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.
Select the best synonym for the word “ignore”:
C — disregard. “ignore” means v. to pay no attention to something or someone. Study “ignore” →
Select the best synonym for the word “land”:
C — ground. “land” means n. the solid part of the earth''s surface. Study “land” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “daily”:
D — everyday. “daily” means adj. happening or done every day. Study “daily” →
Select the best synonym for the word “method”:
A — technique. “method” means n. a way of doing something, especially a systematic way. Study “method” →
Select the best synonym for the word “snake”:
C — serpent. “snake” means n. a long, legless reptile. Study “snake” →
Select the best synonym for the word “forerunner”:
A — predecessor. “forerunner” means n. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else. Study “forerunner” →
Select the best synonym for the word “permanence”:
A — durability. “permanence” means n. the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged. Study “permanence” →
Select the best synonym for the word “assortment”:
B — variety. “assortment” means n. a collection of different things or people. Study “assortment” →
Select the best synonym for the word “resistance”:
D — opposition. “resistance” means n. the act of fighting against something. Study “resistance” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “voting”:
B — balloting. “voting” means n. the act of expressing a choice or opinion in a group decision. Study “voting” →
Select the best synonym for the word “lofty”:
C — towering. “lofty” means adj. very high and impressive. Study “lofty” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “bother”:
C — disturb. “bother” means v. to annoy or cause trouble. Study “bother” →
Select the best synonym for the word “quickly”:
D — rapidly. “quickly” means adv. at a fast speed. Study “quickly” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “offspring”:
A — progeny. “offspring” means n. a person''s child or children. Study “offspring” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “adjust”:
C — modify. “adjust” means v. to change something slightly to make it fit or work better. Study “adjust” →
During the sudden crisis, she kept her ______ and gave clear orders.
B — self-possession. “self-possession” means n. the ability to remain calm and confident in difficult situations. Study “self-possession” →
People often ______ the word died by gently saying passed away.
A — euphemize. “euphemize” means v. to use a mild or indirect word in place of one that is harsh. Study “euphemize” →
After the good harvest, the market had a huge ______ of fresh fruit.
C — abundance. “abundance” means n. a large quantity of something. Study “abundance” →
Have you read her ______ book, the one published just last month?
B — latest. “latest” means adj. most recent. Study “latest” →
The clever street performer used ______ to act out the whole funny story.
C — mime. “mime” means n. a form of silent art that involves acting or pretending. Study “mime” →
She had complete ______ that her friends would always keep their promise.
C — faith. “faith” means n. strong belief or trust in someone or something. Study “faith” →
Amazingly, the glass vase remained perfectly ______ after the long fall.
A — undamaged. “undamaged” means adj. not harmed or broken. Study “undamaged” →
The ______ runner refused to quit even after she stumbled and fell.
A — determined. “determined” means adj. having a strong desire to do something. Study “determined” →
She felt great ______ when her daughter finally graduated from college.
C — pride. “pride” means n. a feeling of satisfaction from one''s achievements. Study “pride” →
The wide basket was ______ to the very top with ripe red apples.
D — filled. “filled” means adj. containing as much as possible. Study “filled” →
Forgetting the customer's whole order was an embarrassing ______.
D — mistake. “mistake” means n. an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Study “mistake” →
A large fallen tree may ______ the narrow road after the big storm.
A — block. “block” means v. to stop movement through or into something. Study “block” →
His rude, loud behavior at the quiet wedding was simply ______.
D — disgraceful. “disgraceful” means adj. very bad or unacceptable. Study “disgraceful” →
Busy factories release harmful ______ into the air every single day.
A — gases. “gases” means n. plural of gas; substances in a form like air. Study “gases” →
After the long illness, her thin face looked drawn and ______.
C — pale. “pale” means adj. having little color or brightness. Study “pale” →
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.