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 “restrict”:
A — limit. “restrict” means v. to limit or control something. Study “restrict” →
Select the best synonym for the word “severe”:
A — harsh. “severe” means adj. very bad or serious. Study “severe” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “undamaged”:
B — intact. “undamaged” means adj. not harmed or broken. Study “undamaged” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “shameful”:
D — disgraceful. “shameful” means adj. causing shame or disgrace. Study “shameful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “anticipation”:
B — expectation. “anticipation” means n. a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen. Study “anticipation” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “serve”:
D — assist. “serve” means v. to work for; to provide a service or product. Study “serve” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rotate”:
B — revolve. “rotate” means v. to turn around a central point. Study “rotate” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “split”:
B — divide. “split” means v. to divide or break into parts. Study “split” →
Select the best synonym for the word “stormy”:
C — tempestuous. “stormy” means adj. characterized by strong winds and rain. Study “stormy” →
Select the best synonym for the word “maze”:
A — labyrinth. “maze” means n. a complex network of paths or passages. Study “maze” →
Select the best synonym for the word “secret”:
C — mystery. “secret” means n. something that is kept hidden or not known by others. Study “secret” →
Select the best synonym for the word “disorderly”:
D — unruly. “disorderly” means adj. not organized or controlled. Study “disorderly” →
Select the best synonym for the word “earlier”:
D — previous. “earlier” means adj./adv. before the usual or expected time. Study “earlier” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “corrosive”:
D — caustic. “corrosive” means adj. tending to cause corrosion. Study “corrosive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “urgently”:
C — immediately. “urgently” means adv. in a way that requires immediate action or attention. Study “urgently” →
Please ______ all the options carefully before you make your final decision.
A — consider. “consider” means v. to think about carefully. Study “consider” →
The huge gray ______ used its long trunk to spray cool water.
A — elephant. “elephant” means n. a large animal with a trunk. Study “elephant” →
Being the shortest player was a real ______ in the tall basketball game.
B — disadvantage. “disadvantage” means n. an unfavorable condition or situation. Study “disadvantage” →
The huge ______ of the elephant made the small wooden cart tip over.
D — bulk. “bulk” means n. the mass or size of something large. Study “bulk” →
Too much ______ from a hard job can make it very hard to sleep at night.
C — stress. “stress” means n. a feeling of worry or tension. Study “stress” →
It felt deeply ______ to abandon his oldest friend in her time of need.
B — disloyal. “disloyal” means adj. not loyal or faithful. Study “disloyal” →
Look before you leap is a wise old ______ about always being careful.
A — maxim. “maxim” means n. a short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. Study “maxim” →
It took great ______ for the firefighter to run into the burning house.
B — courage. “courage” means n. the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery. Study “courage” →
The tall glass was so ______ that a little water spilled over the top.
A — full. “full” means adj. containing or holding as much as possible. Study “full” →
Despite their many ______, the two old friends always got along well.
A — differences. “differences” means n. plural of difference; ways in which things are not the same. Study “differences” →
The fair judge showed no ______ and treated everyone exactly the same.
D — partiality. “partiality” means n. a special liking for something or someone. Study “partiality” →
The sudden ______ of the fortress ended the long and bitter war.
C — taking. “taking” means n. the act of gaining possession. Study “taking” →
The company faced serious ______ trouble after losing its biggest client.
C — financial. “financial” means adj. related to money. Study “financial” →
The ownership of the small field was ______ by two angry farming families.
B — disputed. “disputed” means adj. argued about or questioned. Study “disputed” →
The frightened deer stood right at the very ______ of the steep cliff.
D — brink. “brink” means n. the edge or border of something. Study “brink” →
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.