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 “scope”:
C — range. “scope” means n. the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with. Study “scope” →
Select the best synonym for the word “oversee”:
A — supervise. “oversee” means v. to watch and direct a task or activity. Study “oversee” →
Select the best synonym for the word “lowered”:
D — reduced. “lowered” means v. past tense of lower; made something go down. Study “lowered” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “bud”:
A — sprout. “bud” means n. a small part of a plant that develops into a flower or leaf. Study “bud” →
Select the best synonym for the word “possession”:
D — ownership. “possession” means n. the state of having or owning something. Study “possession” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “antique”:
C — relic. “antique” means n. an old object that is valuable. Study “antique” →
Select the best synonym for the word “handicap”:
B — disability. “handicap” means n. a condition that limits a person''s abilities. Study “handicap” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “braid”:
A — plait. “braid” means n. a length of hair or other material interwoven together. Study “braid” →
Select the best synonym for the word “finish”:
B — complete. “finish” means v. to complete something. Study “finish” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “dilute”:
B — weaken. “dilute” means v. to make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water. Study “dilute” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “protrude”:
A — bulge. “protrude” means v. to stick out. Study “protrude” →
Select the best synonym for the word “bombard”:
D — assault. “bombard” means v. to attack continuously with bombs or words. Study “bombard” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “size”:
B — dimension. “size” means n. how large or small something is. Study “size” →
Select the best synonym for the word “relate”:
A — connect. “relate” means v. to show or make a connection between two or more things. Study “relate” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “motivate”:
A — inspire. “motivate” means v. to provide someone with a reason to do something. Study “motivate” →
Your library card will ______ at the very end of this month.
B — expire. “expire” means v. to come to an end or stop being valid. Study “expire” →
Even the strongest runners begin to ______ near the end of the long race.
C — tire. “tire” means v. to become weary or exhausted. Study “tire” →
The whole room was decorated in a simple, ______ style with soft colors.
D — tasteful. “tasteful” means adj. showing good aesthetic judgment. Study “tasteful” →
The stubborn old ______ flatly refused to change any of the ancient customs.
C — traditionalist. “traditionalist” means n. a person who supports the maintenance of tradition. Study “traditionalist” →
A dog's ______ of smell is far, far stronger than a human's.
C — sense. “sense” means n. a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus. Study “sense” →
Her loud shout came back as a faint ______ from the far canyon wall.
C — echo. “echo” means n. a sound that is reflected off a surface and heard again. Study “echo” →
The long, hot workday was so ______ that she fell asleep the moment she sat.
D — draining. “draining” means adj. causing someone to feel very tired. Study “draining” →
Saying that he ate a whole mountain of food was a wild ______.
D — exaggeration. “exaggeration” means n. a statement that makes something seem more important or serious than it really is. Study “exaggeration” →
The ______ stood quietly before the stern judge in the courtroom.
D — accused. “accused” means n. a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime. Study “accused” →
The excited children ran ______ through the halls, laughing and shouting.
C — noisily. “noisily” means adv. in a loud or disruptive manner. Study “noisily” →
The very talented artist can ______ beautiful sculptures out of soft clay.
D — create. “create” means v. to make something new. Study “create” →
She suddenly ______ that her house keys were missing from her bag.
B — noticed. “noticed” means v. became aware of something. Study “noticed” →
The ______ rain fell for three whole days without a single pause.
A — unceasing. “unceasing” means adj. never stopping. Study “unceasing” →
The main ______ of the whole long lesson today was ancient Egypt.
A — subject. “subject” means n. a person or thing that is being discussed or studied. Study “subject” →
After the long, hot walk, a cold glass of water quenched her ______.
B — thirst. “thirst” means n. the feeling of needing to drink. Study “thirst” →
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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.