This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the one word for 'to express sorrow'? A) Lament. B) Celebrate. C) Ignore. D) Complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 2. A chief character in a story or drama. A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Fool. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 3. What is the one word for 'a person who creates art'? A) Artist. B) Sculptor. C) Illustrator. D) Painter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Artist. 4. What is the one-word equivalent of 'a person who designs buildings'? A) Builder. B) Architect. C) Engineer. D) Contractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Architect. 5. Choose the one-word for: "A person who pretends to be what he is not." A) Hypocrite. B) Patriot. C) Critic. D) Hermit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypocrite. 6. That which is fit to be eaten: A) Potable. B) Edible. C) Palatable. D) Digestible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Edible. 7. A place where birds are kept- A) Aviary. B) Aquarium. C) Hatchery. D) Barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviary. 8. A room or large cupboard for storing food A) Larder. B) Wardrobe. C) Almirah. D) Bakery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Larder. 9. Commonplace remarks A) Erudition. B) Platitudes. C) Multitudes. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Platitudes. 10. A lover of mankind A) Philanthropist. B) Misanthropist. C) Philogynist. D) Misogynist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Philanthropist. 11. Collection of stories or poems A) Constellation. B) Novel. C) Anthology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthology. 12. An abbreviated word formed from the initial letters of the other words A) Antonym. B) Acronym. C) Synonym. D) Homonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acronym. 13. The practice of borrowing ideas and words from others and using them as one's own. A) Pantomime. B) Burlesque. C) Plagiarism. D) Imitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plagiarism. 14. An image of god used for worship A) Idol. B) Icon. C) Figurine. D) Statue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idol. 15. Of unknown or unedited authorship is A) Unanimous. B) Ambiguous. C) Anonymous. D) Callous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anonymous. 16. The term for the study of ancient writing systems and languages. A) Epigraphy. B) Paleography. C) Philology. D) Lexicography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paleography. 17. One who doesn't take alcoholic drinks A) Teetotaller. B) Saint. C) Philanthropist. D) Optimist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teetotaller. 18. Teetotaller A) A person who never drinks alcohol. B) A person who drinks alcohol occasionally. C) A person who promotes alcohol consumption. D) A person who is indifferent to alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A person who never drinks alcohol. 19. One who has a good taste for food and enjoys it is A) Gourmet. B) Curator. C) Parasite. D) Stoic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gourmet. 20. Find the one-word meaning for: "Handwriting that cannot be read." A) Eligible. B) Ineligible. C) Illegible. D) Invisible. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illegible. 21. What is the one word for 'a person who studies the environment'? A) Ecologist. B) Biologist. C) Geographer. D) Environmentalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecologist. 22. A person who has excessive fear of water is called: A) Acrophobic. B) Hydrophobic. C) Claustrophobic. D) Xenophobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrophobic. 23. 13) One word substitute:A person who talks in sleep is called A) Insomniac. B) Somnambulist. C) Dreamer. D) Somniloquist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Somniloquist. 24. What is the term for a person who is an expert in the study of the stars, planets, and other celestial bodies? A) Astronomer. B) Biologist. C) Geologist. D) Physicist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Astronomer. 25. One who loves mankind A) Optimist. B) Philanthropist. C) Misanthropist. D) Philatelist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philanthropist. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar 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 8One Word Substitution Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books