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 “assure”:
C — guarantee. “assure” means v. to tell someone something confidently to remove doubt. Study “assure” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “amusement”:
C — entertainment. “amusement” means n. the state of finding something funny or entertaining. Study “amusement” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “brighten”:
C — illuminate. “brighten” means v. to make or become more light or cheerful. Study “brighten” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “matching”:
A — coordinated. “matching” means adj. having the same color, pattern, or style. Study “matching” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “affix”:
C — attach. “affix” means v. to attach or stick something to something else. Study “affix” →
Select the best synonym for the word “momentous”:
A — significant. “momentous” means adj. very important or significant. Study “momentous” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “difficult”:
C — challenging. “difficult” means adj. needing much effort or skill to do or understand. Study “difficult” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “murmur”:
A — whisper. “murmur” means v. to say something in a soft, quiet voice. Study “murmur” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “perfect”:
A — flawless. “perfect” means adj. having all the required elements or qualities. Study “perfect” →
Select the best synonym for the word “boring”:
D — dull. “boring” means adj. not interesting; dull. Study “boring” →
Select the best synonym for the word “unidentified”:
C — unknown. “unidentified” means adj. not recognized or known. Study “unidentified” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “sorrow”:
D — grief. “sorrow” means n. a feeling of deep distress caused by loss or disappointment. Study “sorrow” →
Select the best synonym for the word “distract”:
A — divert. “distract” means v. to take someone''s attention away from something. Study “distract” →
Select the best synonym for the word “signal”:
A — cue. “signal” means n. a gesture or sound used to convey information. Study “signal” →
Select the best synonym for the word “income”:
C — earnings. “income” means n. money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. Study “income” →
The heavy days of rain caused ______ flooding across many low towns.
B — widespread. “widespread” means adj. found or distributed over a large area. Study “widespread” →
Every single ______ of the exciting show sat on the very edge of their seat.
B — viewer. “viewer” means n. a person who watches something, especially television. Study “viewer” →
She tied a bright red ribbon at the very end of her long ______.
A — braid. “braid” means n. a length of hair or other material interwoven together. Study “braid” →
The strict new law changes some of the ______ rules about parking.
D — existing. “existing” means adj. currently present or in use. Study “existing” →
By ______ calm during the fire, she helped everyone escape safely.
D — staying. “staying” means v. remaining in a place or situation. Study “staying” →
The two cars crashed in a terrible ______ on the icy road.
C — accident. “accident” means n. an unexpected event, often causing harm or injury. Study “accident” →
Try hard to ______ the rude comment and simply walk calmly away.
D — ignore. “ignore” means v. to pay no attention to something or someone. Study “ignore” →
The slightest ______ of the deer made the quiet hunter freeze in place.
B — movement. “movement” means n. an act of changing physical location or position. Study “movement” →
The ______ red curry was so hot that his eyes began to water.
A — spicy. “spicy” means adj. having a strong, hot flavor. Study “spicy” →
The stingy old ______ refused to spend even a single coin on himself.
D — penny-pincher. “penny-pincher” means n. a person who is unwilling to spend money. Study “penny-pincher” →
Remember to ______ your shoelaces tightly before you go out to run.
C — tie. “tie” means v. to fasten things together with a string or rope. Study “tie” →
The ______ man disagreed with almost everything that anyone said.
C — argumentative. “argumentative” means adj. prone to arguing or disputing. Study “argumentative” →
A large ______ of rain fell during the heavy summer thunderstorm.
B — amount. “amount” means n. a quantity of something. Study “amount” →
Because he ran so fast, his friends gave him the ______ Rocket.
B — nickname. “nickname” means n. a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing. Study “nickname” →
Each ______ at the party received a small gift to take home.
B — guest. “guest” means n. people who are invited to visit or stay in someone''s home. Study “guest” →
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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.