ANSWER KEY

ISEE UPPER LEVEL TEST 1

 ISEE UPPER LEVEL
TEST 1

SECTION 1 – VERBAL REASONING

1. D 6. B 11. B 16. C 21. A 26. B 31. D 36. B
2. D 7. C 12. A 17. A 22. D 27. A 32. D 37. A
3. B 8. A 13. A 18. D 23. C 28. D 33. C 38. C
4. D 9. B 14. D 19. D 24. A 29. B 34. D 39. C
5. A 10. B 15. D 20. C 25. B 30. B 35. A 40. B

SECTION 2 – QUANTITATIVE REASONING

1. B 6. B 11. C 16. C 21. A 26. A 31. A 36. A
2. D 7. D 12. A 17. A 22. A 27. D 32. B 37. A
3. D 8. D 13. B 18. D 23. D 28. B 33. A
4. C 9. B 14. A 19. B 24. D 29. C 34. A
5. C 10. A 15. C 20. C 25. B 30. C 35. B

SECTION 3 – READING COMPREHENSION

1. C 6. C 11. C 16. B 21. C 26. A 31. B 36. A
2. D 7. D 12. A 17. A 22. D 27. D 32. C
3. D 8. A 13. D 18. D 23. A 28. A 33. B
4. C 9. D 14. B 19. B 24. C 29. A 34. A
5. C 10. C 15. D 20. D 25. D 30. B 35. B

SECTION 4 – MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT

1. D 7. C 13. A 19. C 25. B 31. B 37. C 43. C
2. C 8. A 14. B 20. A 26. A 32. C 38. C 44. C
3. B 9. D 15. D 21. D 27. B 33. C 39. C 45. D
4. C 10. B 16. A 22. D 28. D 34. D 40. D 46. A
5. B 11. D 17. C 23. C 29. B 35. C 41. D 47. A
6. B 12. C 18. B 24. A 30. D 36. B 42. B

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 SCORING YOUR TEST

On the ISEE, you receive one point for every question you answered correctly, and you receive no points
for questions you answered incorrectly or skipped. In each section, the ISEE also includes 5 or 6
experimental questions that do not count towards your score. You won’t be told which questions are
unscored, and for this reason, these practice tests do not have specific questions marked as experimental.
This also means that it isn’t possible to determine an exact score for each section of these practice tests,
but you can estimate your score using the procedures below.

To estimate your raw score for your practice test, first count up the number of questions you answered
correctly in each section. Then, follow the table below to subtract 5 or 6 points for each section, accounting
for the experimental questions that would not be scored on your actual ISEE exam.

MY RAW SCORE

Section # of Questions Correct Raw Score

Verbal Reasoning −5=

Quantitative Reasoning −5=

Reading Comprehension −6=

Mathematics Achievement −5=

SCALED SCORE

Once you have found your raw score, convert it into an approximate scaled score using the scoring charts
that follow. These charts provide an estimated range for your ISEE scaled score based on your
performance on this practice test. Keep in mind that this estimate may differ slightly from your scaled

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score when you take your actual ISEE exam, depending on the ISEE’s specific scaling for that exam and
any differences in your own test-taking process.

UPPER LEVEL SCALED SCORE RANGES

Quantitative Reading Mathematics

Raw Score Verbal Reasoning
Reasoning Comprehension Achievement

42 920 – 950

41 920 – 950

40 915 – 945

39 915 – 945

38 910 – 940

37 910 – 935

36 905 – 935

35 910 – 940 900 – 930

34 910 – 940 900 – 930

33 905 – 935 895 – 925

32 905 – 935 915 – 945 895 – 925

31 900 – 930 910 – 940 890 – 920

30 900 – 930 910 – 940 910 – 940 890 – 920

29 895 – 925 905 – 935 905 – 935 885 – 915

28 890 – 920 900 – 930 900 – 930 880 – 910

27 890 – 920 900 – 930 900 – 930 880 – 910

26 885 – 915 895 – 925 895 – 925 875 – 905

25 885 – 910 890 – 920 890 – 920 875 – 905

24 880 – 910 890 – 920 885 – 915 870 – 900

23 875 – 905 885 – 915 885 – 915 870 – 900

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 22 875 – 905 880 – 910 880 – 910 865 – 895

21 870 – 900 880 – 910 875 – 905 865 – 895

20 870 – 900 875 – 905 870 – 900 860 – 890

19 865 – 895 870 – 900 870 – 900 860 – 890

18 860 – 890 870 – 900 865 – 895 855 – 885

17 860 – 890 865 – 895 860 – 890 855 – 885

16 855 – 885 860 – 890 855 – 885 850 – 880

15 850 – 880 860 – 890 855 – 885 845 – 875

14 850 – 880 855 – 885 850 – 880 845 – 875

13 845 – 875 850 – 880 845 – 875 840 – 870

12 845 – 875 845 – 875 840 – 870 840 – 870

11 840 – 870 845 – 875 840 – 870 835 – 865

10 840 – 870 840 – 870 835 – 865 835 – 865

9 835 – 865 835 – 865 830 – 860 830 – 860

8 835 – 865 835 – 865 825 – 855 830 – 860

7 830 – 860 830 – 860 825 – 855 825 – 855

6 825 – 855 825 – 855 820 – 850 825 – 855

5 825 – 855 825 – 855 815 – 845 820 – 850

4 820 – 850 820 – 850 810 – 840 820 – 850

3 815 – 845 815 – 845 810 – 840 815 – 845

2 815 – 845 815 – 845 805 – 835 810 – 840

1 810 – 840 810 – 840 800 – 830 810 – 840

0 805 – 840 805 – 835 795 – 825 805 – 835

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PERCENTILE
When you take your actual ISEE exam, you will receive a percentile ranking comparing your performance
against the performance of other students in the same grade who have taken the ISEE that year. For
example, a percentile of 62 means that you scored higher than 62% of other ISEE test-takers applying to
the same grade. Because your percentile ranking shows how well you performed according to your own
grade level, these rankings are frequently given high consideration by admissions offices.

The following charts provide an estimate of your ISEE percentile rankings for this practice test, compared
against other students applying to the same grade. For example, if you are scoring at or above the 75th
percentile, you are scoring higher than 75% of other ISEE test-takers applying to the same grade. Keep in
mind that these percentiles are estimates only, and your actual ISEE percentile will depend on the specific
group of students taking the exam in your year.

UPPER LEVEL VERBAL REASONING PERCENTILES

Grade Applying To 75th percentile 50th percentile 25th percentile

Grade 9 893 879 866

Grade 10 899 883 867

Grade 11 902 886 869

Grade 12 898 881 863

UPPER LEVEL QUANTITATIVE REASONING PERCENTILES

Grade Applying To 75th percentile 50th percentile 25th percentile

Grade 9 892 878 866

Grade 10 897 882 868

Grade 11 901 885 870

Grade 12 897 884 872

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 UPPER LEVEL READING COMPREHENSION PERCENTILES

Grade Applying To 75th percentile 50th percentile 25th percentile

Grade 9 897 880 865

Grade 10 902 886 868

Grade 11 903 889 868

Grade 12 899 880 862

UPPER LEVEL MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT PERCENTILES

Grade Applying To 75th percentile 50th percentile 25th percentile

Grade 9 894 882 869

Grade 10 900 886 871

Grade 11 905 890 875

Grade 12 903 889 875

STANINE
When you receive the score report for your actual ISEE exam, your percentile score will also be broken
down into a stanine. A stanine is a number from 1-9 obtained by dividing the entire range of students’
scores into 9 segments, as shown in the table below:

PERCENTILE RANK STANINE

1–3 1

4 – 10 2

11 – 22 3

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 23 – 39 4

40 – 59 5

60 – 76 6

77 – 88 7

89 – 95 8

96 – 99 9

Although it isn’t possible to calculate your exact stanine from this practice test, you can estimate a stanine
score range by looking at your estimated percentile score on each section. For example, if you scored
between the 50th and 75th percentile in one of your test sections, your stanine score would be between 5
and 6.

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