This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One who abandons his religious faith is A) Apostate. B) Prostate. C) Profane. D) Agnostic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostate. 2. A place where dead bodies are kept for identification: A) Cemetery. B) Crematorium. C) Morgue. D) Asylum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morgue. 3. Someone who is too strong to be defeated or changed is: A) Inevitable. B) Infallible. C) Invincible. D) Fastidious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invincible. 4. The term for a person who helps others in personal development and self-improvement. A) Counselor. B) Consultant. C) Coach. D) Mentor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coach. 5. Doing harm secretly A) Insidious. B) Inviolable. C) Intractable. D) Insipid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insidious. 6. A person who always expects good things to happen is an: A) Misanthrope. B) Fatalist. C) Egoist. D) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Optimist. 7. A state of perfect balance A) Chaos. B) Disarray. C) Imbalance. D) Equilibrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equilibrium. 8. Find the one-word meaning for: "One who looks on the bright side of things." A) Optimist. B) Pessimist. C) Realist. D) Cynic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimist. 9. One who is very difficult to please. A) Fastidious. B) Fugitive. C) Fatalist. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fastidious. 10. A song embodying religious and scared emotions A) Hymn. B) Biography. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hymn. 11. What is the one-word term for 'a person who studies the stars'? A) Astronomer. B) Meteorologist. C) Geologist. D) Astrologer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomer. 12. Study of Earth & its structure & process A) Geology. B) Chemistry. C) Astronomy. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geology. 13. The name for a professional who conducts research in a laboratory setting. A) Researcher. B) Analyst. C) Technologist. D) Scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Researcher. 14. Incapable of being read A) Obsolescent. B) Illegible. C) Eligible. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illegible. 15. A term for a person who fights in wars or conflicts as a professional soldier. A) Mercenary. B) Combatant. C) Soldier. D) Warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercenary. 16. What is a synonym for 'individual'? A) Group. B) Entity. C) Person. D) Category. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person. 17. Not suitable to be eaten A) Inept. B) Inexorable. C) Infernal. D) Inedible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inedible. 18. Showing great attention to detail and correct behavior A) Disciplined. B) Punctilious. C) Punctual. D) Zealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctilious. 19. One who believes in fate A) Publisher. B) Fatalist. C) Mercenary. D) Biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatalist. 20. A speech delivered without any previous preparation: A) Extempore. B) Oration. C) Elocution. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extempore. 21. What is another word for 'person'? A) Being. B) Entity. C) Character. D) Individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individual. 22. One who talks continuously is A) Loquacious. B) Impecunious. C) Avaricious. D) Voracious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impecunious. 23. One who leaves his country to live elsewhere A) Omnipotent. B) Eternal. C) Obsolete. D) Emigrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emigrant. 24. One who does not know how to save money A) Miser. B) Spendthrift. C) Intruder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spendthrift. 25. Place where birds are kept A) Apiary. B) Aviary. C) Cage. D) Zoo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aviary. 26. Official incharge of a museum A) Custodian. B) Curator. C) Spendthrift. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curator. 27. A word for a person who acts as an intermediary between two parties. A) Mediator. B) Arbitrator. C) Negotiator. D) Liaison. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liaison. 28. One who looks at the bright side of things A) Optimist. B) Custodian. C) Forensic. D) Martyr. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Optimist. 29. What is the one word substitution for 'A collection of historical documents or records'? A) Arena. B) Cloakroom. C) Cemetery. D) Archives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archives. 30. Choose the one-word for: "A statement open to many interpretations." A) Definite. B) Ambiguous. C) Accurate. D) Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambiguous. 31. What is the one word for 'a person who studies economics'? A) Accountant. B) Statistician. C) Economist. D) Financial analyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economist. 32. Which word refers to a gathering of people? A) Meeting. B) Gathering. C) Assembly. D) Event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gathering. 33. The term for a public official who is responsible for enforcing the law. A) Commissioner. B) Magistrate. C) Constable. D) Sherif. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constable. 34. A person who leaves one country to settle in another- A) Nomad. B) Refugee. C) Immigrant. D) Emigrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emigrant. 35. A person who is skilled in horsemanship A) Cowboy. B) Equestrian. C) Jockey. D) Rider. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equestrian. 36. Taking place ot happening at the same time. A) Simultaneous. B) Sententious. C) Impenetrable. D) Transcendental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simultaneous. 37. A person who is very selective, disgusted easily, and is hard to please A) Picky. B) Nonplussed. C) Fastidious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fastidious. 38. A person who lives alone and avoids others- A) Recluse. B) Socialite. C) Pessimist. D) Extrovert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recluse. 39. Government by the rich is A) Plutocracy. B) Aristocracy. C) Pantisocracy. D) Oligarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plutocracy. 40. A person who is very careful about rules and details is called: A) Casual. B) Careless. C) Meticulous. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meticulous. 41. Rearrange the sentence:'The scientist conducted an experiment to test the hypothesis.' A) An experiment was conducted by the scientist to test the hypothesis. B) To conduct an experiment, the scientist tested the hypothesis. C) To test the hypothesis, the scientist conducted an experiment. D) The hypothesis was tested by the scientist conducting an experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To test the hypothesis, the scientist conducted an experiment. 42. A person who goes somewhere without any invitation A) Intruder. B) Orphan. C) Invisible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intruder. 43. What term is used for a person who dislikes women? A) Philanthropist. B) Egoist. C) Misogynist. D) Misanthrope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misogynist. 44. Synonym of disease A) Malady. B) Foretell. C) Censure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malady. 45. What is the one word substitution for 'A person who is indifferent to the pains and pleasures of life'? A) Chauvinist. B) Cynic. C) Epicure. D) Stoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stoic. 46. What is the term for a person who is skilled in the art of making and repairing wooden objects? A) Blacksmith. B) Plumber. C) Electrician. D) Carpenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carpenter. 47. The term for a person who works in a laboratory and performs experiments. A) Scientist. B) Technician. C) Researcher. D) Analyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientist. 48. One who cannot be easily pleased is A) Feminist. B) Fastidious. C) Fratricide. D) Cosmopolitan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fastidious. 49. A person who abandons his country is called a: A) Traitor. B) Refugee. C) Patriot. D) Exile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exile. 50. Choose the one-word for: "A speech delivered without preparation." A) Dialogue. B) Extempore. C) Debate. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extempore. 51. After attending a career counseling session, he understood that his ..... was cooking: A) Niche. B) Supplant. C) Replacement. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Niche. 52. Freedom from care; A) Unsouciance. B) Euphoria. C) Indifference. D) Charlatanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unsouciance. 53. Synonym of hinder A) Weaken. B) Eliminate. C) Obstruct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obstruct. 54. Beautiful handwriting done with a special pen or brush is called: A) Calligraphy. B) Epitaph. C) Epilogue. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calligraphy. 55. A person who steals secretly is called a: A) Burglar. B) Thief. C) Pickpocket. D) Robber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pickpocket. 56. A word for a person who is an expert in ancient languages. A) Archaeologist. B) Philologist. C) Historian. D) Linguist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philologist. 57. A word for a person who writes stories or novels as a profession. A) Writer. B) Author. C) Storyteller. D) Novelist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author. 58. Study of human mind A) Psychology. B) Zoology. C) Ethnology. D) Physiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Psychology. 59. A place where sick people are treated is called a: A) Dispensary. B) Clinic. C) Hospital. D) Hospice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospital. 60. Differentiate between 'affect' and 'effect'. Which one is a verb? A) Affect is a noun. B) Effect is a verb. C) Affect is a verb. D) Effect is an adjective. 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