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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A person who writes dictionaries- A) Bibliophile. B) Novelist. C) Lexicographer. D) Journalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lexicographer. 2. What is the one-word equivalent of 'a person who studies languages'? A) Linguist. B) Philologist. C) Translator. D) Polyglot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguist. 3. A person who deliberately sets fire to a building: A) Extortionist. B) Assassin. C) Hijacker. D) Arsonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arsonist. 4. Identify the jargon for a person who manages a sports team. A) Referee. B) Coach. C) Team captain. D) Athletic director. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coach. 5. What is the one word for 'a person who practices medicine'? A) Surgeon. B) Pharmacist. C) Doctor. D) Nurse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doctor. 6. A person who does not believe in the existence of God. A) Atheist. B) Heretic. C) Fanatic. D) Theist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atheist. 7. The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off asone's own A) Crime. B) Drafting. C) Plagiarism. D) Copy writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiarism. 8. A government run by the wealthy- A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Aristocracy. D) Plutocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 9. One who cannot be corrected A) Intruder. B) Custodian. C) Incorrigible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorrigible. 10. Fear of confined spaces A) Claustrophobia. B) Belonephobia. C) Bathmophobia. D) Catagelophobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Claustrophobia. 11. Having no beginning or end to its existence A) Extempore. B) Agenda. C) Eternal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eternal. 12. A person who cannot see is called: A) Blind. B) Deaf. C) Lame. D) Dumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blind. 13. Doctor who specializes in X-rays & other radiations. A) Dentist. B) Oncologist. C) Radiologist. D) Cardiologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiologist. 14. What is the one word substitution for 'An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne'? A) Allegory. B) Abdication. C) Nostalgia. D) Axiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abdication. 15. A soldier who fights for money: A) Volunteer. B) Revolutionary. C) Patriot. D) Mercenary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercenary. 16. Find the one-word meaning for: "A scientist who studies earthquakes." A) Geologist. B) Physicist. C) Astronomer. D) Seismologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seismologist. 17. What is the term for a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable? A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 18. Life history written by oneself A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Spend thrift. D) Verbose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 19. Identify the synonym for 'sincere':a) honest b) deceitful c) false A) Insincere. B) Genuine. C) Fraudulent. D) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honest. 20. What is the term for a doctrine which identifies God with the universe? A) Pantheism. B) Plagiarism. C) Regalia. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pantheism. 21. A person who hates mankind- A) Agnostic. B) Misanthrope. C) Misogamist. D) Altruist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misanthrope. 22. What is a one word substitution for 'a person who designs buildings'? A) Architect. B) Contractor. C) Builder. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Architect. 23. A person who is skilled in making things by hand is called an: A) Architect. B) Engineer. C) Artist. D) Artisan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artisan. 24. A person who studies stars and planets is known as an: A) Physicist. B) Astrologer. C) Geographer. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Astronomer. 25. A person who is extremely interested in money: A) Miscreant. B) Philanthropist. C) Miser. D) Misogynist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miser. 26. Identify the synonym for 'brave':a) cowardly b) fearless c) timid A) Reckless. B) Hesitant. C) Fearful. D) Fearless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fearless. 27. A:Do you think John will pass his driving test first time? B:I think not.Is a clausal substitution example? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 28. What is a synonym for 'crowd'? A) Flock. B) Audience. C) Mob. D) Gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gathering. 29. Antonym of folly A) Refined. B) Wisdom. C) Demerit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wisdom. 30. Talking to one's own self is A) Pessimist. B) Soliloquy. C) Philanthropist. D) Sinecure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soliloquy. 31. That which cannot be read: A) Inaudible. B) Illegible. C) Incorrigible. D) Infallible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illegible. 32. The term for a person who creates and performs music compositions. A) Composer. B) Songwriter. C) Arranger. D) Musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Composer. 33. What is the term for a small group of people having control of a country or organization? A) Plutocracy. B) Secular. C) Oligarchy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oligarchy. 34. A Lover of good food A) GOURMAND. B) Glot. C) Polyglot. D) Pauper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GOURMAND. 35. Lifestory of a person written by himself A) Biography. B) Autobiography. C) Calligraphy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autobiography. 36. Anita works really hard for the upliftment of poor children. She even donates half of her salary to NGOs. She is: A) Philanthropist. B) Selfish. C) Tightfisted. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philanthropist. 37. A person who writes with both hands equally well is called: A) Left-handed. B) Right-handed. C) Ambidextrous. D) Bilingual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ambidextrous. 38. A person above a hundred years in age A) Centenarian. B) Geriatric. C) Aged. D) Venerable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centenarian. 39. A person who specializes in the collection and study of old and rare books. A) Librarian. B) Archivist. C) Bibliophile. D) Book Collector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bibliophile. 40. What is the one word substitution for 'A person who studies the evolution of mankind'? A) Anthropologist. B) Choreographer. C) Curator. D) Astronaut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropologist. 41. A system of government by one person with absolute power A) Autocracy. B) Bureaucracy. C) Democracy. D) Theocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autocracy. 42. What is a synonym for 'diligent'? a) lazy b) hardworking c) careless A) Hardworking. B) Unfocused. C) Indifferent. D) Negligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardworking. 43. What is the one word substitution for 'A person who shows sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality'? A) Indefatigable. B) Cynosure. C) Debonair. D) Effeminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indefatigable. 44. The term for a person who teaches or imparts knowledge to others. A) Educator. B) Teacher. C) Tutor. D) Instructor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Educator. 45. People living during the same period. A) Contemporaries. B) Relatives. C) Friends. D) Colleague. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemporaries. 46. The term for a person who has an excessive and irrational fear of something. A) Phobic. B) Paranoid. C) Fearful. D) Psychotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phobic. 47. A sad song is a: A) Ditty. B) Knell. C) Dirge. D) Lay. E) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dirge. 48. The term for a person who provides medical treatment and care for the sick or injured. A) Surgeon. B) Doctor. C) Nurse. D) Practitioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doctor. 49. The art of beautiful handwriting A) Calligraphy. B) Photography. C) Typography. D) Graphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calligraphy. 50. The term for a system of government in which power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives. A) Autocracy. B) Republic. C) Oligarchy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democracy. 51. A person who is easily deceived- A) Cynic. B) Gullible. C) Sceptic. D) Genius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gullible. 52. The term for a person who is actively involved in managing or running a business. A) Operator. B) Executive. C) Entrepreneur. D) Administrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entrepreneur. 53. What do you call a speech at the end of a play, book, or movie that comments on what has happened? A) Prologue. B) Epitaph. C) Epilogue. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epilogue. 54. A word for a person who practices or specializes in philosophy. A) Scholar. B) Sage. C) Philosopher. D) Thinker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Philosopher. 55. A soldier who will fight for any country or group that offers payment is a: A) Ascetic. B) Cannibal. C) Egoist. D) Mercenary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mercenary. 56. What is a one word substitution for 'a person who studies the stars and planets'? A) Astronomer. B) Geologist. C) Biologist. D) Meteorologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomer. 57. What is the one-word equivalent of 'a person who loves books'? A) Bookworm. B) Librarian. C) Bibliomaniac. D) Bibliophile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bibliophile. 58. What is the one-word term for 'a person who writes plays'? A) Playwright. B) Producer. C) Actor. D) Director. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playwright. 59. That which can be easily broken A) Fragile. B) Durable. C) Sturdy. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragile. 60. A large disorderly crowd A) Crowd. B) Gathering. C) Mob. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mob. ← 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 6One Word Substitution Quiz 7One Word Substitution Quiz 8One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books