retort

To answer back quickly and sharply.

retort in a sentence

'Well, your team lost by six goals,' Priya retorted when her brother teased her.
When his sister teased him about the wonky tower, Ben was quick to retort, 'At least my sandcastle has a moat!'

snap, reply, answer

reveal: To show or tell something that was hidden.
sarcastic: Saying the opposite of what you mean to make fun of someone.
scold: To tell someone off angrily for doing something wrong.
shriek: To give a sudden loud high scream; or the scream itself.
shrill: So high and piercing that it hurts your ears.
squabble: To argue noisily about something small and unimportant.
stammer: To speak with pauses and repeated sounds, finding it hard to get words out.
summarise: To give the main points of something in a short way.

Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test