One Word Substitution

Practice one-word substitution for vocabulary building, MBA entrance, MCA entrance, and Bank PO exams.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A colony of rooks

  1. Rookery
  2. Troop
  3. Mound
  4. Lair
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A collection of wild animals for display

  1. Skein
  2. Menagerie
  3. Hank
  4. Fleet
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The home of a sheep

  1. Pen
  2. Hole
  3. Holt
  4. Fold
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A number of people gathered for a social purpose

  1. Company
  2. Horde
  3. Mob
  4. Crowd
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The home of a lion

  1. Cave
  2. Sty
  3. Den
  4. Form
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A place where muslims worship

  1. Mosque
  2. Temple
  3. Church
  4. Synagogue
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The kitchen of a ship

  1. Byre
  2. Paddock
  3. Lodge
  4. Galley
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A place where rabbits are kept

  1. Aviary
  2. Hutch
  3. Kennel
  4. Cage
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One skilled in the care of hands and feet

  1. Mammalogist
  2. Ethologist
  3. Chiropodist
  4. Dentist
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A collection of books

  1. Bench
  2. Posse
  3. Library
  4. Bevy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who carves stones

  1. Painter
  2. Vintner
  3. Vendor
  4. Sculptor
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who attends to the diseases of the eye

  1. Allergist
  2. Oculist
  3. Exodontist
  4. Dermatologist
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who writes books

  1. Author
  2. Poet
  3. Almoner
  4. Novelist
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who works in a coal mine

  1. Collier
  2. Jockey
  3. Cutler
  4. Tanner
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

A woman with dark hair

  1. Blonde
  2. Brunette
  3. Archer
  4. Flaxen
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who feeds on fruit

  1. Fruitarian
  2. Vulgarian
  3. Vegetarian
  4. Barbarian
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The study of eggs

  1. Biology
  2. Entomology
  3. Oology
  4. Zoology
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who fishes with a rod

  1. Archer
  2. Plotter
  3. Angler
  4. Astrologer
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who hates marriage

  1. Misogamist
  2. Misanthropist
  3. Chauvinist
  4. Misogynist
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Engaged to be married

  1. Spinsterhood
  2. Betrothed
  3. Adulthood
  4. Bachelorhood
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

The science dealing with the logic of quantity,shape and arrangement using numbers

  1. Mathematics
  2. Economics
  3. Civics
  4. Physics
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Murder of a sister

  1. Suicide
  2. Patricide
  3. Sororicide
  4. Homicide
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

Murder of a king

  1. Regicide
  2. Fratricide
  3. Matricide
  4. Parricide
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who deals in furs

  1. Furrier
  2. Glazier
  3. Masseur
  4. Astronomer
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose one word that substitutes the given phrase.

One who draws maps

  1. Geologist
  2. Florist
  3. Usurer
  4. Cartographer

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