English MCQs (page 84 of 93)
Synonyms, antonyms, grammar, spelling, idioms and one-word substitutions of the kind used in FPSC, PPSC and other written tests.
1,859 questions. Select an option to check your answer, or open "Show answer". Showing 1661–1680.
- 1661.
One-word substitute: A place where nuns live.
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Answer: D. convent
"Convent" means: a place where nuns live.
- 1662.
One-word substitute: A remedy for all diseases or problems.
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Answer: A. panacea
A remedy for all diseases or problems is called a panacea.
- 1663.
One-word substitute: Abnormal fear of heights.
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Answer: C. acrophobia
Abnormal fear of heights is called an acrophobia.
- 1664.
One-word substitute: Abnormal fear of closed spaces.
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Answer: A. claustrophobia
Abnormal fear of closed spaces is called a claustrophobia.
- 1665.
One-word substitute: Fear or dislike of foreigners.
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Answer: D. xenophobia
Fear or dislike of foreigners is called a xenophobia.
- 1666.
One-word substitute: Abnormal fear of darkness.
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Answer: B. nyctophobia
Abnormal fear of darkness is called a nyctophobia.
- 1667.
One-word substitute: A person who speaks many languages.
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Answer: B. polyglot
A person who speaks many languages is called a polyglot.
- 1668.
One-word substitute: Able to use both hands equally well.
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Answer: C. ambidextrous
"Ambidextrous" means: able to use both hands equally well.
- 1669.
One-word substitute: A list of items to be discussed at a meeting.
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Answer: D. agenda
A list of items to be discussed at a meeting is called an agenda.
- 1670.
One-word substitute: A collection of poems or other writings.
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Answer: D. anthology
A collection of poems or other writings is called an anthology.
- 1671.
One-word substitute: A speech in a play in which a character speaks his thoughts aloud alone.
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Answer: A. soliloquy
A speech in a play in which a character speaks his thoughts aloud alone is called a soliloquy.
- 1672.
One-word substitute: A conversation between two or more people.
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Answer: A. dialogue
A conversation between two or more people is called a dialogue.
- 1673.
One-word substitute: A short story with a moral, often about animals.
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Answer: D. fable
"Fable" means: a short story with a moral, often about animals.
- 1674.
One-word substitute: An animal that can live both on land and in water.
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Answer: A. amphibian
An animal that can live both on land and in water is called an amphibian.
- 1675.
One-word substitute: An animal that eats both plants and meat.
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Answer: B. omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called an omnivore.
- 1676.
One-word substitute: Active at night.
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Answer: A. nocturnal
"Nocturnal" means: active at night.
- 1677.
One-word substitute: The life story of a person written by someone else.
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Answer: C. biography
The life story of a person written by someone else is called a biography.
- 1678.
One-word substitute: A person who never drinks alcohol.
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Answer: B. teetotaller
A person who never drinks alcohol is called a teetotaller.
- 1679.
One-word substitute: A person who does not eat meat.
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Answer: D. vegetarian
A person who does not eat meat is called a vegetarian.
- 1680.
One-word substitute: Writing that cannot be read.
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Answer: C. illegible
"Illegible" means: writing that cannot be read.