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 “filled”:
A — full. “filled” means adj. containing as much as possible. Study “filled” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “unbearable”:
B — intolerable. “unbearable” means adj. too unpleasant or painful to deal with. Study “unbearable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “guarantee”:
C — assure. “guarantee” means v. to promise that something will happen or be done. Study “guarantee” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “powerful”:
C — mighty. “powerful” means adj. having great strength or influence. Study “powerful” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “block”:
A — obstruct. “block” means v. to stop movement through or into something. Study “block” →
Select the best synonym for the word “member”:
A — participant. “member” means n. a person belonging to a group or organization. Study “member” →
Select the best synonym for the word “obese”:
A — overweight. “obese” means adj. very overweight. Study “obese” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “edge”:
C — border. “edge” means n. the boundary or border of something. Study “edge” →
Select the best synonym for the word “qualified”:
C — competent. “qualified” means adj. having the necessary skills or knowledge. Study “qualified” →
Select the best synonym for the word “earnings”:
D — income. “earnings” means n. money that you get from working. Study “earnings” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “thread”:
D — strand. “thread” means n. a thin string of cotton, wool, etc.. Study “thread” →
Select the best synonym for the word “closeness”:
D — proximity. “closeness” means n. the quality of being close in space or time. Study “closeness” →
Select the best synonym for the word “allow”:
B — permit. “allow” means v. to let someone do something. Study “allow” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “manage”:
A — administer. “manage” means v. to be in charge of or control something. Study “manage” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “firmly”:
C — steadily. “firmly” means adv. in a strong, steady way. Study “firmly” →
The ______ of more chairs let the room hold twice as many guests.
A — addition. “addition” means n. the process of adding something. Study “addition” →
He made only a ______ attempt to clean up his very messy room.
D — half-hearted. “half-hearted” means adj. without enthusiasm or energy. Study “half-hearted” →
After hours of hard climbing, they finally reached the snowy mountain ______.
B — peak. “peak” means n. the highest point. Study “peak” →
The exciting news spread ______ across the whole country within hours.
A — widely. “widely” means adv. over a large area or range. Study “widely” →
She chose nursing as her ______ because she truly loved to help people.
D — profession. “profession” means n. a type of job that requires special education or training. Study “profession” →
She left a short ______ on his phone asking him to please call back.
B — message. “message” means n. a piece of information sent or given to someone. Study “message” →
After a quick ______, the two strangers began to chat quite happily.
D — introduction. “introduction” means n. the act of making someone known to another. Study “introduction” →
It is natural for a young teenager to want the approval of every ______.
D — peer. “peer” means n. a person of the same age or status. Study “peer” →
To end the long strike, the company made several ______ to the workers.
C — concessions. “concessions” means n. things given or granted as privileges. Study “concessions” →
She found a clever ______ to solve the puzzle that no one else had tried.
C — way. “way” means n. a method or manner of doing something. Study “way” →
The fine new bridge was ______ opened by the mayor just last week.
B — officially. “officially” means adv. in a formal and public way. Study “officially” →
She ______ walks to school, but usually she takes the yellow bus.
C — sometimes. “sometimes” means adv. at certain times; occasionally. Study “sometimes” →
A blue whale is much bigger ______ any fish in the whole ocean.
C — than. “than” means conj. used to compare two things. Study “than” →
A bright ______ of fresh flowers made the plain room feel cheerful.
C — decoration. “decoration” means n. something used to make a place look more attractive. Study “decoration” →
The handmade furniture was made with great care and very high ______.
A — quality. “quality” means n. the standard of something as measured against other things. Study “quality” →
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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.