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 “jovial”:
C — jolly. “jovial” means adj. cheerful and friendly. Study “jovial” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “sum”:
B — total. “sum” means n. the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more numbers. Study “sum” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “impairment”:
A — disability. “impairment” means n. a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well. Study “impairment” →
Select the best synonym for the word “blurred”:
D — hazy. “blurred” means adj. not clear or distinct. Study “blurred” →
Select the best synonym for the word “regal”:
B — majestic. “regal” means adj. royal, suitable for a king or queen. Study “regal” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “tightness”:
B — tension. “tightness” means n. the state of being stretched or drawn tight. Study “tightness” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “effort”:
C — exertion. “effort” means n. a vigorous or determined attempt. Study “effort” →
Select the best synonym for the word “moving”:
A — touching. “moving” means adj. causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy. Study “moving” →
Select the best synonym for the word “worsen”:
C — deteriorate. “worsen” means v. to become or make something worse. Study “worsen” →
Select the best synonym for the word “integrated”:
D — unified. “integrated” means adj. combined to form a complete or unified whole. Study “integrated” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “concealed”:
B — hidden. “concealed” means adj. kept hidden or secret. Study “concealed” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “quirk”:
A — peculiarity. “quirk” means n. a peculiar trait or mannerism. Study “quirk” →
Select the best synonym for the word “sparing”:
C — frugal. “sparing” means adj. using very little of something. Study “sparing” →
Select the best synonym for the word “bit”:
D — fragment. “bit” means n. a small piece or amount. Study “bit” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “side”:
B — flank. “side” means n. the parts that are not the top, bottom, front, or back. Study “side” →
She ______ said goodbye to all her friends before the long journey.
B — sorrowfully. “sorrowfully” means adv. in a way that shows sadness. Study “sorrowfully” →
Rescuers searched the twisted ______ of the crashed plane for any survivors.
C — wreckage. “wreckage” means n. the remains of something that has been badly damaged or destroyed. Study “wreckage” →
The ______ boy sat all alone in the corner and refused to speak to anyone.
B — sullen. “sullen” means adj. bad-tempered and gloomy. Study “sullen” →
The loud ______ from the busy street kept her awake all night long.
B — noise. “noise” means n. a loud or unpleasant sound. Study “noise” →
The doctor warned that ______ too quickly can give you a painful stomachache.
B — eating. “eating” means n. the act of consuming food. Study “eating” →
A deep love of sweets was her one and only great ______.
A — weakness. “weakness” means n. lack of strength or power. Study “weakness” →
The whole team ______ finished the difficult project ahead of schedule.
C — successfully. “successfully” means adv. in a way that achieves a goal or purpose. Study “successfully” →
Do not ______ your back by trying to lift that very heavy wooden box.
B — strain. “strain” means v. to exert to the utmost. Study “strain” →
The hero cleverly escapes in the ______ chapter, just before the very end.
A — next-to-last. “next-to-last” means adj. second to the last. Study “next-to-last” →
Far from his home, the sailor felt a deep ______ to see his family.
A — longing. “longing” means n. a strong desire for something. Study “longing” →
A single silly argument can sadly ______ two lifelong friends.
D — estrange. “estrange” means v. to cause someone to be no longer friendly or close. Study “estrange” →
The research project badly needed more ______ to continue its important work.
B — funding. “funding” means n. money provided for a specific purpose. Study “funding” →
Her bold plan had real ______ and was chosen over all of the others.
D — merit. “merit” means n. a good quality or feature that deserves praise. Study “merit” →
The bold new leader promised to ______ all corruption from the government.
C — purge. “purge” means v. to remove something unwanted. Study “purge” →
As a bold ______, the young chef invented many wild new recipes.
A — tradition-breaker. “tradition-breaker” means n. a person who does not follow traditional practices. Study “tradition-breaker” →
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.