This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place where weapons and ammunition are stored is called an: A) Arsenal. B) Bunker. C) Armour. D) Fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arsenal. 2. Choose the one-word for: "One who takes pleasure in harming others." A) Sadist. B) Egoist. C) Masochist. D) Magician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sadist. 3. What is the one word substitution for 'The sound of Horses'? A) Caw. B) Moo. C) Hoot. D) Neigh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neigh. 4. A person who looks at the bright side of the things A) Realist. B) Optimist. C) Negativist. D) Pessimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Optimist. 5. The term for a system of government where power is held by the wealthy. A) Democracy. B) Oligarchy. C) Plutocracy. D) Aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plutocracy. 6. Find the one-word meaning of: "Government ruled by a king or queen." A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Autocracy. D) Aristocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 7. A person who changes sides for personal benefit is called a: A) Opportunist. B) Idealist. C) Loyalist. D) Patriot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opportunist. 8. A person who knows many languages: A) Polyglot. B) Bi-lingual. C) Linguist. D) Monoglot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polyglot. 9. The term for a person who is highly knowledgeable in a specific field or subject. A) Expert. B) Scholar. C) Authority. D) Specialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expert. 10. The study of insects is known as what? A) Zoology. B) Ornithology. C) Entomology. D) Herpetology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomology. 11. What is the synonym for 'beautiful'? a) ugly b) pretty c) plain A) Lovely. B) Charming. C) Gorgeous. D) Pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretty. 12. "Don't buy those shoes-I think you can find some better ones" . Is a nominal substitution example? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 13. Choose the correct one-word for: "A person who hates women." A) Misogynist. B) Philogynist. C) Misanthrope. D) Feminist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Misogynist. 14. A person who is unable to read or write properly is called: A) Scholar. B) Intellectual. C) Literate. D) Semi-literate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-literate. 15. A government by the people- A) Autocracy. B) Bureaucracy. C) Democracy. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. 16. Someone who is careful that every detail is correct and dislikes things being untidy is: A) Philanthropic. B) Ascetic. C) Fastidious. D) Optimistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fastidious. 17. A word for a person who deals with the internal structure of the body. A) Physiologist. B) Surgeon. C) Biologist. D) Anatomist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anatomist. 18. What is microphobia? A) Fear of small things. B) Fear of microorganisms. C) Fear of everything. D) Fear of microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fear of small things. 19. The life history of a person written by that person: A) Biography. B) Calligraphy. C) Autobiography. D) Bibliography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autobiography. 20. The period between two reigns A) Illumination. B) Intermission. C) Interregnum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interregnum. 21. One who plays a game for pleasure and notprofessionally A) Palatable. B) Atheist. C) Optimist. D) Amateur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amateur. 22. Diminish in value over a period of time A) Depreciate. B) Appreciate. C) Appreciate. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depreciate. 23. Which word means something that cannot be avoided or prevented? A) Infallible. B) Inevitable. C) Invincible. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inevitable. 24. A person who speaks officially for an organization is called a: A) Editor. B) Spokesperson. C) Reporter. D) Journalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spokesperson. 25. A person who specializes in the art of writing and interpreting plays. A) Dramatist. B) Playwright. C) Scriptwriter. D) Theorist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playwright. 26. A person who is new to a job or profession is known as a: A) Expert. B) Veteran. C) Novice. D) Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Novice. 27. A life history written by others A) Teetotaler. B) Biography. C) Verbose. D) Auto biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biography. 28. Rearrange the sentence:'The committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the proposal.' A) The proposal will discuss the committee tomorrow. B) Tomorrow, the proposal will meet to discuss the committee. C) The committee will discuss tomorrow the proposal. D) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tomorrow, the committee will meet to discuss the proposal. 29. A person who loves and collects books A) Author. B) Librarian. C) Bibliophile. D) Bookworm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bibliophile. 30. One who is breaker of idols? A) Renegade. B) Impostor. C) Iconoclast. D) Escapist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iconoclast. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesOne Word Substitution Quiz 1One Word Substitution Quiz 2One Word Substitution Quiz 3One Word Substitution Quiz 4One Word Substitution Quiz 5One Word Substitution Quiz 6One Word Substitution Quiz 7One Word Substitution Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books