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 “daze”:
C — stun. “daze” means v. to stun or confuse. Study “daze” →
Select the best synonym for the word “surrounding”:
C — neighboring. “surrounding” means adj. located around something. Study “surrounding” →
Select the best synonym for the word “blocked”:
D — obstructed. “blocked” means adj. obstructed or stopped up. Study “blocked” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “foe”:
B — adversary. “foe” means n. an enemy or opponent. Study “foe” →
Select the best synonym for the word “prevent”:
D — avert. “prevent” means v. to stop something from happening. Study “prevent” →
Select the best synonym for the word “elevation”:
C — altitude. “elevation” means n. height above a given level. Study “elevation” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “joining”:
D — union. “joining” means n. the act of becoming a member or part of something. Study “joining” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “boast”:
C — brag. “boast” means v. to talk with excessive pride. Study “boast” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “nitpick”:
A — criticize. “nitpick” means v. to find small or unimportant faults in something. Study “nitpick” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “comfort”:
C — ease. “comfort” means n. a state of physical ease. Study “comfort” →
Select the best synonym for the word “extent”:
D — scope. “extent” means n. the size or scale of something. Study “extent” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “stir”:
B — blend. “stir” means v. to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern. Study “stir” →
Select the best synonym for the word “episodes”:
C — installments. “episodes” means n. parts of a series or a sequence of events. Study “episodes” →
Select the best synonym for the word “absorb”:
B — soak up. “absorb” means v. to take in or soak up. Study “absorb” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “path”:
A — trail. “path” means n. a track made by people or animals walking. Study “path” →
A single sharp nail began to ______ from the old, rotting wooden board.
A — protrude. “protrude” means v. to stick out. Study “protrude” →
It was a very great ______ to meet the famous, kind old scientist.
D — honor. “honor” means n. high respect or esteem. Study “honor” →
The children felt warm and ______ inside their cozy little home.
D — safe. “safe” means adj. free from harm or danger. Study “safe” →
The little bird flapped its badly broken ______ but simply could not fly.
B — wing. “wing” means n. a part of an animal''s body used for flying. Study “wing” →
She blushed happily when he paid her a very kind ______.
A — compliment. “compliment” means n. a polite expression of praise or admiration. Study “compliment” →
She lives quite ______ to the school, just two short streets away.
A — near. “near” means adv. close to someone or something. Study “near” →
His neatly ______ desk had every pen and paper in its proper place.
A — organized. “organized” means adj. arranged in a systematic way. Study “organized” →
She felt absolutely ______ when she crossed the finish line in first place.
B — euphoric. “euphoric” means adj. feeling intense excitement and happiness. Study “euphoric” →
After many long years in a cage, the wild bird was finally set ______.
D — free. “free” means adj. not under the control of someone else. Study “free” →
No one at all knew exactly what would ______ at the big surprise party.
D — happen. “happen” means v. to take place or occur. Study “happen” →
The old bread had gone hard and ______ after sitting out for several days.
D — stale. “stale” means adj. no longer fresh. Study “stale” →
The two friends simply could not ______ on which movie to watch.
D — agree. “agree” means v. to have the same opinion. Study “agree” →
His ______ tone made it very clear he did not really mean the compliment.
D — sarcastic. “sarcastic” means adj. using irony to mock or convey contempt. Study “sarcastic” →
The ______ carefully searched the whole room for any hidden clues.
D — investigator. “investigator” means n. a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation. Study “investigator” →
It was very hard to ______ on reading with the loud music playing.
D — concentrate. “concentrate” means v. to focus all one''s attention on a particular object or activity. Study “concentrate” →
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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.