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 “troubled”:
D — distressed. “troubled” means adj. having problems or difficulties. Study “troubled” →
Select the best synonym for the word “movable”:
A — portable. “movable” means adj. capable of being moved. Study “movable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “invitation”:
D — request. “invitation” means n. a request to attend an event. Study “invitation” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rapturous”:
B — ecstatic. “rapturous” means adj. expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm. Study “rapturous” →
Select the best synonym for the word “existing”:
A — current. “existing” means adj. currently present or in use. Study “existing” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “risky”:
A — hazardous. “risky” means adj. involving the possibility of something bad happening. Study “risky” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “eternity”:
A — infinity. “eternity” means n. time without end. Study “eternity” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “near”:
A — close. “near” means adv. close to someone or something. Study “near” →
Select the best synonym for the word “label”:
A — tag. “label” means n. a piece of paper or material attached to an object to give information about it. Study “label” →
Select the best synonym for the word “genius”:
C — prodigy. “genius” means n. a person with exceptional intellectual or creative ability. Study “genius” →
Select the best synonym for the word “purpose”:
D — aim. “purpose” means n. the reason for which something is done. Study “purpose” →
Select the best synonym for the word “tenacity”:
A — persistence. “tenacity” means n. the quality of being determined. Study “tenacity” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “information”:
D — data. “information” means n. facts or details about a subject. Study “information” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “opposite”:
A — contrary. “opposite” means adj. completely different; n. a person or thing that is completely different. Study “opposite” →
Select the best synonym for the word “calming”:
B — soothing. “calming” means adj. making someone feel less upset or excited. Study “calming” →
His bright orange tie and lime green shirt were badly ______.
C — clashing. “clashing” means adj. conflicting or not matching. Study “clashing” →
Even when he was very angry, his strong ______ kept him calm and quiet.
C — self-control. “self-control” means n. the ability to control one''s emotions and desires. Study “self-control” →
There is a big ______ between saying something and actually doing it.
D — difference. “difference” means n. a way in which people or things are not the same. Study “difference” →
The tiny scratch on the car was just a small, ______ bit of damage.
B — incidental. “incidental” means adj. happening as a minor part of something else. Study “incidental” →
It has been well over a ______ since we last saw our dear old friends.
C — year. “year” means n. plural of year; periods of twelve months. Study “year” →
The whole cheering crowd celebrated the ______ of the winning team.
D — arrival. “arrival” means n. the act of coming to a place. Study “arrival” →
The rotten, ______ smell from the drain made everyone gag at once.
A — loathsome. “loathsome” means adj. causing hatred or disgust. Study “loathsome” →
A good ______ turns a written plan into real, working results.
B — implementer. “implementer” means n. a person who puts a plan or system into action. Study “implementer” →
The ______ old bakery has served this small town for over fifty years.
B — established. “established” means adj. having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted. Study “established” →
On the warm summer evening, they liked to ______ slowly along the beach.
D — stroll. “stroll” means v. to walk in a relaxed way. Study “stroll” →
The professor gave a firm, ______ answer that no one dared to question.
C — authoritative. “authoritative” means adj. having or showing authority. Study “authoritative” →
For a single silent ______, everything in the whole room fell quiet.
A — moment. “moment” means n. a very brief period of time. Study “moment” →
She carefully ______ out her long last name for the new teacher.
C — spelled. “spelled” means v. wrote or named the letters of a word in order. Study “spelled” →
Traveling widely slowly changed her whole ______ of the world and life.
B — worldview. “worldview” means n. a particular philosophy or view of life. Study “worldview” →
The children began to ______ with their parents for a small new puppy.
C — plead. “plead” means v. to ask for something in a serious and emotional way. Study “plead” →
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.