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 “trade”:
D — commerce. “trade” means n. the action of buying and selling goods and services. Study “trade” →
Select the best synonym for the word “courage”:
D — bravery. “courage” means n. the ability to do something that frightens one; bravery. Study “courage” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “aspect”:
A — feature. “aspect” means n. a particular part or feature of something. Study “aspect” →
Select the best synonym for the word “remarkable”:
C — notable. “remarkable” means adj. worthy of attention; striking. Study “remarkable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “sink”:
D — submerge. “sink” means v. to go down below the surface of water. Study “sink” →
Select the best synonym for the word “investigator”:
C — detective. “investigator” means n. a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation. Study “investigator” →
Select the best synonym for the word “collect”:
B — gather. “collect” means v. to gather together. Study “collect” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “cue”:
C — signal. “cue” means n. a signal for someone to do something. Study “cue” →
Select the best synonym for the word “traveling”:
C — itinerant. “traveling” means adj. going from one place to another. Study “traveling” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “pressing”:
C — urgent. “pressing” means adj. requiring immediate attention. Study “pressing” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “trap”:
B — snare. “trap” means n. a device or hole for catching animals; v. to catch someone or something. Study “trap” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “disturb”:
C — interrupt. “disturb” means v. to interrupt the quiet, peace, or order of something. Study “disturb” →
Select the best synonym for the word “mistake”:
A — error. “mistake” means n. an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong. Study “mistake” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “moment”:
A — instant. “moment” means n. a very brief period of time. Study “moment” →
Select the best synonym for the word “common”:
D — usual. “common” means adj. found often; usual. Study “common” →
She hung a beautiful ______ of the blue ocean above the stone fireplace.
C — picture. “picture” means n. a painting, drawing, or photograph. Study “picture” →
The narrow, ______ road curved back and forth all the way up the steep hill.
D — winding. “winding” means adj. having a twisting or spiral course. Study “winding” →
The wise old leader spent his whole life on ______ between rival tribes.
A — peacemaking. “peacemaking” means n. the process of establishing peace. Study “peacemaking” →
She felt terribly ______ for forgetting her very best friend's birthday.
B — guilty. “guilty” means adj. feeling responsible for a wrongdoing. Study “guilty” →
The eager runners lined up at the start of the oval racing ______.
B — track. “track” means n. a path or course laid out for running or racing. Study “track” →
Without any salt or spices at all, the soup was watery and ______.
A — tasteless. “tasteless” means adj. lacking flavor or style. Study “tasteless” →
His wildly ______ story made the tiny fish sound as big as a whale.
C — exaggerated. “exaggerated” means adj. made to seem larger or more important than it really is. Study “exaggerated” →
The narrow road turned ______ to the left just past the old stone bridge.
C — sharply. “sharply” means adv. in a sudden or abrupt manner. Study “sharply” →
It is very unkind to ______ someone for making an honest mistake.
B — mock. “mock” means v. to make fun of someone or something. Study “mock” →
She hurried down to the ______ to buy some milk and a loaf of bread.
B — store. “store” means n. a place where goods are sold. Study “store” →
The talented child seemed to have a rare, ______ gift for making music.
A — inborn. “inborn” means adj. existing from birth. Study “inborn” →
The magician's clever tricks were sure to ______ the whole young audience.
B — captivate. “captivate” means v. to attract and hold the interest of. Study “captivate” →
When the music starts, that is your ______ to walk out onto the stage.
C — cue. “cue” means n. a signal for someone to do something. Study “cue” →
She tested the ______ of the blade by slicing a thin piece of paper.
D — sharpness. “sharpness” means n. the quality of being sharp. Study “sharpness” →
The ______ son visited his elderly parents every single weekend.
A — dutiful. “dutiful” means adj. doing what you are supposed to do. Study “dutiful” →
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.