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 “stated”:
D — declared. “stated” means adj. clearly expressed or declared. Study “stated” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “jammed”:
D — stuck. “jammed” means adj. stuck and unable to move. Study “jammed” →
Select the best synonym for the word “deduction”:
D — inference. “deduction” means n. the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning. Study “deduction” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “productive”:
A — fruitful. “productive” means adj. producing or able to produce large amounts of goods. Study “productive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “someone”:
C — somebody. “someone” means pron. an unspecified person. Study “someone” →
Select the best synonym for the word “form”:
B — shape. “form” means n. the shape or structure of something. Study “form” →
Select the best synonym for the word “wrestle”:
A — grapple. “wrestle” means v. to struggle physically with someone, trying to throw or force them to the ground. Study “wrestle” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “confirm”:
A — verify. “confirm” means v. to establish the truth or correctness of something. Study “confirm” →
Select the best synonym for the word “surprise”:
C — shock. “surprise” means n. an unexpected event or thing. Study “surprise” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “influenced”:
C — swayed. “influenced” means adj. affected by external factors. Study “influenced” →
Select the best synonym for the word “giving”:
D — generous. “giving” means adj. providing love or other emotional support; generous. Study “giving” →
Select the best synonym for the word “earn”:
D — gain. “earn” means v. to receive money for work that you do. Study “earn” →
Select the best synonym for the word “senior”:
A — elder. “senior” means adj. having a higher rank or older in age. Study “senior” →
Select the best synonym for the word “stroll”:
C — saunter. “stroll” means v. to walk in a relaxed way. Study “stroll” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “cost-effective”:
B — economical. “cost-effective” means adj. producing good results without costing a lot of money. Study “cost-effective” →
As a proud ______ of the country, she voted in every single election.
B — citizen. “citizen” means n. a legally recognized subject or national of a state. Study “citizen” →
The sunny island with its warm beaches felt like a true ______.
D — paradise. “paradise” means n. a place or state of perfect happiness. Study “paradise” →
The movie was full of ______ creatures like dragons and unicorns.
B — fantastical. “fantastical” means adj. strange and wonderful, like something from a fantasy. Study “fantastical” →
The sharp lawyer raised a strong ______ to the very unfair question.
A — objection. “objection” means n. a reason for disagreeing. Study “objection” →
The long, dull, ______ meeting finally ended without a single decision.
B — unproductive. “unproductive” means adj. not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities. Study “unproductive” →
After many hours of ______, the tired suspect finally told the police everything.
B — questioning. “questioning” means n. the action of asking questions. Study “questioning” →
The tall tower of blocks was so ______ that it soon came crashing down.
C — unstable. “unstable” means adj. likely to change or fail; not stable. Study “unstable” →
She was ______ moved by the reunion of the lost dog and its owner.
C — emotionally. “emotionally” means adv. in a way that relates to feelings. Study “emotionally” →
She sat quietly in her ______ seat at the very front of the classroom.
B — usual. “usual” means adj. commonly occurring or done; customary. Study “usual” →
She soon realized that all of her worry had been completely ______.
C — unnecessary. “unnecessary” means adj. not needed or required. Study “unnecessary” →
A ______ breakfast of fruit and oats gives you real energy for the day.
B — wholesome. “wholesome” means adj. promoting health or well-being. Study “wholesome” →
Reading and writing are ______ skills that every young child must learn.
B — foundational. “foundational” means adj. forming the base or core of something. Study “foundational” →
The clown's silly tricks filled all the little children with ______.
C — amusement. “amusement” means n. the state of finding something funny or entertaining. Study “amusement” →
There was something deeply ______ about the empty house's sudden silence.
D — unsettling. “unsettling” means adj. causing anxiety or uneasiness. Study “unsettling” →
The big truck slowly pulled a large ______ full of hay down the country road.
B — trailer. “trailer” means n. a vehicle without an engine, pulled by another vehicle. Study “trailer” →
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.