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English – One Word Substitution – Set 47
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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:
Having a feeling of guilt- A. Remorse
- B. Repugnance
- C. Refulgence
- D. Restitution
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. Remorse
The correct one word is Remorse.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who criticises traditional beliefs and customs- A. Heretic
- B. Apostle
- C. Iconoclast
- D. Absconder
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Answer: C. Iconoclast
The correct one word is Iconoclast.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A poll taken of voters leaving the voting place that is usually used for predicting the winners.- A. Exit poll
- B. Census
- C. Results
- D. Consensus
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Answer: A. Exit poll
The correct one word is Exit poll.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A formal statement testifying to someone's character and qualifications- A. Document
- B. Manuscript
- C. Affidavit
- D. Testimonial
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Answer: D. Testimonial
The correct one word is Testimonial.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Something that is very small/little- A. Few
- B. Thin
- C. Slender
- D. Tiny
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Answer: D. Tiny
The correct one word is Tiny.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Making of a false document with a false signature- A. Insincerity
- B. Forgery
- C. Deception
- D. Ruse
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Answer: B. Forgery
The correct one word is Forgery.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A list or collection of books or informative graphics- A. Hamlet
- B. Catalogue
- C. Bale
- D. Gallery
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Answer: B. Catalogue
The correct one word is Catalogue.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who draws or produces maps- A. Cartographer
- B. Calligrapher
- C. Chauffeur
- D. Choreographer
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Answer: A. Cartographer
The correct one word is Cartographer.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The act of thinking now about something in the past.- A. Circumspection
- B. Inspection
- C. Introspection
- D. Retrospection
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Answer: D. Retrospection
The correct one word is Retrospection.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree- A. Lair
- B. Hole
- C. Burrow
- D. Drey
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Answer: D. Drey
The correct one word is Drey.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A sentimental longing for a time in the past- A. myopia
- B. sepia
- C. dystopia
- 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:
Leather straps put around a horse’s head to control it- A. bridal
- B. bridle
- C. stirrup
- D. saddle
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Answer: B. bridle
The correct one word is bridle.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
people existing or living at the same time- A. community
- B. contemporaries
- C. inhabitants
- D. population
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Answer: B. contemporaries
The correct one word is contemporaries.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who shows people their seats- A. usher
- B. guard
- C. cameraman
- D. watchman
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Answer: A. usher
The correct one word is usher.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A statement open to more than one interpretation- A. absurd
- B. ambiguous
- C. apparent
- D. axiom
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Answer: B. ambiguous
The correct one word is ambiguous.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A speech expressing one’s thoughts aloud to oneself- A. hyperbole
- B. soliloquy
- C. harangue
- D. sacrilege
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Answer: B. soliloquy
The correct one word is soliloquy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
People who work together at the same place- A. colleagues
- B. friends
- C. rivals
- D. agents
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Answer: A. colleagues
The correct one word is colleagues.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
To give one’s authority to another- A. supervise
- B. usurp
- C. delegate
- D. shirk
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Answer: C. delegate
The correct one word is delegate.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who rides horses in races- A. porter
- B. athlete
- C. jockey
- D. sprinter
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Answer: C. jockey
The correct one word is jockey.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Introductory section of a literary work- A. monologue
- B. prologue
- C. epilogue
- D. dialogue
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Answer: B. prologue
The correct one word is prologue.