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.
Which of the following words is the closest synonym for “collision”?
A — Impact. “collision” means n. crash, coming together. Study “collision” →
Which of the following is the best synonym for the word “destroy”?
A — Demolish. “destroy” means v. ruin, put an end to. Study “destroy” →
Which word is the best synonym for “investigate”?
B — Research. “investigate” means v. examine, look into. Study “investigate” →
Which of the following is a synonym for the word “observe”?
B — Study. “observe” means v. watch carefully. Study “observe” →
Which word is closest in meaning to “metaphor” as used in the following sentence? “The teacher used a metaphor to help students understand the concept by comparing it to something familiar.”
B — Analogy. “metaphor” means n. comparison, figure of speech. Study “metaphor” →
Which of the following words is a synonym for “fringe”?
B — border. “fringe” means n. edge, border, marginal. Study “fringe” →
In the following sentence, choose the word that is the best synonym for “resign”: After much thought, she decided to resign from her position at the company.
A — abandon. “resign” means v. give up job, quit. Study “resign” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “remain”.
A — Stay. “remain” means v. stay, continue. Study “remain” →
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “realism”.
C — pragmatism. “realism” means n. practical view, art style. Study “realism” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “feature”.
A — characteristic. “feature” means n./v. important part; show. Study “feature” →
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to dual:
B — pair. “dual” means adj. having two parts. Study “dual” →
Select the word that is most similar in meaning to the following word: Philosophy.
A — Wisdom. “philosophy” means n. study of fundamental knowledge. Study “philosophy” →
Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “inhale”.
B — Sniff. “inhale” means v. breathe in. Study “inhale” →
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “invasion”:
A — attack. “invasion” means n. entering by force. Study “invasion” →
Which of the following is a synonym for the word “tangible”?
A — Concrete. “tangible” means adj. able to be touched. Study “tangible” →
Choose the best synonym for the word “support”:
A — assist. “support” means v./n. help, hold up. Study “support” →
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “bulge”?
A — Expand. “bulge” means v./n. swell, stick out. Study “bulge” →
The photos were arranged in ______ order, from her birth to her graduation.
C — chronological. “chronological” means adj. by time order. Study “chronological” →
On quiet weekends she enjoys reading during her ______.
A — leisure. “leisure” means n. free time, relaxation. Study “leisure” →
The ramp was built to help people with a physical ______ enter the building.
A — disability. “disability” means n. physical/mental condition that limits. Study “disability” →
The two sisters wore ______ dresses to the school party.
B — identical. “identical” means adj. exactly alike. Study “identical” →
The suspect had a solid ______, proving he was in another city that night.
A — alibi. “alibi” means n. proof of being elsewhere. Study “alibi” →
After the scandal, the manager was forced to ______ from his position.
C — resign. “resign” means v. give up job, quit. Study “resign” →
In the face of unexpected danger, she could only _____ in fear.
B — recoil. “recoil” means v. draw back in fear. Study “recoil” →
He wore his very best suit to the important job ______.
C — interview. “interview” means n./v. formal meeting for questions. Study “interview” →
The sharp-eyed eagle swooped down swiftly to catch its ______.
C — prey. “prey” means n., v. animal hunted, to hunt. Study “prey” →
The clever fox managed to ______ the hunters for hours.
B — elude. “elude” means v. avoid, escape from. Study “elude” →
The judge worked hard to correct the ______ done to the innocent man.
B — injustice. “injustice” means n. unfairness. Study “injustice” →
It took several long weeks for him to fully ______ from the flu.
C — recover. “recover” means v. get better, regain. Study “recover” →
The country faced a serious economic ______ when the banks failed.
A — crisis. “crisis” means n. a time of intense difficulty. Study “crisis” →
After weeks of practice, she felt ______ about the performance.
A — confident. “confident” means adj. sure of oneself. Study “confident” →
The magician refused to ______ the secret behind his amazing trick.
C — reveal. “reveal” means v. make known, show. Study “reveal” →
She used painting as a way to ______ her deepest emotions.
A — express. “express” means v. show feelings, communicate. Study “express” →
The party was ______, so guests wore jeans and t-shirts.
C — informal. “informal” means adj. relaxed, casual. Study “informal” →
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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.
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.