34 Verbal Reasoning questions — Part 1: 17 synonym, Part 2: 17 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.
Select the synonym for the word “profit” as used in the context: “The company”s profit increased dramatically last year.''
B — earnings. “profit” means n./v. gain, earn. Study “profit” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “proof”:
A — evidence. “proof” means n. evidence. Study “proof” →
Which of the following is a synonym for the word “Aid”?
A — Assist. “aid” means n./v. help, assistance. Study “aid” →
Which of the following is a synonym for “allegiance”?
A — Loyalty. “allegiance” means n. loyalty. Study “allegiance” →
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “swarm”.
A — Flock. “swarm” means n./v. large group; move in group. Study “swarm” →
Select the best synonym for the word “continuous”:
B — Unending. “continuous” means adj. unbroken, constant. Study “continuous” →
Which word is closest in meaning to “gentle”?
B — kind. “gentle” means adj. having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character. Study “gentle” →
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “historian”:
B — Scholar. “historian” means n. expert in history. Study “historian” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “optimist” in the following sentence: Despite the challenges, she remained an optimist and believed everything would work out in the end.
D — enthusiast. “optimist” means n. positive person. Study “optimist” →
In this passage, the word “esteem” most closely means:
A — Regard. “esteem” means n./v. high respect. Study “esteem” →
In the ISEE vocabulary section, select the word that is most similar in meaning to “Empire”:
A — Kingdom. “empire” means n. group of countries ruled by one leader. Study “empire” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “cease”.
C — halt. “cease” means v. to stop. Study “cease” →
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “frantic”? In a noisy market, Jenny was feeling very frantic as she tried to find her lost wallet.
C — distraught. “frantic” means adj. wild or very excited. Study “frantic” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “culture” in the sentence: The museum exhibition showcased artifacts from a lost __________.
D — tradition. “culture” means n. beliefs, customs, arts. Study “culture” →
Choose the synonym for the word “petition”: After gathering signatures, the activists submitted a petition to the local government.
A — request. “petition” means n./v. formal request. Study “petition” →
Choose the word that is a synonym for “favorable”:
B — Beneficial. “favorable” means adj. approving, helpful. Study “favorable” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “preserve”:
A — Protect. “preserve” means v. keep safe, protect. Study “preserve” →
The detective began to ______ that the quiet butler was hiding something.
D — suspect. “suspect” means v. to doubt; n. person thought guilty. Study “suspect” →
The modern house is powered entirely by ______ panels on its roof.
D — solar. “solar” means adj. relating to the sun. Study “solar” →
For homework, she wrote a two-page ______ about her summer vacation.
A — essay. “essay” means n. short written work. Study “essay” →
The two rival teams agreed to ______ their efforts to win the contest.
C — unite. “unite” means v. come together, join. Study “unite” →
The wedding featured a hugely ______ cake covered with tiny sugar flowers.
B — elaborate. “elaborate” means adj. detailed, complex. Study “elaborate” →
From the top of the hill, we enjoyed a ______ view of the whole valley.
D — magnificent. “magnificent” means adj. very beautiful, impressive. Study “magnificent” →
Her ______ came to this country over two hundred years ago.
A — ancestor. “ancestor” means n. a family member from earlier. Study “ancestor” →
The neighbors continued to ______ over where the fence should go.
B — dispute. “dispute” means n./v. debate, argue. Study “dispute” →
Traveling abroad taught her a lot about the ______ of other nations.
C — culture. “culture” means n. beliefs, customs, arts. Study “culture” →
The city is known for its cultural ______, with people from many countries.
D — diversity. “diversity” means n. variety, difference. Study “diversity” →
The ______ effect of daily saving made her wealthy over many years.
D — cumulative. “cumulative” means adj. growing by addition. Study “cumulative” →
After hours of hard thinking, the team finally found a clever ______.
B — solution. “solution” means n. answer to a problem. Study “solution” →
Stock prices began to ______ sharply after the shocking news broke.
C — plummet. “plummet” means v. fall sharply. Study “plummet” →
The ______ tiger growled and bared its long, sharp teeth.
A — ferocious. “ferocious” means adj. fierce, violent. Study “ferocious” →
The speaker will ______ her talk with a short summary of the main points.
B — conclude. “conclude” means v. come to an end or result. Study “conclude” →
You can often guess a word's meaning from the ______ of the sentence.
A — context. “context” means n. surrounding situation. Study “context” →
In one ______ interview, the author discussed her newest book.
C — recent. “recent” means adj. not long ago. Study “recent” →
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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.
34 — Part 1 is 17 synonym questions, Part 2 is 17 sentence-completion questions, the same roughly-even split the real ISEE Verbal Reasoning section uses.
No. Every Lower 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.