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 “devotion”:
D — loyalty. “devotion” means n. love, loyalty, or enthusiasm for a person or activity. Study “devotion” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “captivating”:
C — enchanting. “captivating” means adj. very attractive and interesting. Study “captivating” →
Select the best synonym for the word “threaten”:
A — intimidate. “threaten” means v. to say you will harm someone if they do not do what you want. Study “threaten” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “pride”:
D — satisfaction. “pride” means n. a feeling of satisfaction from one''s achievements. Study “pride” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “slightly”:
B — somewhat. “slightly” means adv. to a small degree or extent. Study “slightly” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “pacify”:
A — soothe. “pacify” means v. to calm someone down. Study “pacify” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “written”:
B — documented. “written” means adj. expressed in writing. Study “written” →
Select the best synonym for the word “respectful”:
B — courteous. “respectful” means adj. showing politeness or honor. Study “respectful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “assertive”:
B — forceful. “assertive” means adj. confident and direct in claiming one''s rights or putting forward one''s views. Study “assertive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “proverb”:
C — adage. “proverb” means n. a short saying that gives advice or expresses a truth. Study “proverb” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “nothing”:
A — naught. “nothing” means pron. not anything; no single thing. Study “nothing” →
Select the best synonym for the word “extinguish”:
C — quench. “extinguish” means v. to put out a fire or light. Study “extinguish” →
Select the best synonym for the word “offender”:
A — criminal. “offender” means n. a person who commits a crime. Study “offender” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “shout”:
D — yell. “shout” means v. to speak very loudly. Study “shout” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “conceptual”:
D — theoretical. “conceptual” means adj. related to or based on ideas. Study “conceptual” →
Please ______ the ripe red apples from the rotten ones in the basket.
B — separate. “separate” means v. to cause to move or be apart. Study “separate” →
The tall vase held only ______ silk flowers, not real ones.
D — decorative. “decorative” means adj. serving to make something look more attractive. Study “decorative” →
She solved the tricky problem without any ______ at all.
D — difficulty. “difficulty” means n. the state or condition of being difficult. Study “difficulty” →
Her ______ speech made everyone in the room want to work much harder.
D — inspiring. “inspiring” means adj. making you feel enthusiastic or excited about something. Study “inspiring” →
The strict new rule will ______ the number of cars allowed in the park.
D — restrict. “restrict” means v. to limit or control something. Study “restrict” →
His ______ desk was covered in scattered papers and empty coffee cups.
C — messy. “messy” means adj. untidy or disorganized. Study “messy” →
The whole Earth is shaped like a giant ______ spinning through space.
D — sphere. “sphere” means n. a round 3D shape like a ball. Study “sphere” →
Every single summer, the whole family spent a happy week at the ______.
C — seaside. “seaside” means n. a place by the sea, especially a beach area or holiday resort. Study “seaside” →
She gave him one small ______ about what his birthday present might be.
D — hint. “hint” means n. a small piece of advice or suggestion. Study “hint” →
The wise old grandmother loved to ______ long tales of her youth.
B — narrate. “narrate” means v. to tell a story or describe a series of events. Study “narrate” →
Be very careful not to ______ any important step when you follow the recipe.
A — omit. “omit” means v. to leave out or exclude. Study “omit” →
The helpful librarian gave us useful ______ about the town's long history.
C — information. “information” means n. facts or details about a subject. Study “information” →
The sold-out concert was a huge ______ for the talented young band.
A — success. “success” means n. the achievement of a goal or purpose. Study “success” →
She smiled at her own ______ in the shiny, clean store window.
D — reflection. “reflection” means n. the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface. Study “reflection” →
It was quite ______ of her to play loud music while the baby slept.
B — thoughtless. “thoughtless” means adj. not considering others. Study “thoughtless” →
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.