This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Vocabulary > One Word Substitution – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books One Word Substitution Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Below the surface A) Surreptitious. B) Abortive. C) Subterranean. D) Venial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subterranean. 2. Government by one man A) Autocracy. B) Democracy. C) Monocracy. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autocracy. 3. A song sung at burial A) Ballad. B) Hymn. C) Elegy. D) Homily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elegy. 4. A person who studies animal life is known as a: A) Botanist. B) Zoologist. C) Ecologist. D) Biologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zoologist. 5. One who walks in sleep A) Somnambulist. B) Lunatic. C) Maniac. D) Psychopath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somnambulist. 6. A place where prayers go to play A) Zoo. B) Temple. C) Stadium. D) Swimming pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temple. 7. Give tit for a tat A) Orator. B) Cosmopolitan. C) Retaliate. D) Emigrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retaliate. 8. A person who loves books excessively is known as a: A) Librarian. B) Bibliophile. C) Author. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bibliophile. 9. What phrase can be substituted with "Despite the fact that" ? A) Despite. B) That. C) Although. D) But. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although. 10. What is a synonym for 'team'? A) Squad. B) Unit. C) Crew. D) Group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Group. 11. A person who lives for pleasure- A) Hedonist. B) Stoic. C) Optimist. D) Ascetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hedonist. 12. An error or misprint in printing or writing A) Typo. B) Erratum. C) Error. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Erratum. 13. An animal that lives in water: A) Terrestrial. B) Amphibian. C) Aquatic. D) Nocturnal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aquatic. 14. An indirect reference: A) Allusion. B) Illusion. C) Inference. D) Elusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 15. Belief accepted without question A) Dogma. B) Agenda. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dogma. 16. A speech made without preparation- A) Rehearsed. B) Extempore. C) Dialogue. D) Documentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extempore. 17. Words inscribed on a tomb: A) Epitome. B) Epilogue. C) Epitaph. D) Epistle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epitaph. 18. Which one of the following is a substitution of "during the time that" ? A) When. B) Then. C) There. D) Soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 19. The term for a person who studies the physical and chemical properties of materials. A) Chemist. B) Physicist. C) Material Scientist. D) Engineer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Material Scientist. 20. What is the one word for 'a person who studies plants'? A) Zoologist. B) Botanist. C) Geologist. D) Physicist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Botanist. 21. The term for a person who believes in the divine right of kings. A) Monarchist. B) Theocrat. C) Despot. D) Aristocrat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theocrat. 22. A person who works without pay- A) Professional. B) Volunteer. C) Beneficiary. D) Freelancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volunteer. 23. What is the one-word term for 'a person who studies economics'? A) Economist. B) Accountant. C) Statistician. D) Financier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economist. 24. Find the one-word meaning for: "A place where dead bodies are kept." A) Cemetery. B) Mortuary. C) Pantry. D) Nursery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortuary. 25. Fear of horses A) Hobophobia. B) Hominophobia. C) Hippophobia. D) Hordephobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hippophobia. ← 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