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 “drop”:
B — fall. “drop” means v. to let something fall. Study “drop” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “lesser”:
C — minor. “lesser” means adj. smaller in size or amount; not as important. Study “lesser” →
Select the best synonym for the word “revise”:
B — amend. “revise” means v. to change or correct something. Study “revise” →
Select the best synonym for the word “newcomer”:
A — newbie. “newcomer” means n. a person who has recently arrived in a place. Study “newcomer” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “judgment”:
D — prudence. “judgment” means n. the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions. Study “judgment” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “worker”:
B — laborer. “worker” means n. people who work, especially in manual or industrial labor. Study “worker” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “motherlike”:
A — maternal. “motherlike” means adj. resembling or characteristic of a mother. Study “motherlike” →
Select the best synonym for the word “weaken”:
A — debilitate. “weaken” means v. to make or become less strong. Study “weaken” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “same”:
A — identical. “same” means adj. not different; identical. Study “same” →
Select the best synonym for the word “total”:
A — entire. “total” means adj. complete; including everything. Study “total” →
Select the best synonym for the word “involved”:
D — engaged. “involved” means adj. being part of something. Study “involved” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “inheritance”:
C — legacy. “inheritance” means n. money or property received from someone after they die. Study “inheritance” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “survey”:
D — inspect. “survey” means v. to look closely at or examine. Study “survey” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “sun-powered”:
D — solar. “sun-powered” means adj. using energy from the sun. Study “sun-powered” →
Select the best synonym for the word “exceed”:
D — surpass. “exceed” means v. to go beyond a set limit. Study “exceed” →
He rolled the pair of ______ and moved his piece six spaces forward.
A — dice. “dice” means n. small cubes with numbers used in games. Study “dice” →
It is a plain ______ to say the room is both totally empty and crowded.
C — contradiction. “contradiction” means n. a situation in which two things are opposite or very different. Study “contradiction” →
The new apartment was bright and ______, with plenty of space for everyone.
C — roomy. “roomy” means adj. having plenty of space. Study “roomy” →
A ______ blue whale is by far the biggest animal in the whole ocean.
C — huge. “huge” means adj. extremely large in size or amount. Study “huge” →
A dry sponge can quickly ______ a whole spilled glass of water.
B — absorb. “absorb” means v. to take in or soak up. Study “absorb” →
The detective searched the room ______, checking every corner in order.
C — systematically. “systematically” means adv. done according to a fixed plan or system. Study “systematically” →
She ate a ______ breakfast and hurried out to catch the very early bus.
C — rushed. “rushed” means adj. done quickly or in a hurry. Study “rushed” →
As a lifelong ______, he always needed solid proof before believing anything.
B — doubter. “doubter” means n. a person who questions or lacks faith. Study “doubter” →
The little children absolutely ______ their kind, gentle grandmother.
C — adore. “adore” means v. to love and respect someone deeply. Study “adore” →
The fast-growing company decided to ______ to a bigger, brighter office.
B — relocate. “relocate” means v. to move to a new place. Study “relocate” →
They sat in the cool ______ of the big oak tree to escape the hot sun.
A — shade. “shade” means n. an area that is dark and cool because the sun''s light is blocked. Study “shade” →
The tiny village is ______ for its delicious cheese and fresh warm bread.
C — known. “known” means adj. recognized or familiar to people. Study “known” →
He solemnly promised to love and protect her ______.
C — forever. “forever” means adv. for all time, eternally. Study “forever” →
A piece of cake is a common English ______ meaning something very easy.
D — phrase. “phrase” means n. a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit. Study “phrase” →
The climber reached out desperately to ______ the rope before she slipped.
C — grasp. “grasp” means v. to take hold of something tightly with the hands. Study “grasp” →
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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.