30 Verbal Reasoning questions — Part 1: 15 synonym, Part 2: 15 sentence completion — in the ISEE's own four-option format. Every answer is explained, and every question links to its word's full study page.
Note: The real ISEE Primary Level (for applicants to grades 2–4) is Auditory Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and a writing sample — it has no Verbal Reasoning section, so the real Primary-level test never asks a synonym or sentence-completion question. This practice test borrows that question style from the Lower/Middle/Upper Verbal Reasoning format purely to help younger students build vocabulary early, ahead of the level where it is actually tested that way.
Choose the best synonym for the word “miracle”:
A — wonder. “miracle” means n. an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws. Study “miracle” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “blockade”:
C — siege. “blockade” means n. an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. Study “blockade” →
Select the best synonym for the word “pattern”:
A — design. “pattern” means n. a repeated decorative design. Study “pattern” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “lacking”:
A — deficient. “lacking” means adj. not having enough of something. Study “lacking” →
Select the best synonym for the word “accused”:
D — defendant. “accused” means n. a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. Study “accused” →
Select the best synonym for the word “decided”:
A — definite. “decided” means adj. clear and definite. Study “decided” →
Select the best synonym for the word “coming”:
B — upcoming. “coming” means adj. happening soon. Study “coming” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “agility”:
C — nimbleness. “agility” means n. the ability to move quickly and easily. Study “agility” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “warm”:
B — mild. “warm” means adj. having a moderate degree of heat. Study “warm” →
Select the best synonym for the word “replacement”:
C — substitute. “replacement” means n. a person or thing that takes the place of another. Study “replacement” →
Select the best synonym for the word “automatic”:
B — mechanical. “automatic” means adj. working by itself with little or no direct human control. Study “automatic” →
Select the best synonym for the word “direction”:
C — course. “direction” means n. the course or path on which something is moving or pointing. Study “direction” →
Select the best synonym for the word “unusual”:
C — uncommon. “unusual” means adj. not common or ordinary. Study “unusual” →
Select the best synonym for the word “fearless”:
B — brave. “fearless” means adj. showing a lack of fear. Study “fearless” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “liability”:
D — obligation. “liability” means n. a legal responsibility or obligation. Study “liability” →
She measured the ______ of the box before wrapping it in bright paper.
C — size. “size” means n. how large or small something is. Study “size” →
Good, loyal friends can have a strong ______ on the choices you make.
D — influence. “influence” means n. the power to have an effect on people or things. Study “influence” →
She carefully ______ the hot cup of tea down on the wooden table.
B — set. “set” means v. to put something in a particular place or position. Study “set” →
The kind woman was happy to ______ her seat to the tired old man.
C — offer. “offer” means v. to present something for someone to accept or reject. Study “offer” →
She began to ______ the cruel way the man treated his poor old dog.
C — hate. “hate” means v. to have a strong dislike for someone or something. Study “hate” →
The ______ children could hardly wait for dinner to finally be served.
A — hungry. “hungry” means adj. feeling the need to eat. Study “hungry” →
They held the huge wedding in a ______ hall with tall marble columns.
A — grand. “grand” means adj. impressive and large or important. Study “grand” →
Solving hard puzzles is a good form of ______ exercise for the brain.
C — mental. “mental” means adj. relating to the mind. Study “mental” →
He ______ his good friend ten dollars and paid it back the very next day.
C — owed. “owed” means v. to have a debt to pay. Study “owed” →
The ______ mother waited anxiously by the phone for news of her son.
D — worried. “worried” means adj. anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. Study “worried” →
She was very ______ to see her old friends again after so many years.
D — happy. “happy” means adj. feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Study “happy” →
The nervous student gave a short ______ in front of the whole class.
D — speech. “speech” means n. a formal talk given to an audience. Study “speech” →
Only fully ______ pilots are allowed to fly this very large airplane.
D — qualified. “qualified” means adj. having the necessary skills or knowledge. Study “qualified” →
It took the whole team a full hour to ______ the difficult puzzle.
B — solve. “solve” means v. to find an answer to a problem. Study “solve” →
The ______ blue diamond was one of only three in the whole world.
C — rare. “rare” means adj. not common; not often found. Study “rare” →
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Every question below is now marked up: the correct answer is highlighted in red, and any option you picked that was wrong is highlighted in blue.
No. These are original synonym and sentence-completion questions written from the iSEE Vocab word bank, in the ISEE's own four-option Verbal Reasoning format. No retired or copyrighted ISEE/SSAT questions appear anywhere on this site.
The real ISEE Primary Level (for applicants to grades 2–4) is Auditory Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and a writing sample — it has no Verbal Reasoning section, so the real Primary-level test never asks a synonym or sentence-completion question. This practice test borrows that question style from the Lower/Middle/Upper Verbal Reasoning format purely to help younger students build vocabulary early, ahead of the level where it is actually tested that way.
30 — Part 1 is 15 synonym questions, Part 2 is 15 sentence-completion questions, the same roughly-even split the real ISEE Verbal Reasoning section uses.
No. Every Primary Level practice test on this site draws from a disjoint slice of the word bank, so Test 1, Test 2 and every other numbered test at this level use entirely different questions.
Yes. The ISEE gives no penalty for a wrong answer — a blank scores the same as a wrong guess, which is zero — so answer every question even when you have to guess.