One Word Substitutions MCQs with Answers

Fertile land between two rivers is called:

• A.Delta
• B.Estuary
• C.Doab
• D.Peninsula

What does Bowdlerizing mean?

• A.Criticizing
• B.Summarizing
• C.Paraphrasing
• D.Censoring

Which of the following involves copying others and implies 'doing as others do'?

• A.Instinct
• B.Habit
• C.Imitation
• D.Reflex

Choose the correct spelt word for 'a book where you find all the meanings of words':

• A.Dicshionary
• B.Dicstionary
• C.Dictionary
• D.None of these

A seamstress is a woman who does what for a living?

• A.Sews clothes
• B.Sings songs
• C.Teaches children
• D.Bakes bread

Past Paper MCQ

One-word substitution: A person who studies words and their history?

• A.Lexicographer
• B.Linguist
• C.Etymologist
• D.Philologist

Entomology is the science that studies?

• A.Birds
• B.Plants
• C.Insects
• D.Fungi

What is the one word substitution for the fear of dogs?

• A.Acrophobia
• B.Claustrophobia
• C.Cynophobia
• D.Arachnophobia

Which word describes a person who is excessively self-centered or selfish?

• A.Altruist
• B.Philanthropist
• C.Egoist
• D.Humanist

One word substitution: A state, society, or group governed by old people:

• A.Gerontocracy
• B.Plutocracy
• C.Theocracy
• D.Autocracy