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 “log”:
D — timber. “log” means n. a large piece of cut or fallen tree. Study “log” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “description”:
D — depiction. “description” means n. a spoken or written account of something. Study “description” →
Select the best synonym for the word “separate”:
A — detach. “separate” means v. to cause to move or be apart. Study “separate” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “distinguished”:
B — eminent. “distinguished” means adj. successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect. Study “distinguished” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “decision”:
B — verdict. “decision” means n. a choice made after thinking. Study “decision” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “trailblazer”:
B — pioneer. “trailblazer” means n. a person who makes a new track through wild country. Study “trailblazer” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “clarification”:
A — explanation. “clarification” means n. the action of making a statement or situation less confused. Study “clarification” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “epic”:
D — saga. “epic” means n. a long poem or story about heroic deeds. Study “epic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “ignorant”:
C — uninformed. “ignorant” means adj. lacking knowledge or awareness. Study “ignorant” →
Select the best synonym for the word “sullen”:
A — morose. “sullen” means adj. bad-tempered and gloomy. Study “sullen” →
Select the best synonym for the word “rumpled”:
C — wrinkled. “rumpled” means adj. wrinkled or messy. Study “rumpled” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “born”:
A — created. “born” means adj. brought into life. Study “born” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “relics”:
C — artifacts. “relics” means n. objects from the past that have historical or cultural value. Study “relics” →
Select the best synonym for the word “uncover”:
A — reveal. “uncover” means v. to remove a cover or discover something hidden. Study “uncover” →
Select the best synonym for the word “uncertain”:
C — doubtful. “uncertain” means adj. not sure or not able to decide. Study “uncertain” →
After losing five games in a row, they felt completely ______.
C — hopeless. “hopeless” means adj. having no expectation of success or improvement. Study “hopeless” →
She was very ______ with the salt, adding just a tiny careful pinch.
D — sparing. “sparing” means adj. using very little of something. Study “sparing” →
The meeting was postponed for a long, ______ period, with no set date at all.
D — indefinite. “indefinite” means adj. not clearly defined or having no exact limits. Study “indefinite” →
Her clothes were completely ______ after she got caught in the heavy rain.
C — wet. “wet” means adj. covered or soaked with liquid. Study “wet” →
The old family farm has been the family's ______ for five generations.
D — property. “property” means n. something owned; a possession. Study “property” →
The ______ crash of thunder woke the whole sleeping household at once.
B — loud. “loud” means adj. making a lot of noise. Study “loud” →
The clever ______ illusion made the two straight lines look very different.
C — optical. “optical” means adj. related to sight or vision. Study “optical” →
The teacher reminded all the students to sit up with good ______.
B — posture. “posture” means n. the way in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting. Study “posture” →
The ______ young actor spent hours admiring himself in the tall mirror.
D — vain. “vain” means adj. having an excessively high opinion of one''s appearance or abilities. Study “vain” →
The bully tried to ______ the smaller boys to get their lunch money.
D — threaten. “threaten” means v. to say you will harm someone if they do not do what you want. Study “threaten” →
This shiny new ______ of the game has many more exciting hidden levels.
B — version. “version” means n. a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms. Study “version” →
Quiet reading is part of her ______ routine, every single morning.
A — daily. “daily” means adj. happening or done every day. Study “daily” →
In a real ______, you should call for help right away.
C — emergency. “emergency” means n. a serious, unexpected situation needing immediate action. Study “emergency” →
Please do not ______ your sister while she is busy studying.
C — bother. “bother” means v. to annoy or cause trouble. Study “bother” →
The steady ______ of the old iron bridge worried the town engineers.
B — weakening. “weakening” means n. the process of becoming less strong. Study “weakening” →
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.