This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The word for a person who writes and edits books or articles for publication. A) Publisher. B) Editor. C) Writer. D) Proofreader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Editor. 2. A person who eats the flesh of his own species is called a: A) Omnivore. B) Predator. C) Carnivore. D) Cannibal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cannibal. 3. A person who speaks in a confusing or unclear manner is called: A) Incoherent. B) Clear. C) Fluent. D) Eloquent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incoherent. 4. A pioneer of reform movement is called a/an? A) Apothecary. B) Apotheosis. C) Apostle. D) Renegade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apostle. 5. A list of words with meaning and explanation A) Autobiography. B) Atlas. C) Encyclopaedia. D) Glossary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glossary. 6. A period of ten years: A) Fortnight. B) Millennium. C) Decade. D) Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decade. 7. A person who gives false information deliberately is called a: A) Liar. B) Witness. C) Reporter. D) Honest person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liar. 8. What is the correct spelling for-writings on a tomb? A) Epitape. B) Epic. C) Epicape. D) Epitaph. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epitaph. 9. The use of many words to express an idea that could be expressed by few A) Prolixity. B) Laconism. C) Panacea. D) Apotheosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prolixity. 10. Choose the one-word meaning for: "A person who believes in fate." A) Fatalist. B) Skeptic. C) Agnostic. D) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fatalist. 11. One who depends on others. A) Restricted. B) Liable. C) Dependent. D) Pendulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent. 12. The foolish belief that one is God A) Thearchy. B) Necromancy. C) Theomania. D) Sacrilege. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theomania. 13. A person who loves everybody is A) Fratricide. B) Atheist. C) Aristocrat. D) Altruistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altruistic. 14. To kill a human being: A) Fratricide. B) Suicide. C) Genocide. D) Homicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homicide. 15. What is a one-word substitute for 'a person who studies insects'? A) Entomology. B) Biologist. C) Entomologist. D) Entomologistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomologist. 16. One who studies insect life is A) Entomologist. B) Botanist. C) Geologist. D) Zoologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Entomologist. 17. A place where government records are kept: A) Wardrobe. B) Museum. C) Archives. D) Library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archives. 18. A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people A) Mutiny. B) Putsch. C) Conspiracy. D) Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putsch. 19. One who possesses outstanding technical ability in a particular art or field. A) Indefatigable. B) Virtuoso. C) Impregnable. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virtuoso. 20. The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk A) Reverence. B) Veneration. C) Sanctification. D) Blasphemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blasphemy. 21. One who loves and works for fellowmen A) Parody. B) Audience. C) Pencil. D) Philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philanthropist. 22. A person who is reserved in talks A) Silent. B) Reticent. C) Garrulous. D) Mendacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reticent. 23. Being present everywhere A) Omnipresent. B) Deport. C) Dogma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnipresent. 24. A person who speaks more than one language fluently is called a: A) Translator. B) Orator. C) Interpreter. D) Polyglot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polyglot. 25. What is the one word for 'a person who writes books'? A) Novelist. B) Author. C) Editor. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author. 26. The term for the study of the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. A) Sociology. B) Anthropology. C) Psychology. D) Archaeology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology. 27. A great lover of books: A) Philatelist. B) Philologist. C) Pedant. D) Bibliophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bibliophile. 28. The term for a person who is skilled in the art of writing, especially letters. A) Letterwriter. B) Scribe. C) Penman. D) Correspondent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penman. 29. A new word coined by an author A) Deviation. B) Aberration. C) Syllogism. D) Neologism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neologism. 30. An office, which has no work but high salary, is A) Sinecure. B) Fortuitous. C) Gratuitous. D) Panacea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinecure. 31. A word for a medical professional specializing in the treatment of mental disorders. A) Therapist. B) Neurologist. C) Psychologist. D) Psychiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychiatrist. 32. Which one of the following best replaces "in excess of" ? A) Lots. B) More than. C) Many. D) Multitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than. 33. An inscription on a tombstone is known as an: A) Epilogue. B) Epitaph. C) Elegy. D) Ode. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epitaph. 34. A statement in which you say the same thing twice in different words A) Blasphemy. B) Sacrilege. C) Tautology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tautology. 35. One who runs away from danger is called a/an? A) Timid. B) Shirker. C) Shirker. D) Escapist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timid. 36. What is the one word for 'a person who studies history'? A) Anthropologist. B) Historian. C) Archaeologist. D) Sociologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historian. 37. One who eats too much A) Tyro. B) Egoist. C) Glutton. D) Miser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glutton. 38. One who believes in the power of fate is A) Pessimist. B) Parsimonious. C) Fatalist. D) Pusillanimous. E) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fatalist. 39. A person who cannot be corrected or reformed is called: A) Obedient. B) Adaptable. C) Flexible. D) Incorrigible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incorrigible. 40. The action of looking back on past events: A) Perspective. B) Retrospection. C) Observation. D) Introspection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrospection. 41. A lady's umbrella is A) Parasol. B) Granary. C) Epitaph. D) Aviary. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasol. 42. Attained for water plants and fish A) Aquarium. B) Ocean. C) Pond. D) Jug. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pond. 43. A person who speaks very little is known as: A) Vocal. B) Talkative. C) Garrulous. D) Taciturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taciturn. 44. One who has grown old or had long experience ofservice or occupation A) Audience. B) Pilgrim. C) Optimist. D) Veteran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veteran. 45. What is the one word for 'a person who studies languages'? A) Translator. B) Linguist. C) Polyglot. D) Philologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linguist. 46. A person who studies human society and social behavior is called a: A) Sociologist. B) Psychologist. C) Anthropologist. D) Historian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociologist. 47. A building where people watch movies is called a: A) Stadium. B) Auditorium. C) Theatre. D) Cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cinema. 48. A person who abandons his religion is called an: A) Pagan. B) Agnostic. C) Atheist. D) Apostate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostate. 49. The art of beautiful writing by hand A) Handicraft. B) Calligraphy. C) Handwritten. D) Handmade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calligraphy. 50. Government by the representatives of the people is A) Autocracy. B) Democracy. C) Diplomacy. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 51. A person who studies human societies and cultures- A) Philologist. B) Sociologist. C) Anthropologist. D) Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropologist. 52. One who performs magical tricks A) Engineer. B) Artist. C) Magician. D) Clown. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magician. 53. A person employed to drive a car A) Magician. B) Chauffeur. C) Traveler. D) Pioneer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chauffeur. 54. What is the one word substitution for 'A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority'? A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anarchy. 55. A lady who remains unmarried is A) Misantrope. B) Spinster. C) Artist. D) Lady bachelor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spinster. 56. A game in which no one wins A) Drawn. B) Postponed. C) Abandoned. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawn. 57. A person who is indifferent to pains and pleasure of life is A) Patricide. B) Sadist. C) Psychiatrist. D) Stoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stoic. 58. One who collects stamps A) Philatelist. B) Pessimist. C) Numismatist. D) Bibliophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philatelist. 59. A word which has same spelling or pronunciation but different meaning A) Opposite. B) Homonym. C) Antonyms. D) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homonym. 60. Operation of body after death A) Mortuary. B) Postmortem. C) Obituary. D) Mutilate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postmortem. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesOne Word Substitution Quiz 1One Word Substitution Quiz 2One Word Substitution Quiz 4One Word Substitution Quiz 5One Word Substitution Quiz 6One Word Substitution Quiz 7One Word Substitution Quiz 8One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books