40 Verbal Reasoning questions — 20 synonym, 20 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.
Select the best synonym for the word “dejected”:
A — downcast. “dejected” means adj. sad and depressed; dispirited. Study “dejected” →
The tall man began to ______ quickly across the busy, crowded street.
C — stride. “stride” means v. to walk with long steps. Study “stride” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “oneself”:
A — self. “oneself” means pron. one''s own self. Study “oneself” →
He had the strange ______ that the old empty house was truly haunted.
D — notion. “notion” means n. an idea or belief about something. Study “notion” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rid”:
B — clear. “rid” means v. to make someone or something free of something unwanted. Study “rid” →
She was deeply ______ when the rain suddenly canceled the picnic.
A — disappointed. “disappointed” means adj. feeling sad because something was not as good as expected. Study “disappointed” →
Select the best synonym for the word “children”:
B — kids. “children” means n. young human beings below the age of puberty. Study “children” →
She gave a ______ apology and truly meant every single word of it.
A — sincere. “sincere” means adj. honest and genuine. Study “sincere” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “praise”:
A — commend. “praise” means v. to express approval or admiration. Study “praise” →
As a lifelong football ______, he never missed a single home game.
C — fanatic. “fanatic” means n. a person with extreme enthusiasm for something. Study “fanatic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “inflexible”:
D — rigid. “inflexible” means adj. unwilling to change or compromise. Study “inflexible” →
He carried the heavy backpack on his ______ all the way up the steep hill.
B — back. “back” means n. the part of the body opposite the chest. Study “back” →
Select the best synonym for the word “undo”:
A — reverse. “undo” means v. to reverse or cancel something. Study “undo” →
She carefully followed her grandmother's old ______ to bake the apple pie.
B — recipe. “recipe” means n. a set of instructions for cooking a particular dish. Study “recipe” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “telling”:
D — significant. “telling” means adj. having a strong or important effect. Study “telling” →
The new manager quickly made many ______ to the way the office worked.
C — change. “change” means n. plural of change; alterations or modifications. Study “change” →
Select the best synonym for the word “tough”:
A — sturdy. “tough” means adj. strong and durable; not easily broken. Study “tough” →
Use warm water and soap to ______ the deep cut before bandaging it.
A — cleanse. “cleanse” means v. to make something clean. Study “cleanse” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “dutiful”:
C — obedient. “dutiful” means adj. doing what you are supposed to do. Study “dutiful” →
The workers carefully ______ the heavy piano down through the wide window.
B — lowered. “lowered” means v. past tense of lower; made something go down. Study “lowered” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “idea”:
B — notion. “idea” means n. a thought or suggestion about a possible course of action. Study “idea” →
The brave knight traveled across the whole ______ to find the fierce dragon.
A — kingdom. “kingdom” means n. a country ruled by a king or queen. Study “kingdom” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “choice”:
C — selection. “choice” means n. an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities. Study “choice” →
The tired pilgrims traveled very far to visit the ancient ______ temple.
A — sacred. “sacred” means adj. considered holy or connected to religion. Study “sacred” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “evasion”:
D — avoidance. “evasion” means n. the act of avoiding something. Study “evasion” →
By ______ the school swim team, she made many wonderful new friends.
C — joining. “joining” means n. the act of becoming a member or part of something. Study “joining” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “grace”:
D — elegance. “grace” means n. smoothness and elegance of movement. Study “grace” →
The ______ woman donated warm meals to the hungry every single winter.
D — charitable. “charitable” means adj. generous in giving to those in need. Study “charitable” →
Select the best synonym for the word “welcome”:
C — greet. “welcome” means v. to greet someone in a friendly way. Study “welcome” →
His painful shyness was a real ______ to making any new friends.
C — impediment. “impediment” means n. something that makes progress or movement difficult. Study “impediment” →
Select the best synonym for the word “cynic”:
A — skeptic. “cynic” means n. a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable reasons. Study “cynic” →
The tired pilgrims traveled far to ______ at the ancient holy temple.
D — worship. “worship” means v. to show reverence and adoration for a deity. Study “worship” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “discourage”:
C — dishearten. “discourage” means v. to make someone less confident or hopeful. Study “discourage” →
The two old poems were very different in their ______ choices.
D — stylistic. “stylistic” means adj. related to the way something is expressed. Study “stylistic” →
Select the best synonym for the word “aged”:
D — elderly. “aged” means adj. having lived for a long time; old. Study “aged” →
Talking loudly during the solemn ceremony showed great ______.
C — disrespect. “disrespect” means n. lack of respect or courtesy. Study “disrespect” →
Select the best synonym for the word “money”:
A — currency. “money” means n. a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes. Study “money” →
The ______ of the meeting surprised everyone, as it lasted only minutes.
C — shortness. “shortness” means n. the state of being short. Study “shortness” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “endlessness”:
D — infinity. “endlessness” means n. the state of having no end. Study “endlessness” →
She checked her homework twice to make sure every single answer was ______.
D — correct. “correct” means adj. free from error; v. to make something right. Study “correct” →
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.
40 — 20 synonym questions and 20 sentence-completion questions, the same roughly-even split the real ISEE Verbal Reasoning section uses.
No. Every Basic 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.