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 “finished”:
B — complete. “finished” means adj. completed or done. Study “finished” →
Select the best synonym for the word “eternalize”:
A — immortalize. “eternalize” means v. to make something last forever. Study “eternalize” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “repeat”:
A — reiterate. “repeat” means v. to say or do something again. Study “repeat” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “disprove”:
C — refute. “disprove” means v. to show that something is not true. Study “disprove” →
Select the best synonym for the word “tool”:
A — instrument. “tool” means n. an instrument used to perform a task. Study “tool” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “following”:
B — subsequent. “following” means adj. coming after or as a result of. Study “following” →
Select the best synonym for the word “tolerable”:
C — bearable. “tolerable” means adj. able to be endured. Study “tolerable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “mocking”:
A — derisive. “mocking” means adj. making fun of someone in a cruel way. Study “mocking” →
Select the best synonym for the word “breach”:
D — violation. “breach” means n. a violation or break of a rule or agreement. Study “breach” →
Select the best synonym for the word “opening”:
A — gap. “opening” means n. a hole or space that something can pass through. Study “opening” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “search”:
B — hunt. “search” means v. to look carefully for something; n. an attempt to find something. Study “search” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “speaker”:
D — orator. “speaker” means n. a person who talks or gives a speech. Study “speaker” →
Select the best synonym for the word “producing”:
D — generating. “producing” means v. the act of making or creating something. Study “producing” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “insignificant”:
B — trivial. “insignificant” means adj. not important or large enough to matter. Study “insignificant” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “truth”:
D — fact. “truth” means n. the quality or state of being true. Study “truth” →
Thanks to her ______, she had packed umbrellas before the rain even began.
A — foresight. “foresight” means n. the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future. Study “foresight” →
Because of the heavy rain, they had to ______ the big outdoor concert.
A — postpone. “postpone” means v. to delay something until a later time. Study “postpone” →
With great ______, she trained hard every single day to win the race.
C — determination. “determination” means n. firmness of purpose. Study “determination” →
The beautiful golden sunset gave the young painter fresh ______.
C — inspiration. “inspiration” means n. a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas. Study “inspiration” →
After the long mountain hike, they all enjoyed a big, warm ______ together.
D — meal. “meal” means n. an occasion when food is eaten. Study “meal” →
The pilot spoke calmly to ______ the passengers that all was well.
C — assure. “assure” means v. to tell someone something confidently to remove doubt. Study “assure” →
The round rubber ball began to ______ slowly down the grassy hill.
B — roll. “roll” means v. to move by turning over and over. Study “roll” →
She felt quite ______ that the old car would make it up the steep hill.
C — doubtful. “doubtful” means adj. feeling uncertain about something. Study “doubtful” →
The rotten milk gave off a ______ smell that filled the whole fridge.
D — nasty. “nasty” means adj. very unpleasant or offensive. Study “nasty” →
The ______ of the enormous marble statue took the sculptor ten long years.
A — creation. “creation” means n. the act of making something new. Study “creation” →
It was ______ to finish the huge project in just one short day.
C — impossible. “impossible” means adj. not able to occur, exist, or be done. Study “impossible” →
The big walrus used its two long ______ to pull itself up onto the ice.
D — tusks. “tusks” means n. plural of tusk; long, pointed teeth projecting from the mouth of certain animals. Study “tusks” →
The ______ bark of the old oak tree scratched her bare hand.
D — rough. “rough” means adj. having an uneven or irregular surface. Study “rough” →
His big, ______ hand gestures made the whole audience laugh out loud.
A — theatrical. “theatrical” means adj. related to the theater. Study “theatrical” →
The bright north star was a ______ light for the lost, weary sailors.
D — guiding. “guiding” means adj. showing the way by leading or advising. Study “guiding” →
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.