This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Differentiate between 'affect' and 'effect'. Which one is a verb? A) Affect is a noun. B) Affect is a verb. C) Effect is a verb. D) Effect is an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect is a verb. 2. The word for a person who writes and edits books or articles for publication. A) Editor. B) Publisher. C) Writer. D) Proofreader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Editor. 3. A person who eats the flesh of his own species is called a: A) Carnivore. B) Predator. C) Cannibal. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannibal. 4. A person who speaks in a confusing or unclear manner is called: A) Eloquent. B) Incoherent. C) Clear. D) Fluent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incoherent. 5. A pioneer of reform movement is called a/an? A) Renegade. B) Apotheosis. C) Apothecary. D) Apostle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostle. 6. A list of words with meaning and explanation A) Glossary. B) Autobiography. C) Atlas. D) Encyclopaedia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glossary. 7. A period of ten years: A) Millennium. B) Fortnight. C) Decade. D) Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decade. 8. A person who gives false information deliberately is called a: A) Witness. B) Honest person. C) Reporter. D) Liar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liar. 9. What is the correct spelling for-writings on a tomb? A) Epitaph. B) Epicape. C) Epitape. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epitaph. 10. The use of many words to express an idea that could be expressed by few A) Laconism. B) Apotheosis. C) Panacea. D) Prolixity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prolixity. 11. 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. 12. One who depends on others. A) Liable. B) Restricted. C) Dependent. D) Pendulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent. 13. The foolish belief that one is God A) Necromancy. B) Theomania. C) Thearchy. D) Sacrilege. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theomania. 14. A person who loves everybody is A) Fratricide. B) Aristocrat. C) Atheist. D) Altruistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Altruistic. 15. To kill a human being: A) Suicide. B) Homicide. C) Genocide. D) Fratricide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homicide. 16. What is a one-word substitute for 'a person who studies insects'? A) Entomology. B) Entomologistics. C) Biologist. D) Entomologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entomologist. 17. One who studies insect life is A) Botanist. B) Geologist. C) Zoologist. D) Entomologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entomologist. 18. A place where government records are kept: A) Library. B) Museum. C) Wardrobe. D) Archives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archives. 19. A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people A) Conspiracy. B) Putsch. C) Mutiny. D) Sedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Putsch. 20. 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. 21. The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk A) Veneration. B) Sanctification. C) Blasphemy. D) Reverence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blasphemy. 22. One who loves and works for fellowmen A) Audience. B) Parody. C) Pencil. D) Philanthropist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Philanthropist. 23. A person who is reserved in talks A) Garrulous. B) Mendacious. C) Reticent. D) Silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reticent. 24. Being present everywhere A) Omnipresent. B) Deport. C) Dogma. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnipresent. 25. A person who speaks more than one language fluently is called a: A) Interpreter. B) Orator. C) Polyglot. D) Translator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyglot. 26. What is the one word for 'a person who writes books'? A) Publisher. B) Novelist. C) Author. D) Editor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author. 27. The term for the study of the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. A) Archaeology. B) Sociology. C) Anthropology. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthropology. 28. A great lover of books: A) Pedant. B) Philatelist. C) Philologist. D) Bibliophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bibliophile. 29. The term for a person who is skilled in the art of writing, especially letters. A) Scribe. B) Correspondent. C) Penman. D) Letterwriter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penman. 30. A new word coined by an author A) Aberration. B) Syllogism. C) Deviation. D) Neologism. 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