CBSE Class 9 English One Word Substitution Assignment

Question. One who can’t speak ?
a) Quiet
b) Dumb
c) Orphan
d) Bevy

Answer : B

Question. Close fitting cover for a sword or knife ?
a) Sheath
b) Guard
c) Screen
d) Shield

Answer : A

Question. A partner in crime ?
a) Accomplice
b) Amateur
c) Agent
d) Alibi

Answer : A

Question. A large impressive house ?
a) mansion
b) cabin
c) shack
d) fort

Answer : A

Question. Extreme fear of water ?
a) hydrophobia
b) kleptomania
c) claustrophobia
d) insomnia

Answer : A

Question. Movement of people or animals from one area to another ?
a) Diversification
b) Migration
c) Acclimatisation
d) Population

Answer : B

Question. A type of dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of solid snow ?
a) chalet
b) wigwam
c) hut
d) igloo

Answer : D

Question. A large, deep pot used both in the oven and as a serving vessel ?
a) sause-pan
b) casserole
c) skillet
d) cauldron

Answer : B

Question. A person who loves money andhate spending it ?
a) Investor
b) Miser
c) Banker
d) Lender

Answer : B

Question. To give up the throne. ?
a) bequeath
b) usurp
c) consign
d) abdicate

Answer : D

Question. A person who rules without consulting the opinion of others ?
a) Aristocrat
b) Atheist
c) Arbitrator
d) Autocrat

Answer : D

Question. Polygons with eight sides and eight angles. ?
a) Triangle
b) Hexagon
c) Octagon
d) Pentagon

Answer : C

Question. A set of twenty ?
a) Dozen
b) Quarter
c) Score
d) Decade

Answer : C

Question. One who is unable to read and write ?
a) Frugal
b) Illiterate
c) Illegible
d) Incomprehensible

Answer : B

Question. Obsession with one particular thing ?
a) insomnia
b) pyromania
c) monomania
d) hypomania

Answer : C

Question. A person who speaks always in praise of himself ?
a) Nationalist
b) Egotist
c) Conventionalist
d) Evangelist

Answer : B

Question. One who hold a post without any salary ?
a) Highbrow
b) Volunteer
c) Samaritan
d) Honorary

Answer : D

Question. A person who attracts attention with a flashy style. ?
a) Glutton
b) Flamboyant
c) Jockey
d) Vagabond

Answer : B

Question. The belief that events are predetermined and therefore cannot be changed. ?
a) fatalism
b) chasm
c) autism
d) prism

Answer : A

Question. Downfall that satisfies natural justice ?
a) Climax
b) nemesis
c) paradox
d) catharsis

Answer : B

Question. A place where wild animals live ?
a) Cage
b) Kennel
c) Lair
d) Hutch

Answer : C

Question. Relating to speeds close to that of sound.?
a) translucent
b) transparent
c) transonic
d) transformed

Answer : C

Question. A book of names and addresses ?
a) Dictionary
b) Journal
c) Directory
d) Diar

Answer : C

Question. Things which are of the same kind and of the same dimensions ?
a) Homosexual
b) Homogenous
c) Homophony
d) Homonymous

Answer : B

Question. Killing of pests ?
a) Herbicide
b) Suicide
c) Pesticide
d) Patricide

Answer : C

Question. An imagined society where everything is perfect and everyone is happy ?
a) Utopia
b) Evangelist
c) Hypocrite
d) Responsible

Answer : A

Question. A game in which no one wins ?
a) conquest
b) triumph
c) feat
d) draw

Answer : D

Question. A room or building with equipment for doing physical exercise ?
a) gymnasium
b) infirmary
c) convent
d) dormitory

Answer : A

Question. Making one feel very sad ?
a) Heart-searching
b) Heart-wrenching
c) Heart-stopping
d) Heart-to-heart

Answer : B

Question. A person, animal or plant belonging originally to a place ?
a) alien
b) occupant
c) resident
d) native

Answer : A

Question. A building where grain is kept or stored. ?
a) Grate
b) Grandstand
c) Granary
d) Greenery

Answer : C

Question. A large, deep metal pot used for cooking over open fire. ?
a) cauldron
b) kettle
c) barrel
d) skillet

Answer : A

Question. One who walks in sleep. ?
a) omnipotent
b) pedestrian
c) somnambulist
d) philanthropist

Answer : C

Question. Instrument used for coding and decoding messages ?
a) cardiograph
b) chronometer
c) cryptograph
d) crescograph

Answer : C

Question. A group of people travelling together, especially in a desert ?
a) Procession
b) Parade
c) Caravan
d) Pilgrimage

Answer : C

Question. A detailed plan for a journey especially a list of places to visit ?
a) inventory
b) trajectory
c) itinerary
d) directory

Answer : C

Question. Open refusal to obey orders. ?
a) Compliance
b) Adherence
c) Obedience
d) Defiance

Answer : D

Question. A person who eats the flesh of other human beings ?
a) aborigine
b) tribal
c) savage
d) cannibal

Answer : D

Question. The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants. ?
a) agriculture
b) horticulture
c) sericulture
d) viniculture

Answer : B

Question. proceeding in a gradual way and secretly intending to cause harm ?
a) solvent
b) malevolent
c) benevolent
d) insidious

Answer : D