English Language

One Word Substitution

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One Word Substitution Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of the substitutions is better than the underlined part, indicate it as your answer. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (4) as your answer.

He was cured of his rheumatism by a specialist.

  1. cured from

  2. cured with

  3. cured after

  4. No improvement
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The standard idiomatic preposition used with the verb 'cure' in the context of a disease or ailment is 'of'. Therefore, 'cured of' is correct and requires no improvement.

Multiple choice

Directions:- Look at the underlined part of the sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (1), (2) or (3) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response against the corresponding number (1), (2) or (3. If none of the substitutions improve the sentence, indicate (4) as your response 'No improvement'. If you would have remembered to bring the map, we would not have lost our way.

  1. had remembered

  2. were remembering

  3. remembered

  4. No improvement.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence referring to a past situation that did not happen. The structure should be 'If + past perfect (had remembered), would have + past participle'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the given phrase.

Mince one's words

  1. <span style="font-size:" new="">Change suddenly

  2. <span style="font-size:" new="">Pull back

  3. <span style="font-size:" new="">To speak in a hurry

  4. <span style="font-size:" new="">Choose them carefully
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

To 'mince words' means to use polite or indirect expressions instead of speaking plainly. This involves choosing words carefully to be less harsh or blunt.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, you are given a group of five words. Out of which, four are similar in some manner and the fifth one is different. You are required to choose the word which does not belong to the given group.

  1. Physics

  2. Chemistry

  3. Geography

  4. Zoology

  5. Botany
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Physics - study of phenomenaChemistry - study of chemicals Geography - Mapping of earth. Zoology - study of animalsBotany - study of plants   All are studies except "Geography".   

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, certain pairs of words are given out of which the words in all the pairs except one bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

  1. Lion: Roar

  2. Snake: Hiss

  3. Frog: Bleat

  4. Bees: Hum

  5. Birds: Chirp
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The pairs Lion: Roar, Snake: Hiss, Bees: Hum, and Birds: Chirp correctly match animals with their sounds. Frogs croak, while bleating is the sound made by sheep or goats.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, certain pairs of words are given out of which the words in all the pairs except one bear a certain common relationship. Choose the pair in which the words are differently related.

  1. Door: Bang

  2. Piano: Play

  3. Rain: Patter

  4. Drum: Beat

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Door: Bang, Rain: Patter, and Drum: Beat all describe an object and its characteristic sound. Piano: Play describes an action performed on the instrument rather than its natural sound.

Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the following phrase with the most appropriate option. In case no option provides the correct answer, mark (4) as the answer.

One who loves to collects books

  1. Bookish

  2. Bookworm

  3. Bibliophile

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A bibliophile is a person who loves and collects books. The term bookworm usually describes someone who likes to read, whereas bibliophile focuses on the appreciation and collection of the books themselves. Bookish is an adjective describing someone devoted to reading or studying.

Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the following phrase with the most appropriate option.

Having one wife/husband at a time

  1. Single

  2. Bride

  3. Fidelity

  4. Monogamy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Monogamy is the practice or state of being married to or having a relationship with only one person at a time. The prefix mono- comes from Greek and means single or alone. Fidelity refers to the quality of being faithful, which is a trait within a relationship rather than the structure itself.

Multiple choice

Directions: Substitute the following phrase with the most appropriate option, if required. In case no option provides the correct answer, mark (4) as the answer.

Having more than two wives/husbands at a time

  1. Polygamy

  2. Manigamy

  3. Pologamy

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Polygamy is the general term for having multiple spouses simultaneously. The prefix poly means many, which correctly describes the state of having more than two wives or husbands as stated in the question. Options B and C are misspellings of the intended term.