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 “troublemaking”:
B — mischief. “troublemaking” means n. the act of causing problems. Study “troublemaking” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “farming”:
C — agriculture. “farming” means n. the activity of growing crops and raising animals. Study “farming” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “humid”:
D — damp. “humid” means adj. having a lot of moisture in the air. Study “humid” →
Select the best synonym for the word “block”:
B — chunks. “block” means n. plural of block; large solid pieces of hard material. Study “block” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “arouse”:
A — provoke. “arouse” means v. to awaken or provoke a feeling or response. Study “arouse” →
Select the best synonym for the word “engage”:
D — participate. “engage” means v. to participate or become involved in. Study “engage” →
Select the best synonym for the word “showy”:
C — gaudy. “showy” means adj. very noticeable or flashy. Study “showy” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “laws”:
B — statutes. “laws” means n. plural of law; systems of rules. Study “laws” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “settle”:
B — resolve. “settle” means v. to resolve or reach an agreement about an argument or problem. Study “settle” →
Select the best synonym for the word “unsettling”:
A — disturbing. “unsettling” means adj. causing anxiety or uneasiness. Study “unsettling” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “spiteful”:
D — malicious. “spiteful” means adj. showing a desire to harm or annoy. Study “spiteful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “relief”:
A — comfort. “relief” means n. a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress. Study “relief” →
Select the best synonym for the word “carry”:
B — transport. “carry” means v. to hold and move something from one place to another. Study “carry” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “caring”:
A — compassionate. “caring” means adj. showing kindness and concern for others. Study “caring” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “postpone”:
A — delay. “postpone” means v. to delay something until a later time. Study “postpone” →
It is very kind to ______ your toys with your little brother.
D — share. “share” means v. to have or use something with others. Study “share” →
Cold, wet, and hopelessly lost, the tired hikers felt utterly ______.
B — miserable. “miserable” means adj. very unhappy or uncomfortable. Study “miserable” →
The public school offered a ______ education with no religious classes at all.
D — secular. “secular” means adj. not connected with religious or spiritual matters. Study “secular” →
The loud, clear ______ of the church bell rang across the whole village.
A — sound. “sound” means n. vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard. Study “sound” →
Do not pile too many blankets on the baby, or you might ______ her.
C — smother. “smother” means v. to cover completely and prevent from breathing. Study “smother” →
In sheer strength, the young wrestler was more than a ______ for his rival.
B — match. “match” means n. a person or thing that is equal to another in quality or strength. Study “match” →
The mighty stone fortress on the high cliff seemed completely ______.
A — unconquerable. “unconquerable” means adj. impossible to defeat or overcome. Study “unconquerable” →
She was still ______ about whether to go to the party or stay home.
B — undecided. “undecided” means adj. not having made a decision. Study “undecided” →
With courage and hard work, she finally managed to ______ her deep fear.
B — overcome. “overcome” means v. to successfully deal with a problem. Study “overcome” →
The very bad news seemed to greatly ______ her, and she began to cry.
D — upset. “upset” means v. to disturb or overturn; adj. feeling unhappy or worried. Study “upset” →
A heavy wave of ______ washed over her after the very long, hard day.
D — tiredness. “tiredness” means n. the state of being tired. Study “tiredness” →
Despite all the setbacks, the whole team stayed ______ about winning the cup.
B — hopeful. “hopeful” means adj. feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event. Study “hopeful” →
The airline offered some money as ______ for the very long delay.
C — compensation. “compensation” means n. something given to make up for a loss. Study “compensation” →
She carefully wrapped a beautiful ______ for her mother's birthday.
B — gift. “gift” means n. something given willingly to someone without payment; a present. Study “gift” →
The acrobat kept perfect ______ as she walked along the thin rope.
C — balance. “balance” means n. a state where things are of equal weight or force. Study “balance” →
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.