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 “materialistic”:
A — acquisitive. “materialistic” means adj. excessively concerned with material possessions. Study “materialistic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “supposed”:
D — presumed. “supposed” means adj. generally assumed or believed to be true. Study “supposed” →
Select the best synonym for the word “weaker”:
C — frailer. “weaker” means adj. less strong or powerful. Study “weaker” →
Select the best synonym for the word “harm”:
D — injury. “harm” means n. physical injury or damage. Study “harm” →
Select the best synonym for the word “load”:
B — burden. “load” means n. something that is carried, often heavy. Study “load” →
Select the best synonym for the word “straight”:
C — direct. “straight” means adj. extending or moving in one direction only. Study “straight” →
Select the best synonym for the word “angrily”:
B — furiously. “angrily” means adv. in a manner showing strong displeasure or hostility. Study “angrily” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “temperate”:
B — moderate. “temperate” means adj. showing moderation or self-restraint. Study “temperate” →
Select the best synonym for the word “mixing”:
A — blending. “mixing” means n. the act of combining things together. Study “mixing” →
Select the best synonym for the word “punish”:
C — penalize. “punish” means v. to cause someone to suffer for a crime or bad behavior. Study “punish” →
Select the best synonym for the word “mismatched”:
A — incompatible. “mismatched” means adj. not matching or fitting together. Study “mismatched” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “result”:
C — outcome. “result” means n. the outcome or consequences of an action. Study “result” →
Select the best synonym for the word “innovative”:
D — inventive. “innovative” means adj. introducing new ideas or methods. Study “innovative” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “remnant”:
B — remainder. “remnant” means n. a small remaining quantity of something. Study “remnant” →
Select the best synonym for the word “owning”:
A — possessing. “owning” means v. having something as property. Study “owning” →
The tired explorers gazed at the ______ desert stretching to the horizon.
D — vast. “vast” means adj. extremely large or extensive. Study “vast” →
The cat's amazing ______ let it leap easily between the high rooftops.
C — agility. “agility” means n. the ability to move quickly and easily. Study “agility” →
Her very first answer was ______, so she carefully tried the problem again.
C — wrong. “wrong” means adj. not correct or true; incorrect. Study “wrong” →
It was very ______ of him to interrupt the teacher during her lesson.
C — rude. “rude” means adj. not polite or respectful. Study “rude” →
The dentist will ______ a new tooth where the old one was pulled out.
A — implant. “implant” means v. to insert or fix something in a person''s body, especially by surgery. Study “implant” →
The bored, ______ students barely even clapped at the end of the show.
C — unenthusiastic. “unenthusiastic” means adj. not showing excitement or interest. Study “unenthusiastic” →
The young ______ watched the old blacksmith carefully to learn the craft.
B — apprentice. “apprentice” means n. a person learning a trade from a skilled employer. Study “apprentice” →
The ______ muddy river was far too big to safely swim across.
D — wide. “wide” means adj. having a large distance from side to side. Study “wide” →
The new students were quickly ______ into the warm, friendly class.
D — integrated. “integrated” means adj. combined to form a complete or unified whole. Study “integrated” →
Teaching young children is a difficult but deeply ______ job.
A — rewarding. “rewarding” means adj. providing satisfaction or benefit. Study “rewarding” →
Colorful fish ______ in this clean, cool mountain lake.
D — abound. “abound” means v. to exist in large numbers. Study “abound” →
One day she truly hopes to ______ a small cottage near the sea.
D — own. “own” means v. to have something as property. Study “own” →
Many rare wading birds ______ in the quiet marshes near the coast.
D — reside. “reside” means v. to live in a particular place. Study “reside” →
The ______ strips on his jacket kept him easily visible in the dark.
A — reflective. “reflective” means adj. capable of reflecting light or images. Study “reflective” →
The rough player faced a two-game ______ for his very bad behavior.
D — suspension. “suspension” means n. the act of stopping something temporarily. Study “suspension” →
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.