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 “twist”:
C — spin. “twist” means v. to turn something in a circular motion. Study “twist” →
Select the best synonym for the word “model”:
A — replica. “model” means n. a small copy of something; a person who poses for artists or photographers. Study “model” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “formless”:
D — shapeless. “formless” means adj. without a clear or definite shape or structure. Study “formless” →
Select the best synonym for the word “journey”:
B — voyage. “journey” means n. the act of traveling from one place to another. Study “journey” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “aim”:
A — direct. “aim” means v. to point or direct at a target. Study “aim” →
Select the best synonym for the word “sympathy”:
C — compassion. “sympathy” means n. feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else''s misfortune. Study “sympathy” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rearrange”:
A — reorganize. “rearrange” means v. to change the order or position of something. Study “rearrange” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “agent”:
A — representative. “agent” means n. a person who acts on behalf of another. Study “agent” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “ruler”:
A — monarch. “ruler” means n. a person who governs or a tool for measuring. Study “ruler” →
Select the best synonym for the word “friendship”:
C — camaraderie. “friendship” means n. the state of being friends. Study “friendship” →
Select the best synonym for the word “penny-pincher”:
A — miser. “penny-pincher” means n. a person who is unwilling to spend money. Study “penny-pincher” →
Select the best synonym for the word “stale”:
C — musty. “stale” means adj. no longer fresh. Study “stale” →
Select the best synonym for the word “delighted”:
B — thrilled. “delighted” means adj. very pleased. Study “delighted” →
Select the best synonym for the word “captivate”:
B — enchant. “captivate” means v. to attract and hold the interest of. Study “captivate” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “working-class”:
D — blue-collar. “working-class” means adj. relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, especially in manual or industrial work. Study “working-class” →
The gentle nurse treated every single patient with real ______.
A — care. “care” means n. the process of protecting someone or something. Study “care” →
The ______ orange embers of the campfire kept them warm all night long.
D — glowing. “glowing” means adj. producing a steady light or heat. Study “glowing” →
She ______ ignored his rude comment and calmly walked away.
A — deliberately. “deliberately” means adv. done on purpose. Study “deliberately” →
The ______ carpenter built the whole oak table without a single mistake.
A — skilled. “skilled” means adj. having the ability to do something well. Study “skilled” →
The very busy factory can ______ thousands of cars every single week.
C — produce. “produce” means v. to make or create something. Study “produce” →
The old house, ______ many repairs, was sold at a very low price.
D — requiring. “requiring” means v. needing something for a particular purpose. Study “requiring” →
The ______ storm destroyed dozens of homes all along the rocky coast.
A — savage. “savage” means adj. fierce, violent, and uncontrolled. Study “savage” →
Brushing your teeth twice a day is a simple ______ habit.
A — everyday. “everyday” means adj. common or ordinary; happening daily. Study “everyday” →
He ordered a ______ scoop of chocolate ice cream on the hot afternoon.
D — double. “double” means adj. twice as much or as many. Study “double” →
The cruel bullies unfairly teased the smaller boy, calling him a ______.
D — weakling. “weakling” means n. a person or animal that is physically weak. Study “weakling” →
The best ______ of the new phone is by far its very long battery life.
D — feature. “feature” means n. distinctive attributes or aspects of something. Study “feature” →
It was hard to ______ that such a small dog could bark so loudly.
A — believe. “believe” means v. to accept something as true. Study “believe” →
The archaeologists hoped to ______ ancient treasures buried deep in the sand.
D — uncover. “uncover” means v. to remove a cover or discover something hidden. Study “uncover” →
With so little practice at all, it seemed ______ that they would win.
B — unlikely. “unlikely” means adj. not likely to happen. Study “unlikely” →
The loud ______ from the excited crowd could be heard blocks away.
B — shouting. “shouting” means n. the act of speaking very loudly. Study “shouting” →
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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.