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English – One Word Substitution – Set 5
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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:
The cessation of warfare before a treaty is signed- A. armistice
- B. amnesty
- C. agreement
- D. Affidavit
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. armistice
The correct one word is armistice.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who makes love without serious intentions- A. goon
- B. philanderer
- C. romeo
- D. Consort
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. philanderer
The correct one word is philanderer.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Opposed to great or sudden change- A. revolutionary
- B. conservative
- C. evolutionary
- D. Static
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. conservative
The correct one word is conservative.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Having no beginning or end to its existence- A. obscure
- B. immeasurable
- C. Eternal
- D. universal
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. Eternal
The correct one word is Eternal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
The art of cutting trees and bushes into ornamental shapes- A. universal
- B. bonsai
- C. Horticulture
- D. immeasurable
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. bonsai
The correct one word is bonsai.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Walking in sleep- A. Somniloquism
- B. obsession
- C. somnambulism
- D. hallucination
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Answer: C. somnambulism
The correct one word is somnambulism.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who cannot die- A. Stable
- B. perpetual
- C. perennial
- D. immortal
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Answer: D. immortal
The correct one word is immortal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A formal written charge against a person for some crime or offence- A. acrimony
- B. allegation
- C. indictment
- D. Accusation
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Answer: C. indictment
The correct one word is indictment.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Language difficult to understand because of bad form- A. pedantic
- B. jargon
- C. verbatim
- D. Rhetoric
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Answer: B. jargon
The correct one word is jargon.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Belief or opinion contrary to what is generally accepted- A. superstition
- B. non conformity
- C. heresy
- D. Unbelief
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Answer: C. heresy
The correct one word is heresy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person obsessed with exclusively one idea or subject- A. Crazy
- B. nymphomaniac
- C. monomaniac
- D. kleptomaniac
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Answer: C. monomaniac
The correct one word is monomaniac.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A child of unusual or remarkable talent- A. freak
- B. prodigy
- C. diligent
- D. Scholar
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Answer: B. prodigy
The correct one word is prodigy.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A disease which ends in death- A. fatal
- B. deadly
- C. Contagious
- D. lethal
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Answer: A. fatal
The correct one word is fatal.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who kills somebody especially for political reasons- A. assassin
- B. murderer
- C. Criminal
- D. hangman
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. assassin
The correct one word is assassin.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
One who loves mankind- A. seismologist
- B. Anthropologist
- C. philanthropist
- D. optometrist
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Answer: C. philanthropist
The correct one word is philanthropist.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A small piece of potato- A. bit
- B. Chunk
- C. chip
- D. scrap
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Answer: C. chip
The correct one word is chip.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A child who stays away from school without any good reason- A. schizophrenic
- B. Vagabond
- C. truant
- D. delinquent
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Answer: C. truant
The correct one word is truant.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A common place remark- A. statement
- B. Dialogue
- C. epigram
- D. platitude
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Answer: D. platitude
The correct one word is platitude.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
Line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet- A. fringe
- B. zenith
- C. Horizon
- D. plinth
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Answer: C. Horizon
The correct one word is Horizon.
- Choose the one word that can substitute the given phrase or sentence:
A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others- A. autocrat
- B. Democrat
- C. fanatic
- D. bureaucrat
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. autocrat
The correct one word is autocrat.