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Lower Level lessons

12 short lessons for the ISEE Lower Level, for students entering grades 5 and 6: math, verbal reasoning, and reading. Each one comes with a quiz.

Lesson Lower.01 · Math

Number Sense & Operations

Place value to millions, primes, GCF and LCM, order of operations.

11 steps
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Lesson Lower.02 · Math

Fractions

Unlike denominators, regrouping, a fraction of what is left.

11 steps
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Lesson Lower.03 · Math

Decimals & Percents

Ordering decimals, money, percent of a number, sale prices.

10 steps
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Lesson Lower.04 · Math

Algebra & Patterns

Expressions, equations, input and output rules, nth term.

11 steps
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Lesson Lower.05 · Math

Geometry

Angle totals, area and perimeter, volume, the coordinate grid.

10 steps
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Lesson Lower.06 · Math

Measurement & Rates

Unit conversions, elapsed time, speed, better buys, map scales.

10 steps
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Lesson Lower.07 · Math

Data & Probability

Mean, median, range, missing values, chance, combinations.

10 steps
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Lesson Lower.08 · Math

Word Problems & Reasoning

Ratios, tape diagrams, ages, remainders, working backwards.

11 steps
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Lesson Lower.09 · Verbal

Synonyms

Define the word first, roots and prefixes, opposite and look-alike traps.

10 steps
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Lesson Lower.10 · Verbal

Sentence Completion

Clue words for contrast, cause, and restatement; two-blank questions.

8 steps
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Lesson Lower.11 · Reading

Reading: Main Idea & Details

Main idea, best title, and proving every detail with the text.

8 steps
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Lesson Lower.12 · Reading

Reading: Inference, Tone & Purpose

Inference, words in context, tone, purpose, figurative language.

7 steps
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