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 “supposition”:
A — assumption. “supposition” means n. an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof. Study “supposition” →
Select the best synonym for the word “levels”:
D — tiers. “levels” means n. plural of level; different heights or stages. Study “levels” →
Select the best synonym for the word “steps”:
C — strides. “steps” means n. movements made by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place. Study “steps” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “lengthen”:
A — extend. “lengthen” means v. to make longer. Study “lengthen” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “real”:
D — genuine. “real” means adj. actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact. Study “real” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “detective”:
A — investigator. “detective” means n. a person who investigates crimes. Study “detective” →
Select the best synonym for the word “feature”:
D — characteristic. “feature” means n. distinctive attributes or aspects of something. Study “feature” →
Select the best synonym for the word “distant”:
A — remote. “distant” means adj. far away in space or time. Study “distant” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “element”:
D — component. “element” means n. a basic part of something. Study “element” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “broken”:
C — shattered. “broken” means adj. damaged or in pieces. Study “broken” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “everyday”:
B — ordinary. “everyday” means adj. common or ordinary; happening daily. Study “everyday” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “consist”:
D — comprise. “consist” means v. to be made up or composed. Study “consist” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “scholar”:
C — academic. “scholar” means n. a person who studies and has a lot of knowledge. Study “scholar” →
Select the best synonym for the word “building”:
B — structure. “building” means n. a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory. Study “building” →
Select the best synonym for the word “mock”:
A — ridicule. “mock” means v. to make fun of someone or something. Study “mock” →
She trained very hard, hoping to ______ all her rivals in the big race.
A — outdo. “outdo” means v. to do better than someone else. Study “outdo” →
The heavy suitcase was so ______ that she could barely close the zipper.
D — packed. “packed” means adj. filled with a large amount of something. Study “packed” →
The quick boxer leaned back to ______ his opponent's swinging fist.
D — dodge. “dodge” means v. to move quickly to avoid something. Study “dodge” →
The patient cat sat perfectly ______, watching the mouse hole for hours.
D — motionless. “motionless” means adj. not moving; still. Study “motionless” →
He trained very hard to defeat his greatest ______ in the big race.
D — rival. “rival” means n. a person, group, or organization that you compete with. Study “rival” →
A loyal captain would never ______ his brave crew during a storm.
D — desert. “desert” means v. to abandon; n. a dry, barren area. Study “desert” →
A brief ______ broke out between the two boys over the very last seat.
C — scuffle. “scuffle” means n. a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters; v. to engage in a scuffle. Study “scuffle” →
The tiny mouse could squeeze through a very ______ hole in the wall.
C — small. “small” means adj. little in size, amount, or degree. Study “small” →
The magician's assistant seemed to have completely ______ from the stage.
D — vanished. “vanished” means adj. disappeared suddenly. Study “vanished” →
The fisherman used a very sharp knife to clean and ______ the large fish.
D — gut. “gut” means n. the internal organs of an animal; v. to remove the internal organs. Study “gut” →
The bold explorers set out to ______ a hidden city deep in the jungle.
C — seek. “seek” means v. to look for or try to find something. Study “seek” →
She used the money from her ______ to buy a small house by the sea.
C — inheritance. “inheritance” means n. money or property received from someone after they die. Study “inheritance” →
After getting the vaccine, she was fully ______ to the dangerous disease.
C — immune. “immune” means adj. protected from disease or harm. Study “immune” →
By early morning, the deep snow had ______ covered the whole quiet garden.
A — totally. “totally” means adv. completely; absolutely. Study “totally” →
The town gave away the ______ of food left over from the huge feast.
B — excess. “excess” means n. an amount that is more than necessary. Study “excess” →
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.