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 “variety”:
B — diversity. “variety” means n. a number of different types of things. Study “variety” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “germs”:
A — microbes. “germs” means n. microorganisms, especially those that cause disease. Study “germs” →
Select the best synonym for the word “questionable”:
D — dubious. “questionable” means adj. doubtful or uncertain. Study “questionable” →
Select the best synonym for the word “covering”:
B — cover. “covering” means n. something that covers or conceals. Study “covering” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “mercy”:
A — clemency. “mercy” means n. compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone. Study “mercy” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “disrupt”:
D — interrupt. “disrupt” means v. to interrupt or cause disorder. Study “disrupt” →
Select the best synonym for the word “first-year”:
D — freshman. “first-year” means adj. relating to the first year of something, especially school or college. Study “first-year” →
Select the best synonym for the word “regular”:
D — routine. “regular” means adj. happening at fixed times or intervals. Study “regular” →
Select the best synonym for the word “second-to-last”:
A — penultimate. “second-to-last” means adj. the one before the last in a sequence. Study “second-to-last” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “seek”:
B — search. “seek” means v. to look for or try to find something. Study “seek” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “plant”:
A — vegetation. “plant” means n. a living organism that grows in the ground. Study “plant” →
Select the best synonym for the word “soon”:
C — shortly. “soon” means adv. in a short time; shortly. Study “soon” →
Select the best synonym for the word “space”:
A — room. “space” means n. a continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied. Study “space” →
Select the best synonym for the word “seashore”:
A — coast. “seashore” means n. the land along the edge of the sea. Study “seashore” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “fact”:
B — truth. “fact” means n. a thing that is known or proved to be true. Study “fact” →
Each ______ at the busy factory was given a safe, sturdy pair of gloves.
B — worker. “worker” means n. people who work, especially in manual or industrial labor. Study “worker” →
Their ______ trip to the beach turned into the best day of the whole summer.
B — unplanned. “unplanned” means adj. not planned or expected. Study “unplanned” →
The whole ______ worked closely together to win the big championship.
C — team. “team” means n. a group of people working together. Study “team” →
The ______ boy cared only about money and shiny expensive toys.
A — materialistic. “materialistic” means adj. excessively concerned with material possessions. Study “materialistic” →
The faded old treasure map was her single most treasured ______.
B — possession. “possession” means n. the state of having or owning something. Study “possession” →
The clever detective was finally able to ______ that the man was innocent.
C — prove. “prove” means v. to show something is true. Study “prove” →
The fast runner was at the very ______ of setting a brand-new record.
B — threshold. “threshold” means n. the level or point at which something starts or changes. Study “threshold” →
The young girl had a truly remarkable ______ for playing the piano.
A — talent. “talent” means n. a natural ability to be good at something. Study “talent” →
The city museum proudly displayed the famous painter's greatest ______.
A — works. “works” means n. creations or achievements, especially in art or literature. Study “works” →
The older brother loved to ______ his little sister about her messy hair.
D — tease. “tease” means v. to make fun of someone playfully. Study “tease” →
Cut the round cake into six ______ pieces so everyone gets the same.
C — equal. “equal” means adj. being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value. Study “equal” →
The best ______ of the job was meeting so many kind and interesting people.
A — aspect. “aspect” means n. a particular part or feature of something. Study “aspect” →
She solved the whole difficult puzzle with surprising ______.
A — ease. “ease” means n. freedom from difficulty or hardship. Study “ease” →
A fierce ______ tore the shingles right off many roofs in the little town.
A — windstorm. “windstorm” means n. a storm with strong winds but little or no rain. Study “windstorm” →
The ______ spring weather was neither too hot nor too cold at all.
A — mild. “mild” means adj. gentle or not severe. Study “mild” →
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.