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 “superb”:
A — exceptional. “superb” means adj. excellent or very good. Study “superb” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “differ”:
D — vary. “differ” means v. to be unlike or distinct in nature. Study “differ” →
Select the best synonym for the word “accidental”:
D — unintentional. “accidental” means adj. happening by chance, not planned. Study “accidental” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “criminal”:
C — offender. “criminal” means n. a person who has committed a crime. Study “criminal” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “possible”:
A — feasible. “possible” means adj. able to be done or achieved. Study “possible” →
Select the best synonym for the word “disappear”:
A — vanish. “disappear” means v. to cease to be visible. Study “disappear” →
Select the best synonym for the word “blameworthy”:
D — culpable. “blameworthy” means adj. deserving blame or criticism. Study “blameworthy” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “person”:
A — individual. “person” means n. a human being. Study “person” →
Select the best synonym for the word “fire”:
A — flame. “fire” means n. the heat and light produced by burning. Study “fire” →
Select the best synonym for the word “shape”:
A — form. “shape” means n. the form or outline of an object. Study “shape” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “related”:
A — connected. “related” means adj. connected by a relationship. Study “related” →
Select the best synonym for the word “compete”:
D — contend. “compete” means v. to try to win against others. Study “compete” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “bold”:
C — daring. “bold” means adj. showing a willingness to take risks. Study “bold” →
Select the best synonym for the word “unable”:
A — incapable. “unable” means adj. not having the ability to do something. Study “unable” →
Select the best synonym for the word “fan”:
B — enthusiast. “fan” means n. a device for creating a current of air or a person who is very enthusiastic about something. Study “fan” →
She quickly pressed a button to ______ the small mistake she had made.
D — undo. “undo” means v. to reverse or cancel something. Study “undo” →
One ______ little mistake caused the whole experiment to fail.
D — careless. “careless” means adj. not giving enough attention to what you are doing. Study “careless” →
His ______ decision to quit his good job surprised absolutely everyone.
B — impulsive. “impulsive” means adj. acting suddenly without thinking. Study “impulsive” →
Without ______ the warning sign, he drove right past the wrong turn.
C — noticing. “noticing” means v. becoming aware of something. Study “noticing” →
Bees ______ the location of flowers by doing a special little dance.
C — communicate. “communicate” means v. to share information. Study “communicate” →
The grand wedding was by far the biggest ______ of the whole summer.
D — event. “event” means n. something that happens, especially something important. Study “event” →
A ______ loud noise made everyone in the quiet room jump at once.
A — sudden. “sudden” means adj. happening quickly and unexpectedly. Study “sudden” →
You must ______ the flour and the water together to make a smooth paste.
B — mix. “mix” means v. to combine two or more things together. Study “mix” →
He held a ______ job and lived in a quiet, tidy little neighborhood.
B — respectable. “respectable” means adj. regarded by society as good or proper. Study “respectable” →
The buzzing fly began to ______ everyone sitting at the picnic table.
D — annoy. “annoy” means v. to make someone slightly angry. Study “annoy” →
She had never ______ such a beautiful golden sunset in all her life.
A — seen. “seen” means v. past participle of ''see''; to have perceived with the eyes. Study “seen” →
She watched all the exciting ______ of the show in a single weekend.
B — episodes. “episodes” means n. parts of a series or a sequence of events. Study “episodes” →
The wild horses were free to ______ across the wide, open plains.
B — roam. “roam” means v. to move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically. Study “roam” →
The book was a ______ about a magical world of talking animals.
C — fantasy. “fantasy” means n. an imagined situation or story. Study “fantasy” →
The children were so excited for the long, warm summer ______.
D — holiday. “holiday” means n. a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. Study “holiday” →
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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.