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 “important”:
C — significant. “important” means adj. having great significance or value. Study “important” →
Select the best synonym for the word “mass”:
A — bulk. “mass” means n. a large amount or number of something. Study “mass” →
Select the best synonym for the word “title”:
C — heading. “title” means n. the name of a book, movie, or other work. Study “title” →
Select the best synonym for the word “emotional”:
D — sentimental. “emotional” means adj. related to feelings. Study “emotional” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “fascinating”:
C — captivating. “fascinating” means adj. extremely interesting. Study “fascinating” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “inappropriate”:
A — unsuitable. “inappropriate” means adj. not suitable or proper in the situation. Study “inappropriate” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “send”:
D — dispatch. “send” means v. to cause something to go or be taken to a particular destination. Study “send” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “evident”:
C — obvious. “evident” means adj. clear to see or understand. Study “evident” →
Select the best synonym for the word “body”:
B — physique. “body” means n. the physical structure of a person or an animal. Study “body” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “through”:
B — via. “through” means prep. from one end or side to the other. Study “through” →
Select the best synonym for the word “broke”:
B — penniless. “broke” means adj. having no money. Study “broke” →
Select the best synonym for the word “deception”:
C — trickery. “deception” means n. the act of making someone believe something that is not true. Study “deception” →
Select the best synonym for the word “list”:
B — roster. “list” means n. a number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively. Study “list” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “city”:
C — metropolis. “city” means n. a large town. Study “city” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “lame”:
B — crippled. “lame” means adj. unable to walk properly because of an injury or illness. Study “lame” →
Can you ______ this difficult word using your own simple everyday words?
A — define. “define” means v. to explain the meaning of a word or concept. Study “define” →
His old car was so ______ that it broke down almost every single week.
B — unreliable. “unreliable” means adj. not able to be trusted or depended on. Study “unreliable” →
The ancient golden crown was a ______ treasure from very long ago.
B — priceless. “priceless” means adj. so valuable that it cannot be priced. Study “priceless” →
She chose her closest friend to be her ______ for the big science project.
C — partner. “partner” means n. a person who takes part in an activity with another. Study “partner” →
The wildfire began to ______ very quickly through the dry, dead grass.
D — spread. “spread” means v. to extend over a large area. Study “spread” →
Waiting for the results felt like a whole ______, though it was only minutes.
C — eternity. “eternity” means n. time without end. Study “eternity” →
In ______ class, we learned all about the ancient Roman empire.
B — history. “history” means n. the study of past events. Study “history” →
The stern judge decided to ______ the dangerous thief for ten long years.
B — imprison. “imprison” means v. to put someone in prison. Study “imprison” →
The careful cook ______ chopped the fresh herbs into tiny green flakes.
A — finely. “finely” means adv. in a very delicate or exact way. Study “finely” →
Water is a ______ that takes the shape of whatever container holds it.
C — liquid. “liquid” means n. a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume. Study “liquid” →
She ______ solved the tricky puzzle that had stumped everyone else.
B — cleverly. “cleverly” means adv. in a way that shows intelligence or skill. Study “cleverly” →
The daring skiers raced quickly down the steep, snowy ______.
A — slope. “slope” means n. a surface of which one end or side is at a higher level than another. Study “slope” →
His grand plan to become rich overnight was completely ______.
B — unrealistic. “unrealistic” means adj. not seeing things as they are; impractical. Study “unrealistic” →
The tired soldiers were ordered to march ______ into the thick, dark forest.
D — forward. “forward” means adv. toward the front; in the direction that one is facing. Study “forward” →
The ______ ruler taxed the poor people until they had almost nothing left.
B — oppressive. “oppressive” means adj. causing discomfort or hardship. Study “oppressive” →
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.