One Word Substitution Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Anonymous

  2. Stranger

  3. Impersonality

  4. Nameless

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Anonymous specifically means without identification or name, especially regarding authorship or creatorship. A stranger is simply someone you don't know, while impersonality refers to being detached or impersonal. Anonymous is the correct term for work done without revealing the creator's identity.

Multiple choice
  1. Anthem

  2. Patriot song

  3. Song of loyalty

  4. Song of praise

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

An anthem is a song of special importance or significance, often associated with a nation, organization, or cause, and sung on special occasions. While the other options are descriptive phrases, anthem is the proper musical and cultural term for such songs.

Multiple choice
  1. is waiting

  2. had been waiting

  3. has waited

  4. No improvement

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The past perfect continuous 'had been waiting' is correct because the waiting started before and continued up to the past moment when he got off the train. 'Was waiting' (simple past) doesn't capture that the waiting had been ongoing for a long time before the train arrived. 'Has waited' would mean the waiting is still relevant now, which doesn't fit the context.

Multiple choice
  1. decided travelling

  2. decided for travel

  3. decided for travelling

  4. No improvement

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is correct as it is.

Multiple choice
  1. within one's powers

  2. in God's hand

  3. beyond one's powers

  4. beyond one's imagination

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ultra vires is a Latin legal term meaning 'beyond one's powers'. It refers to actions taken by a person or authority that exceed their legal authority or are outside the scope of their powers as defined by law.