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 “motionless”:
A — still. “motionless” means adj. not moving; still. Study “motionless” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “notable”:
A — noteworthy. “notable” means adj. worthy of attention or notice. Study “notable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “regretfully”:
C — sorrowfully. “regretfully” means adv. in a way that shows you are sorry. Study “regretfully” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “society”:
D — community. “society” means n. a community of people living together. Study “society” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “stick”:
D — adhere. “stick” means v. to attach or hold something with an adhesive substance. Study “stick” →
Select the best synonym for the word “environment”:
B — surroundings. “environment” means n. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives. Study “environment” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “impulse”:
A — urge. “impulse” means n. a sudden strong desire to do something. Study “impulse” →
Select the best synonym for the word “fake”:
C — counterfeit. “fake” means adj. not real; made to look like something else. Study “fake” →
Select the best synonym for the word “bitter”:
B — acrid. “bitter” means adj. having a sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling. Study “bitter” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “middle”:
A — center. “middle” means n. the central point or part. Study “middle” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “certify”:
C — verify. “certify” means v. to confirm or verify something as true. Study “certify” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “honesty”:
B — sincerity. “honesty” means n. the quality of being honest. Study “honesty” →
Select the best synonym for the word “contemplative”:
C — reflective. “contemplative” means adj. deeply thoughtful. Study “contemplative” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “straightforward”:
D — simple. “straightforward” means adj. easy to understand or simple. Study “straightforward” →
Select the best synonym for the word “designing”:
A — scheming. “designing” means adj. planning with a specific purpose. Study “designing” →
Please ______ the sleeping baby gently down in the soft crib.
B — lay. “lay” means v. to put something down. Study “lay” →
Every driver must obey the ______ and always stop at red lights.
C — law. “law” means n. a system of rules. Study “law” →
He wore a warm woolen hat on his ______ in the bitter cold.
B — head. “head” means n. the upper part of the body containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. Study “head” →
After just a few days, she became ______ with all her new classmates.
B — acquainted. “acquainted” means adj. familiar with someone or something. Study “acquainted” →
With a few ______ strokes, the artist painted a perfectly lifelike bird.
B — skillful. “skillful” means adj. having or showing skill. Study “skillful” →
The grand marble mansion belonged to a wealthy ______ family.
D — upper-class. “upper-class” means adj. belonging to the highest social class. Study “upper-class” →
You can always ______ a loyal friend to keep your secrets perfectly safe.
D — trust. “trust” means v. to believe in the reliability of someone or something. Study “trust” →
The young prince chose to ______ his claim to the throne and live simply.
D — renounce. “renounce” means v. to formally give up or reject something. Study “renounce” →
The very unfair decision caused a huge ______ among the angry home fans.
C — uproar. “uproar” means n. a loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. Study “uproar” →
The little rabbit escaped through a small ______ in the wooden fence.
D — opening. “opening” means n. a hole or space that something can pass through. Study “opening” →
He was filled with heavy ______ after telling the hurtful, needless lie.
A — guilt. “guilt” means n. a feeling of having done something wrong. Study “guilt” →
Good schools work very hard to ______ children about the wider world.
B — educate. “educate” means v. to teach or train someone. Study “educate” →
The patient artist used a small knife to ______ a bird from the block of wood.
C — carve. “carve” means v. to cut something into a shape. Study “carve” →
Her whole plan rested on the ______ that prices would keep rising forever.
B — supposition. “supposition” means n. an idea or theory that you believe is true even though you do not have proof. Study “supposition” →
The ______ singer drew a huge cheering crowd wherever she went.
A — famous. “famous” means adj. known about by many people. Study “famous” →
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.