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English – One Word Substitution – Set 18
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- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 10 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To run away with a lover- A. deceive
- B. cheat
- C. elope
- D. escape
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. elope
The correct one word is elope.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who does something not professionally but for pleasure- A. amateur
- B. libertine
- C. novice
- D. entrepreneur
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. amateur
The correct one word is amateur.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Wild and noisy disorder- A. pandemonium
- B. stir
- C. revolution
- D. agitation
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. pandemonium
The correct one word is pandemonium.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who is solely motivated by money or personal gain- A. merchant
- B. mercenary
- C. charlatan
- D. money-lender
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Answer: B. mercenary
The correct one word is mercenary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something that is beyond the power of nature- A. unnatural
- B. extraordinary
- C. supernatural
- D. magical
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Answer: C. supernatural
The correct one word is supernatural.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Description of a disagreeable thing by an agreeable name- A. epigram
- B. eulogy
- C. epithet
- D. euphemism
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Answer: D. euphemism
The correct one word is euphemism.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Walk in a proud and confident way- A. swagger
- B. sprint
- C. canter
- D. lope
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Answer: A. swagger
The correct one word is swagger.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The part of a stage in front of the curtain;- A. arena
- B. podium
- C. proscenium
- D. amphitheatre
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Answer: C. proscenium
The correct one word is proscenium.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A policy that segregates people on the basis of race- A. theism
- B. partisan
- C. apartheid
- D. chauvinism
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Answer: C. apartheid
The correct one word is apartheid.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something which lasts forever- A. infallible
- B. mortal
- C. youthful
- D. Eternal
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Answer: D. Eternal
The correct one word is Eternal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The schedule of travel- A. guidebook
- B. itinerary
- C. travelbook
- D. time-table
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Answer: B. itinerary
The correct one word is itinerary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Poem in short stanzas narrating a popular story- A. epic
- B. ballet
- C. ballad
- D. sonnet
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Answer: C. ballad
The correct one word is ballad.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A shopkeeper who sells fresh and green vegetables- A. shopkeeper
- B. butcher
- C. vendor
- D. greengrocer
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Answer: D. greengrocer
The correct one word is greengrocer.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
That which can be easily consumed by fire- A. invincible
- B. inflammable
- C. inexhaustible
- D. incombustible
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Answer: B. inflammable
The correct one word is inflammable.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A place of shelter for ships- A. harbour
- B. barrack
- C. helipad
- D. port
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Answer: A. harbour
The correct one word is harbour.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An expert in the scientific study of birds- A. ornithologist
- B. zoologist
- C. keeper
- D. astrologer
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Answer: A. ornithologist
The correct one word is ornithologist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who believes that events are decided by fate- A. atheist
- B. numerologist
- C. egoist
- D. fatalist
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Answer: D. fatalist
The correct one word is fatalist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Like an ape or a monkey- A. feline
- B. Avian
- C. simian
- D. Arboreal
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Answer: C. simian
The correct one word is simian.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Having a common centre- A. circular
- B. eccentric
- C. chronic
- D. concentric
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Answer: D. concentric
The correct one word is concentric.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A place where foodgrains are stored- A. aviary
- B. museum
- C. granary
- D. grocery
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Answer: C. granary
The correct one word is granary.