RICHIE’S ISEE® Upper Level · Volume 02
Verbal Reasoning
THE 20-DAY VERBAL ENGINE
Find the clue. Predict the word. Choose with a reason.
- 600HEADWORDS · 30 A DAY FOR 20 DAYS · 4 GROUP REVIEWS
- 6SENTENCE COMPLETION UNITS · CLUE → PREDICT → CHECK
- 1,062FOUR-CHOICE QUESTIONS · EVERY CHOICE EXPLAINED · 4 FULL-LENGTH 40-QUESTION VERBAL SECTIONS
MEANING → LOGIC → CHOICE
Book Companion · 2026 Edition · v1.0


“Know the word. Read the clue. Choose with a reason.”
From word lists to precise four-choice decisions.
The ISEE Verbal Reasoning section asks two questions forty times in twenty minutes: which word means the same as this one, and which word makes this sentence precise. Six Sentence Completion Units train a clue → predict → check routine; 600 headwords, thirty a day for twenty days, are retrieved in Warm-Ups, timed Daily Practice, and Group Reviews; and four full-length Verbal Sections put both skills on the clock.
Inside this book
- 6 sentence completion units
- Find the clue, predict the blank, check every choice; two timed mixed sets in Unit 06.
- The 20-day retrieval system
- 600 headwords, 30 a Day: card → Warm-Up → timed Daily Practice → explanation review; a Group Review every five Days.
- The first-synonym spine
- The card’s first synonym is the keyed Daily Practice answer.
- The four-trap framework
- Unrelated · near miss · look-alike · opposite · the half-right pair.
- 1,062 questions · Every choice explained
- 600 Daily Practice + 80 Group Review + 202 Unit + 160 Section + 20 Diagnostic, plus 600 two-choice Warm-Ups.
- 4 full-length verbal sections
- 40 questions in 20 minutes each, in the test’s order.
Word Lists & Tests
Book Companion
31 word sets · 930 words · Unit Core 30s, Mixed Practice Banks and 20 Days
- 31 Word Lists
- 62 Word Tests
- 930 words
2026 Edition · v1.0
US Letter · prints on A4 with “Fit to page.”
Word List · 1 page Test Form A · 1 page Test Form B · page 1 of 2 Test Form B · page 2 of 2
| Set | Word List | Test Form A | Test Form B | All three |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 01 Core · Find the Evidence | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 01 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 02 Core · Read Contrast and Concession | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 02 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 03 Core · Follow Cause and Result | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 03 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 04 Core · Make Every Clue Fit | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 04 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 05 Core · Solve Both Blanks | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 05 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Unit 06 Bank · Mixed Practice Vocabulary Bank | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 01 · Feelings & Reactions | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 02 · Character & Conduct | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 03 · Praise, Blame & Respect | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 04 · Kindness, Harm & Support | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 05 · Motivation, Choices & Effort | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 06 · Speech & Expression | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 07 · Truth, Evidence & Doubt | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 08 · Ideas, Learning & Reasoning | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 09 · Appearance, Clarity & Senses | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 10 · Art, Style & Description | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 11 · Change, Time & Sequence | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 12 · Beginnings, Growth & Endings | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 13 · Movement, Position & Direction | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 14 · Strength, Health & Decline | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 15 · Secrecy, Deception & Disguise | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 16 · Work, Money & Resources | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 17 · Conflict, Power & Cooperation | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 18 · Rules, Order & Disruption | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 19 · Nature, Space & Scale | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
| Day 20 · Quantity, Degree & Detail | 1 p | 1 p | 2 pp | 4 pp |
PART 1 · SENTENCE COMPLETION · UNIT CORE 30 AND MIXED PRACTICE BANKS
Unit 01 Core · Find the Evidence
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