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-The '''Independent School Entrance Examination''', or '''ISEE''', is an [[entrance exam]] used by many [[independent school]]s and [[magnet school]]s in the United States.  Designed and administered by the [[Educational Records Bureau]], the ISEE has three levels: the Lower level, for entrance in grades 5-6; Middle level, for entrance in grades 7-8; Upper level, for entrance in grades 9-12. All levels consist of five sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Achievement, and a 30-minute [[essay]] section. The test is approximately three hours long in total, including time for two breaks.
-==Verbal Reasoning==
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-This section consists of two parts: [[synonyms]] and sentence completions. On the Upper and Middle Levels there are 40 questions to be answered in 20 minutes. On the Lower Level there are 40 questions to be answered in 25 minutes.
-==Quantitative Reasoning==
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-On the Upper and Middle Levels, there are 35 questions to be answered in 35 minutes. On the Lower Level, there are 35 questions to be answered in 35 minutes. The Lower and Middle levels consist of "Comprehension," "Interpretation/Application," and "Higher Order Thinking" parts, and the Upper level consists of "Arithmetic/Algebra/Geometry," "Concepts/Understanding," "Applications/Higher Order Thinking," and "Quantitative Comparison" sections.<ref>{{cite web
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-==Reading Comprehension==
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-This section consists of about 5-6 Humanities, Science, and Social Studies passages. Candidates must read each passage and answer around 5-6 questions based on the information in the passage. The section measures students' ability to understand and comprehend each passage, as well as some vocabulary-in-context. There are 40 questions to be answered in 40 minutes on the Middle and Upper levels, and 36 questions to be answered in 40 minutes on the Lower level.
-==Mathematics Achievement==
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-On this section, there are 35 questions to be answered in 40 minutes on the Lower level, and 45 questions to be answered in 40 minutes on the Middle and Upper levels. All levels test "Knowledge and Skills," "Computation/Comprehension," and "Application," and the Upper level additionally tests Arithmetic/Algebra/Geometry.
-==Essay==
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-On all three levels, candidates must plan and write an essay to provide a sample of his or her writing to schools to which the candidate is applying. A random topic is distributed, and students have 30 minutes to write an essay using a black or blue pen. The essay is not scored, but it is [[photocopier|photocopied]] and sent to schools to which the student is applying.
-== References ==
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-[http://www.erbtest.org/parents/admissions/isee]
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-[[Category:Standardized tests in the United States]]