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 “opponent”:
A — rival. “opponent” means n. a person who competes against or fights another. Study “opponent” →
Select the best synonym for the word “playful”:
A — frisky. “playful” means adj. full of fun and high spirits. Study “playful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “offhand”:
A — impromptu. “offhand” means adj. done without preparation or forethought. Study “offhand” →
Select the best synonym for the word “address”:
B — location. “address” means n. the details of the place where someone lives or works. Study “address” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “extreme”:
B — severe. “extreme” means adj. very great in degree. Study “extreme” →
Select the best synonym for the word “honor”:
C — esteem. “honor” means n. high respect or esteem. Study “honor” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “suggest”:
B — propose. “suggest” means v. to propose an idea or plan. Study “suggest” →
Select the best synonym for the word “trail”:
A — path. “trail” means n. a path or track made across a wild region. Study “trail” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “threatening”:
B — menacing. “threatening” means adj. showing an intention to cause harm or danger. Study “threatening” →
Select the best synonym for the word “changeable”:
D — variable. “changeable” means adj. able to be changed. Study “changeable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “crash”:
D — collide. “crash” means v. to hit something hard enough to cause serious damage. Study “crash” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “scarcity”:
A — shortage. “scarcity” means n. a situation in which something is not easy to find or get. Study “scarcity” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “someone’s”:
D — somebody's. “someone’s” means pron. belonging to an unspecified person. Study “someone’s” →
Select the best synonym for the word “irregularity”:
B — anomaly. “irregularity” means n. something that is not usual or normal. Study “irregularity” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “fault”:
D — flaw. “fault” means n. a mistake or defect. Study “fault” →
Beautiful, gentle music seemed to touch the very ______ of everyone listening.
D — soul. “soul” means n. the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being. Study “soul” →
He wore a ______ black suit to the very important business meeting.
A — formal. “formal” means adj. following rules or customs, often in an exact and proper way. Study “formal” →
At the airport, all travelers must pass through ______ before leaving.
B — customs. “customs” means n. the place at a port, airport, or border where officials check incoming goods, travelers, or luggage. Study “customs” →
The sparkling diamond ring was far too ______ for her to buy.
D — expensive. “expensive” means adj. costing a lot of money. Study “expensive” →
The dark, empty old house looked truly ______ in the pale moonlight.
B — frightening. “frightening” means adj. making someone afraid or anxious. Study “frightening” →
It takes a lot of hard work to ______ a large garden in good shape.
C — maintain. “maintain” means v. to keep something in good condition. Study “maintain” →
The morning grass was still ______ with the cool night's fresh dew.
C — damp. “damp” means adj. slightly wet. Study “damp” →
The grand museum is full of beautiful ______ from many different countries.
A — art. “art” means n. the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Study “art” →
By the time we finally arrived, all of the cake was completely ______.
C — gone. “gone” means adj. no longer present; departed. Study “gone” →
She kept her ______ diary hidden safely in a locked wooden drawer.
D — personal. “personal” means adj. relating to a particular person. Study “personal” →
The tiny plant was still ______, even after weeks with no water.
D — alive. “alive” means adj. living, not dead. Study “alive” →
The lawyer was hired to ______ the family in the difficult court case.
D — represent. “represent” means v. to act or speak for someone or something. Study “represent” →
His constant ______ about his money soon annoyed all of his friends.
D — boastfulness. “boastfulness” means n. the quality of being boastful. Study “boastfulness” →
The exhausted sailors were overjoyed to finally reach the sandy ______.
C — shore. “shore” means n. the land along the edge of a sea, lake, or river. Study “shore” →
The engine is by far the most important ______ of the whole machine.
C — part. “part” means n. a piece or segment of something. Study “part” →
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.