the correct answer.
5. 169 – 165 = 4, which means that is not the correct answer.

A6: The correct answer is C.

When comparing fractions to decimals, it helps to convert the fractions to decimals:

1/3 ≈ 0.33, and 3/5 = 0.6

Now we can eliminate a few options:
0.25 can be eliminated as it is below 0.33.
0.40 can also be eliminated as it is below 0.33.
0.70 can be eliminated as it is above 0.6.
0.85 can also be eliminated as it is above 0.6.

Therefore, the decimal that fits between 1/3 and 3/5 is 0.55.

A7: The correct answer is D.

To determine John's average jogging speed, we use the formula:

Average speed = Total distance / Total time
First, use the given time in minutes:
Time = 30 minutes
Next, use the total distance covered:
Total distance = 6 kilometers
Now, calculate the average jogging speed:
Average speed = 6 km / 30 minutes = 1/5 = 0.2 km per minute
Therefore, John's average jogging speed is 0.2 km per minute.

A8: The correct answer is B.

The pizza represents a circle, which is 360˚. If we divide the circle into 8 equal pieces, each piece would be 360˚ / 8 = 45˚.

Therefore, 3 pieces of pizza would account for 45˚ x 3 = 135˚.

A9: The correct answer is A (the letter B).

To find the letter that completes all the given words, we try each letter in the blank and see if it forms a meaningful word.

1. B:
   Bake Bind Bite Book
2. F:
   Fake Find Fite (not a word) Fook (not a word)
3. L:
   Lake Lind (not a word) Lite (not a word) Look
4. T:
   Take Tind (not a word) Tite (not a word) Took
5. R:
   Rake Rind Rite Rook (not a word)

A10: The correct answer is A.

To find the pair of words that are closest in meaning, let's analyze each pair:

1. happy, joyful:
   o Happy means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
   o Joyful means feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness.
   o These words are synonymous, both expressing a positive emotional state.
2. sad, cheerful:
   o Sad means feeling or showing sorrow; unhappy.
   o Cheerful means noticeably happy and optimistic.
   o These words are antonyms, not synonyms.
3. large, tiny:
   o Large means of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.
   o Tiny means very small.
   o These words are antonyms, not synonyms.
4. fast, slow:
   o Fast means moving or capable of moving at high speed.
   o Slow means moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.
   o These words are antonyms, not synonyms.

Therefore, the correct answer is happy, joyful, as they are the pair of words that are closest in meaning to each other.

A11: The correct answer is E.

To determine the relationship between the first pair of words and complete the second pair in the same way, let's analyze the relationship between "book" and "chapter":

1. book : chapter:
   o A chapter is a section or part of a book.
   Now, we need to find a similar relationship for "tree":
2. tree : _________:
   o A root is a part of a tree, but it does not relate to the structure in the same way as a chapter to a book.
   o A forest is a collection of trees, which is the opposite relationship (whole to part, not part to whole).
   o A leaf is a part of a tree, but it does not relate to the structure in the same way as a chapter in a book.
   o A bark is a part of a tree, but it is more like an outer layer than a structural section.
   o A branch is a section or part of a tree, similar to how a chapter is a part of a book.

Therefore, the correct answer is a branch because it represents a section or part of a tree, just as a chapter represents a section or part of a book.

A12: The correct answer is A.

To determine the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to "fragile," we first need to understand its definition. "Fragile" means easily broken or damaged.

Now, let's analyze each of the possible answers:

1. Sturdy means strongly and solidly built, not easily broken or damaged. This is the opposite of fragile.
2. Delicate means fragile or easily broken. This is similar in meaning to fragile, not opposite.
3. Weak means lacking strength. While it might be somewhat related, it is not directly opposite to fragile in the sense of being physically robust.
4. Soft means yielding easily to pressure and might be considered somewhat delicate, but it is not the direct opposite of fragile.
5. Brittle means hard but liable to break or shatter easily. This is similar in meaning to fragile, not opposite.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. sturdy, as it is the word that most nearly means the opposite of fragile.

A13: The correct answer is D.

Let's decipher the code from the far-left figure:

1. The far-left figure is a single arrowhead directed upwards.
2. The next are two arrowheads directed downwards. Since both letters have changed, let's continue to see if we can get a hint of what each letter means.
3. The middle figure is made of three arrowheads, directed upwards. We can also see that the Letter A in the top-right is visible again, meaning that there is a pattern repeating between the far left and the middle figure, and is represented in the upper-right spot. Since the only resemblance is the direction, we can deduce that the upper-right spot signals the direction of the arrowheads, and A means upwards. Notice that since the second figure also was built of arrowheads, but is completely different in terms of the code, the shape of the figure is not represented in the code.
4. The fourth figure is once again one arrowhead, this time directed downwards. We can see that the upper-right spot is J, just like the second figure, validating our previous assumption. We can also see that the letter P in the bottom-left spot is repeating like in the far-left figure – which means that there is a pattern between the two. The resemblance is the number of arrowheads (1), which is marked with P.
5. The fifth figure has two arrowheads facing upwards. We have already deduced that the top-right spot for this pattern is A (which eliminates answers b, c, and e). Now, to complete the code – the letter in the second to the left figure, in the bottom-left spot, would indicate two arrowheads – which is W, making answer d the correct answer.

A14: The correct answer is A.

Across the rows and down the columns, the number of circles increases by one from frame to frame. For example, in the top row and the first column, the first frame contains one circle, the second frame contains two circles, and the third frame contains three circles. Look at the bottom row. The first frame contains two circles, and the second frame contains three circles. Thus, the last frame will contain four circles.

A15: The correct answer is C.

Option 1 – If the facet at the front and the facet on the top represent facets 5 and 2 respectively, then the facet on the right should be represented by facet number 6 rather than number 4. This option is incorrect.
Option 2 – If the facet on the right and the facet on the top represent facets 5 and 4 respectively, then the facet at the front should be represented by facet number 1 rather than number 2. This option is incorrect.
Option 3 – The facet at the front, top and right hand are represented by facets 5, 6, and 1 respectively. This is the correct answer.
Option 4 – Facets 3, 4, and 5 are situated in consecutive order and therefore they could not appear alongside each other as they do in this option but rather one after the other. This option is incorrect.