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 “meaningless”:
A — pointless. “meaningless” means adj. having no meaning or significance. Study “meaningless” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “vanished”:
D — disappeared. “vanished” means adj. disappeared suddenly. Study “vanished” →
Select the best synonym for the word “flow”:
A — stream. “flow” means v. to move in a steady and continuous way. Study “flow” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “together”:
D — jointly. “together” means adv. with each other. Study “together” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “objection”:
A — protest. “objection” means n. a reason for disagreeing. Study “objection” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “etc.”:
D — and so on. “etc.” means abbr. used at the end of a list to indicate more items. Study “etc.” →
Select the best synonym for the word “indefinite”:
C — vague. “indefinite” means adj. not clearly defined or having no exact limits. Study “indefinite” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “dividing”:
D — separating. “dividing” means adj. separating or marking a boundary. Study “dividing” →
Select the best synonym for the word “proud”:
A — honored. “proud” means adj. feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable. Study “proud” →
Select the best synonym for the word “forgive”:
C — pardon. “forgive” means v. to stop feeling angry or resentful toward someone for an offense or mistake. Study “forgive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “shifting”:
C — variable. “shifting” means adj. changing position or direction. Study “shifting” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “onlooker”:
A — bystander. “onlooker” means n. a person who watches something happen but is not involved. Study “onlooker” →
Select the best synonym for the word “place”:
A — location. “place” means n. a particular position or area. Study “place” →
Select the best synonym for the word “seeing”:
A — sight. “seeing” means n. the act of perceiving with the eyes. Study “seeing” →
Select the best synonym for the word “eating”:
A — dining. “eating” means n. the act of consuming food. Study “eating” →
Loud shouting and running is ______ behavior in a very quiet library.
C — inappropriate. “inappropriate” means adj. not suitable or proper in the situation. Study “inappropriate” →
The comfortable ______ family owned a small house and one modest car.
D — middle-class. “middle-class” means adj. relating to the social group between the upper and working classes. Study “middle-class” →
The very loud noise suddenly triggered a huge ______ on the steep mountain.
C — snowslide. “snowslide” means n. a mass of snow sliding down a mountain. Study “snowslide” →
With water and sunlight, the tiny seed will slowly ______ into a plant.
D — develop. “develop” means v. to grow or cause to grow. Study “develop” →
The two stubborn leaders often ______ over how to spend the money.
B — clash. “clash” means v. to come into conflict or disagreement. Study “clash” →
She had to ______ to the bus stop to catch the very last bus home.
A — dash. “dash” means v. to move quickly and suddenly. Study “dash” →
One rear coach became ______ from the rest of the long moving train.
B — detached. “detached” means adj. separate or disconnected. Study “detached” →
The ______ silver spoons gleamed brightly in the flickering candlelight.
B — polished. “polished” means adj. made smooth and shiny by rubbing. Study “polished” →
The clever plan had a ______ purpose: to save both money and time.
D — twofold. “twofold” means adj. having two parts or aspects. Study “twofold” →
The church ______ sang beautiful, gentle songs on the winter holiday.
D — choir. “choir” means n. a group of people who sing together, especially in a church. Study “choir” →
The kind gift came from a secret, ______ donor who wished to stay hidden.
B — unnamed. “unnamed” means adj. not having a name or not named. Study “unnamed” →
He was so stubborn that he would ______ admit that he was wrong.
A — never. “never” means adv. not ever; at no time. Study “never” →
The dry, cracked field soil was clearly ______ in water and nutrients.
D — wanting. “wanting” means adj. lacking or missing something. Study “wanting” →
The ______ child stubbornly refused to eat any vegetable that was green.
B — picky. “picky” means adj. very careful or too careful about choosing or accepting things. Study “picky” →
The ______ puppy chewed the shoes even after being firmly told to stop.
D — disobedient. “disobedient” means adj. not following rules or instructions. Study “disobedient” →
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.