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 “abound”:
D — teem. “abound” means v. to exist in large numbers. Study “abound” →
Select the best synonym for the word “solve”:
A — unravel. “solve” means v. to find an answer to a problem. Study “solve” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “vast”:
D — immense. “vast” means adj. extremely large or extensive. Study “vast” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “brand”:
C — label. “brand” means n. a type of product made by a particular company. Study “brand” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “dislike”:
B — disapprove. “dislike” means v. to not like someone or something. Study “dislike” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “outbreak”:
A — eruption. “outbreak” means n. a sudden start of something unwelcome, like a disease. Study “outbreak” →
Select the best synonym for the word “likely”:
A — probable. “likely” means adj. probable or expected to happen. Study “likely” →
Select the best synonym for the word “die”:
B — perish. “die” means v. to stop living. Study “die” →
Select the best synonym for the word “stylistic”:
C — expressive. “stylistic” means adj. related to the way something is expressed. Study “stylistic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “indigenous”:
C — native. “indigenous” means adj. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place. Study “indigenous” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “habit”:
A — routine. “habit” means n. a regular behavior or practice. Study “habit” →
Select the best synonym for the word “anger”:
D — rage. “anger” means n. a strong feeling of annoyance or hostility. Study “anger” →
Select the best synonym for the word “communal”:
B — shared. “communal” means adj. shared by a group. Study “communal” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “enthusiastic”:
C — eager. “enthusiastic” means adj. having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest. Study “enthusiastic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “reserved”:
D — reticent. “reserved” means adj. slow to reveal emotion or opinions. Study “reserved” →
The doctor scheduled a ______ visit to check on his slow recovery.
C — follow-up. “follow-up” means n. an action or thing that continues something that has already started. Study “follow-up” →
She sat ______ in the empty room, waiting for someone to arrive.
A — alone. “alone” means adj. without other people. Study “alone” →
She gave every arriving guest a warm, friendly ______ at the door.
B — greeting. “greeting” means n. a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition. Study “greeting” →
This is a ______ garden, so only the family members may enter it.
B — private. “private” means adj. belonging to or for the use of one person or group. Study “private” →
The ______ merchant owned three grand houses and a whole fleet of ships.
B — wealthy. “wealthy” means adj. having a lot of money or possessions. Study “wealthy” →
She was very happy to ______ the kind gift from her old friend.
B — accept. “accept” means v. to agree to receive or take something. Study “accept” →
It is very dishonest to ______ the facts just to win an argument.
C — misrepresent. “misrepresent” means v. to give a false or misleading account of the nature of. Study “misrepresent” →
When the light bulb burned out, she found a ______ in the kitchen drawer.
B — replacement. “replacement” means n. a person or thing that takes the place of another. Study “replacement” →
The clear mountain river will ______ gently past the little village.
B — flow. “flow” means v. to move in a steady and continuous way. Study “flow” →
She carefully measured the ______ of the flour before baking the bread.
A — weight. “weight” means n. how heavy something is. Study “weight” →
The tall glass ______ towered high above all the others downtown.
B — building. “building” means n. a structure with walls and a roof, such as a house or factory. Study “building” →
The excited young dog loves to ______ the ball across the wide green park.
C — chase. “chase” means v. to run after someone or something in order to catch them. Study “chase” →
The two old friends worked ______ to finish the big puzzle much faster.
C — together. “together” means adv. with each other. Study “together” →
The worried doctor warned that the strange disease was highly ______.
C — infectious. “infectious” means adj. likely to spread infection. Study “infectious” →
He slammed the heavy door ______ after losing the long argument.
B — angrily. “angrily” means adv. in a manner showing strong displeasure or hostility. Study “angrily” →
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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.