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English – One Word Substitution – Set 26
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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:
A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution.- A. Assembly
- B. Hostel
- C. Dormitory
- D. Creche
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Dormitory
The correct one word is Dormitory.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A group of people, typically with vehicles or animals, travelling together.- A. Circus
- B. Caravan
- C. Gang
- D. Troop
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Answer: B. Caravan
The correct one word is Caravan.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A group of stars- A. Planets
- B. Astronomy
- C. Constellation
- D. Congregation
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Answer: C. Constellation
The correct one word is Constellation.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Having no boundaries or limits- A. Tremendous
- B. Colossal
- C. Infinite
- D. Enormous
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Answer: C. Infinite
The correct one word is Infinite.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who studies the occult meanings of numbers and their supposed influence on human life- A. Astronomer
- B. Astrologer
- C. Numerologist
- D. Prophet
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Answer: C. Numerologist
The correct one word is Numerologist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A sentimental longing for a period in the past- A. Memory
- B. Emotion
- C. Craving
- D. Nostalgia
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Answer: D. Nostalgia
The correct one word is Nostalgia.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A large cage, building, or enclosure to keep birds- A. Aviary
- B. Zoo
- C. Arena
- D. Aquarium
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Answer: A. Aviary
The correct one word is Aviary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Soft, inner part of a nut or fruit-stone- A. Pulp
- B. Kernel
- C. Caramel
- D. Bean
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Answer: B. Kernel
The correct one word is Kernel.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A news article that reports the recent death of a person- A. Editorial
- B. Review
- C. Obituary
- D. Mortuary
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Answer: C. Obituary
The correct one word is Obituary.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something that is to your advantage but happened by chance- A. Occidental
- B. Deliberate
- C. Purposeful
- D. Fortuitous
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Answer: D. Fortuitous
The correct one word is Fortuitous.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To throw an event into confusion or disorder- A. Disrupt
- B. Explode
- C. Erupt
- D. Detonate
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Answer: A. Disrupt
The correct one word is Disrupt.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who thinks that bad things are more likely to happen or who emphasises the bad part of a situation- A. Optimist
- B. Misanthropist
- C. Complainer
- D. Pessimist
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Answer: D. Pessimist
The correct one word is Pessimist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The act or habit of talking in one's sleep- A. Soliloquy
- B. Somniloquy
- C. Prologue
- D. Monologue
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Answer: B. Somniloquy
The correct one word is Somniloquy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering- A. Heaven
- B. Paradise
- C. Utopia
- D. Dreamland
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Answer: C. Utopia
The correct one word is Utopia.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A dynamic campaign for political, social or religious change- A. Mutiny
- B. Crusade
- C. War
- D. Conflict
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Answer: B. Crusade
The correct one word is Crusade.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present.- A. Bouquet
- B. Boutique
- C. Basket
- D. Bracket
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Answer: A. Bouquet
The correct one word is Bouquet.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who does not believe in the existence of God.- A. Anarchist
- B. Egotist
- C. Cynic
- D. Atheist
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Answer: D. Atheist
The correct one word is Atheist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who supervises in an examination hall- A. Invigilator
- B. Verifier
- C. Manager
- D. Inspector
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Answer: A. Invigilator
The correct one word is Invigilator.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic approach to life- A. Rational
- B. Pragmatic
- C. Quixotic
- D. Practical
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Answer: C. Quixotic
The correct one word is Quixotic.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute- A. Auditor
- B. Anarchist
- C. Atheist
- D. Arbitrator
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Answer: D. Arbitrator
The correct one word is Arbitrator.