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 “education”:
D — schooling. “education” means n. the process of teaching and learning. Study “education” →
Select the best synonym for the word “stickler”:
A — perfectionist. “stickler” means n. a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior. Study “stickler” →
Select the best synonym for the word “engrossing”:
A — captivating. “engrossing” means adj. absorbing all one''s attention or interest. Study “engrossing” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “fantasy”:
A — daydream. “fantasy” means n. an imagined situation or story. Study “fantasy” →
Select the best synonym for the word “down-to-earth”:
D — practical. “down-to-earth” means adj. practical and realistic. Study “down-to-earth” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “conciseness”:
B — brevity. “conciseness” means n. the quality of being brief and to the point. Study “conciseness” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “exact”:
A — precise. “exact” means adj. completely correct or accurate. Study “exact” →
Select the best synonym for the word “public”:
C — communal. “public” means adj. relating to or involving people in general. Study “public” →
Select the best synonym for the word “series”:
A — sequence. “series” means n. a number of things or events that are arranged or happen one after the other. Study “series” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “known”:
D — familiar. “known” means adj. recognized or familiar to people. Study “known” →
Select the best synonym for the word “advise”:
D — counsel. “advise” means v. to give advice or recommendations. Study “advise” →
Select the best synonym for the word “category”:
B — classification. “category” means n. a group of things that are similar in some way. Study “category” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “final”:
B — last. “final” means adj. last in a series. Study “final” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “numbers”:
A — figures. “numbers” means n. mathematical objects used to count, measure, and label. Study “numbers” →
Select the best synonym for the word “resembling”:
D — similar to. “resembling” means v. looking or being like someone or something. Study “resembling” →
The ______ vase lay in a hundred sharp pieces all over the floor.
C — broken. “broken” means adj. damaged or in pieces. Study “broken” →
It took all of his strength to ______ the heavy cart up the steep hill.
B — pull. “pull” means v. to exert force on something to move it towards oneself. Study “pull” →
If you do not study at all, you may ______ the very important test.
D — fail. “fail” means v. to not succeed in achieving something. Study “fail” →
A distant ______ she had never even met left her a small fortune.
A — relative. “relative” means n. members of your family. Study “relative” →
The high, thick stone walls were built for the whole town's ______.
D — defense. “defense” means n. the action of protecting from attack. Study “defense” →
Our ______ built this small village more than three hundred years ago.
D — forefather. “forefather” means n. a person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition or heritage of a group. Study “forefather” →
A sudden heavy downpour will ______ you if you have no umbrella.
B — drench. “drench” means v. to make something completely wet. Study “drench” →
He was very ______ with the high grade he earned on the difficult test.
B — pleased. “pleased” means adj. feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction. Study “pleased” →
She was the true ______ of the clever idea that soon made them rich.
C — originator. “originator” means n. a person who creates or starts something. Study “originator” →
The weather grew steadily ______ as the dark storm clouds rolled in.
B — worse. “worse” means adj. of poorer quality or lower standard. Study “worse” →
She gave a ______ speech that quickly convinced the whole crowd.
A — forceful. “forceful” means adj. strong and assertive. Study “forceful” →
The tired pilgrims traveled very far to visit the ancient ______ temple.
A — holy. “holy” means adj. dedicated to God or a religious purpose. Study “holy” →
The careful artist cared deeply about the ______ of every painting.
A — aesthetics. “aesthetics” means n. the study of beauty and taste. Study “aesthetics” →
The whole happy family gathered for a warm ______ on the holiday evening.
A — dinner. “dinner” means n. the main meal of the day, usually in the evening. Study “dinner” →
The price of the concert ticket is ______ and cannot be changed.
D — fixed. “fixed” means adj. not changing or movable. Study “fixed” →
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.