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 “immune”:
C — resistant. “immune” means adj. protected from disease or harm. Study “immune” →
Select the best synonym for the word “swift”:
A — rapid. “swift” means adj. happening quickly or promptly. Study “swift” →
Select the best synonym for the word “property”:
C — asset. “property” means n. something owned; a possession. Study “property” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “prejudiced”:
A — biased. “prejudiced” means adj. having or showing a dislike or distrust that is derived from prejudice. Study “prejudiced” →
Select the best synonym for the word “error”:
B — blunder. “error” means n. a mistake. Study “error” →
Select the best synonym for the word “authorize”:
B — permit. “authorize” means v. to give official permission for something. Study “authorize” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rely”:
A — depend. “rely” means v. to depend on with full trust or confidence. Study “rely” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “attractive”:
A — appealing. “attractive” means adj. pleasing or appealing to the senses. Study “attractive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “connect”:
C — link. “connect” means v. to join or link together. Study “connect” →
Select the best synonym for the word “turn”:
C — twists. “turn” means n. plural of turn; changes in direction or position. Study “turn” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “offer”:
A — propose. “offer” means v. to present something for someone to accept or reject. Study “offer” →
Select the best synonym for the word “microscopic”:
A — tiny. “microscopic” means adj. so small as to be visible only with a microscope. Study “microscopic” →
Select the best synonym for the word “trust”:
A — believe. “trust” means v. to believe in the reliability of someone or something. Study “trust” →
Select the best synonym for the word “smooth”:
A — even. “smooth” means adj. having an even and regular surface. Study “smooth” →
Select the best synonym for the word “meddle”:
A — interfere. “meddle” means v. to interfere in something that is not one''s concern. Study “meddle” →
The surprise ______ of the movie shocked the entire audience.
C — ending. “ending” means n. the final part of something. Study “ending” →
The ______ spring weather changed from sunshine to storms within an hour.
D — inconstant. “inconstant” means adj. frequently changing; not stable. Study “inconstant” →
The surprised doctors called her sudden full recovery a true ______.
C — miracle. “miracle” means n. an extraordinary event that cannot be explained by natural or scientific laws. Study “miracle” →
She watched the white sugar slowly ______ in the hot cup of tea.
C — dissolving. “dissolving” means v. becoming incorporated into a liquid. Study “dissolving” →
Many people voted ______ the plan to cut down the old shade trees.
B — against. “against” means prep. in opposition to. Study “against” →
The talented young child showed real ______ skill on the old piano.
D — musical. “musical” means adj. relating to music; n. a play or movie with singing and dancing. Study “musical” →
The ______ teacher gave the whole class an extra day to finish the work.
B — lenient. “lenient” means adj. not strict; showing mercy. Study “lenient” →
Solving the hard puzzle required careful ______ thinking and calculation.
B — mathematical. “mathematical” means adj. relating to mathematics. Study “mathematical” →
A tall stone fountain stood in the exact ______ of the busy square.
A — center. “center” means n. the middle point or part of something. Study “center” →
Her final choice of career was strongly ______ by her wise old teacher.
A — influenced. “influenced” means adj. affected by external factors. Study “influenced” →
The ______ kitten happily chased the ball of yarn all around the room.
B — playful. “playful” means adj. full of fun and high spirits. Study “playful” →
Prices for the same item can ______ greatly from one shop to another.
C — vary. “vary” means v. to change or cause to be different. Study “vary” →
The sun will set ______, so we should probably head home right now.
D — soon. “soon” means adv. in a short time; shortly. Study “soon” →
Waving flags and singing anthems clearly showed their strong ______.
C — nationalism. “nationalism” means n. strong identification with and pride in one''s nation. Study “nationalism” →
He felt a sharp ______ in his ankle right after the bad fall.
A — pain. “pain” means n. physical suffering or discomfort. Study “pain” →
Score:
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.