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 “merit”:
A — worth. “merit” means n. a good quality or feature that deserves praise. Study “merit” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “walker”:
D — pedestrian. “walker” means n. a person who walks, especially for exercise or enjoyment. Study “walker” →
Select the best synonym for the word “holiday”:
B — vacation. “holiday” means n. a day of festivity or recreation when no work is done. Study “holiday” →
Select the best synonym for the word “aware”:
D — conscious. “aware” means adj. knowing about something. Study “aware” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “law”:
D — statute. “law” means n. a system of rules. Study “law” →
Select the best synonym for the word “peaceful”:
A — tranquil. “peaceful” means adj. free from disturbance; calm. Study “peaceful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “create”:
D — produce. “create” means v. to make something new. Study “create” →
Select the best synonym for the word “disrespectful”:
B — rude. “disrespectful” means adj. showing a lack of respect. Study “disrespectful” →
Select the best synonym for the word “talkative”:
A — chatty. “talkative” means adj. liking to talk a lot. Study “talkative” →
Select the best synonym for the word “imposing”:
C — impressive. “imposing” means adj. grand and impressive in appearance. Study “imposing” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “positive”:
C — favorable. “positive” means adj. having a good or beneficial effect. Study “positive” →
Select the best synonym for the word “bright”:
B — radiant. “bright” means adj. full of light or shining strongly. Study “bright” →
Select the best synonym for the word “private”:
B — personal. “private” means adj. belonging to or for the use of one person or group. Study “private” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “theatrical”:
B — dramatic. “theatrical” means adj. related to the theater. Study “theatrical” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “corridor”:
D — hallway. “corridor” means n. a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms. Study “corridor” →
It is very annoying when people ______ over every little unimportant detail.
C — nitpick. “nitpick” means v. to find small or unimportant faults in something. Study “nitpick” →
The ______ reason she came all this way was to see her old friends again.
A — main. “main” means adj. most important or largest. Study “main” →
The ______ flag flew proudly above the tall government building.
B — national. “national” means adj. relating to a nation; n. a citizen of a particular country. Study “national” →
He grew ______ as he waited nervously for his test results.
D — agitated. “agitated” means adj. feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. Study “agitated” →
It is very ______ to interrupt someone while they are still speaking.
D — disrespectful. “disrespectful” means adj. showing a lack of respect. Study “disrespectful” →
Speak very clearly so that the large crowd does not ______ your message.
D — misinterpret. “misinterpret” means v. to understand or explain something incorrectly. Study “misinterpret” →
You should gently ______ your legs and arms before you begin to run.
A — stretch. “stretch” means v. to make something longer or wider. Study “stretch” →
The children safely splashed in the ______ end of the swimming pool.
C — shallow. “shallow” means adj. not deep. Study “shallow” →
She visits her old grandmother very ______, at least twice every week.
D — often. “often” means adv. frequently; many times. Study “often” →
The kind teacher gave the sick student some ______ to finish the essay.
D — leeway. “leeway” means n. extra time or space to do something. Study “leeway” →
Among her warm new friends, she finally felt a real sense of ______.
B — belonging. “belonging” means n. being in the right place or a suitable situation. Study “belonging” →
The final result was completely ______ to what everyone had expected.
D — contrary. “contrary” means adj. opposite in nature or meaning. Study “contrary” →
Eating fresh fruits and vegetables helps keep your body strong and ______.
B — healthy. “healthy” means adj. in good health. Study “healthy” →
The nervous actors waited quietly behind the curtain to walk onto the ______.
C — stage. “stage” means n. a platform or phase in a process. Study “stage” →
Kindness is the most notable ______ of a truly good and loyal friend.
C — characteristic. “characteristic” means n. a feature or quality that makes something recognizable. Study “characteristic” →
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.