One Word Substitution

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Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

Betty has a fear of heights.

  1. Acrophobia

  2. Aracnophobia

  3. Algophobia

  4. Astraphobia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fear of heights is called acrophobia.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

Shaolin is a building where Buddhist monks live.

  1. Monastery

  2. Abbey

  3. Temple

  4. Cloister


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A building where monks live is a 'monastery'. So, we will use 'monastery' instead of 'building'.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

She was always conscious of her social position.

  1. Status

  2. Kudos

  3. Stature

  4. Fame


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Status' refers to 'position or rank'. 'Stature' is the 'tallness or height of a person'.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

To see the stars, Ram was using an instrument used to see distant objects.

  1. Telescope

  2. Glass

  3. Spyglass

  4. Lenses


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Telescope is used for viewing objects in the sky.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

Peter was a person who was living a wandering life.

  1. Vagabond

  2. Tramp

  3. Beggar

  4. Nomad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Vagabond' is the correct answer. It means 'a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job'. 'Nomads' are persons who have no permanent home. So, it would be incorrect. 

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

Raj is a person who knows a lot about the subject.

  1. Scholar

  2. Teacher

  3. Illiterate

  4. Academic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Scholar' is a person who has profound knowledge of a subject. 'Academic' is a member of an art, literary or scientific academy.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

John has a permit to drive heavy vehicles.

  1. License

  2. Permit

  3. Ban

  4. Allow


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The permit to drive vehicles is known as license.

Directions: Choose the word which has the same contextual meaning as the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

The earth moves around the sun in a curved path.

  1. Orbit

  2. Ellipse

  3. Rotation

  4. Track


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Orbit is the actual or imaginary path taken by a celestial body during its periodic revolution around another body. Ellipse is a geometrical shape. Rotation is the spinning of a body on its axis, e.g. earth rotates. Track is any path. So, orbit is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Jack was involved in the making and operating of a machine designed to travel through air.

  1. Aeronautics

  2. Aerodynamics

  3. Astrophysics

  4. Pilot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aeronautics is the correct answer.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Julie was singing her prayer.

  1. Chanting

  2. Warbling

  3. Crooning

  4. Delivering


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Generally, a prayer is chanted. Other options do not fit.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Manish was being trained to travel in a spacecraft.

  1. Astronaut

  2. Space traveler

  3. Space walker

  4. Astronautist


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Astronaut is a person who travels in a spacecraft.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Galileo was a person who carried out a scientific study of the planets.

  1. Astronomer

  2. Stargazer

  3. Astrometeorologist

  4. Observatorist


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Astrometeorologist studies the theoretical effects of astronomical bodies and forces on Earth's atmosphere. So, it is incorrect. Correct answer is astronomer.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

The inn was the artists' favourite place often visited.

  1. Haunt

  2. Frequent

  3. Hang-in

  4. Patronise


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A place frequented by a specified person is called haunt.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Paul is a person who has money but hates to spend it.

  1. Miser

  2. Gullible

  3. Generous

  4. Selfish


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A miser is a penny-pincher; an ungenerous person.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Her friends described Liz as a very ugly woman.

  1. Hag

  2. Seductress

  3. Vamp

  4. Mistress


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A hag is a repulsive/ugly woman; a crone.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Buddhists believe that once you attain Nirvana it is final release from rebirth.

  1. Deliverance

  2. Attainment

  3. Liberation

  4. Freedom


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Deliverance means a release/rescue from bondage or danger.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase.

He was disloyal to his friend who trusted him.

  1. Betrayed

  2. Humiliated

  3. Denounced

  4. Gave away


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Disloyal' means 'failing to be loyal to someone/something'.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase.

Rahul was skillful at inventing new gadgets.

  1. Ingenious

  2. Creative

  3. Original

  4. Pioneering


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Ingenious' is someone who is 'clever, original or inventive'.

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase.

Rajiv said in public something important and true.

  1. Proclaimed

  2. Declared

  3. Announced

  4. Make known


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Proclaim' means 'announce officially or publicly'. 

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase.

The lion in the zoo is a dangerous animal.

  1. Beast

  2. Brute

  3. Savage

  4. Critter


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Beast' is 'an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one'. 

Directions: Choose the word which has the same contextual meaning as the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

Sita was a person who was slow at learning.

  1. Dunce

  2. Eager

  3. Clever

  4. Troll


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A person slow at learning is known as a dunce.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

She is a person who has been selected to attend a conference.

  1. Delegate

  2. Emissary

  3. Envoy

  4. Agent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Delegate is a person authorised or sent to speak and act for others; representative, as at a convention. Emissary is an agent sent for a specific purpose or mission. Envoy is a diplomatic agent.

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

The bar tender made a mixture of three alcoholic drinks.

  1. Appetisers

  2. Cocktails

  3. Mixed fruit juices

  4. Mixtures


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word which substitutes the part in bold letters in the given sentence.

During the riot, everything was in a mess and disorganised.

  1. Chaotic

  2. Ordered

  3. Upside-down

  4. Untidy


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the underlined word.

Deepak was known to be a deeply religious person.

  1. Pious

  2. God-fearing

  3. Irreligious

  4. Holy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'God-fearing' does not necessarily mean that the person is religious. 'Pious' is the correct answer.

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