CBSE Class 10 English One Word Substitution Worksheet

Question. A person appointed by two parties to resolve a dispute ?
a) broker
b) valuer
c) auditor
d) arbitrator

Answer : D

Question. An instrument for measuring time accurately in spite of motion or variations in temperature, humidity and air pressure ?
a) crescograph
b) cardiograph
c) chronometer
d) cryptograph

Answer : C

Question. A large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply ?
a) Reservoir
b) Pool
c) Creek
d) Pond

Answer : A

Question. A speech made to oneself ?
a) Eloquent
b) Solitary
c) Dialogue
d) Soliloquy

Answer : D

Question. Someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it ?
a) Philologist
b) Philanthropist
c) Impressionist
d) Receptionist

Answer : B

Question. Something that is expressed in a confusing way ?
a) Eccentric
b) Inaudible
c) Gullible
d) Incoherent

Answer : D

Question. A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence. ?
a) register
b) journal
c) chronicle
d) chronology

Answer : C

Question. One who draws or produces maps ?
a) draftsman
b) photographer
c) cartographer
d) designer

Answer : C

Question. A garden with fruit trees ?
a) Vineyard
b) Orchard
c) Grove
d) Nursery

Answer : B

Question. One who eats too much ?
a) obese
b) corpulent
c) glutton
d) overweight

Answer : C

Question. One who devotes one's life to t he welfare of other people. ?
a) martyr
b) Ambassador
c) altruist
d) alchemist

Answer : C

Question. To show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something ?
a) escape
b) charge
c) pardon
d) vindicate

Answer : D

Question. One who embraces voluntary death for the sake of one’s country. ?
a) fanatic
b) patriot
c) martyr
d) diplomat

Answer : C

Question. Something of little value or importance ?
a) trivial
b) Fundamental
c) scanty
d) cardinal

Answer : A

Question. Something which cannot be understood. ?
a) Incomprehensible
b) Illegible
c) Infallible
d) Inexplicable

Answer : A

Question. An obsessive desire to set fire to things ?
a) monomania
b) insomnia
c) hypomania
d) pyromania

Answer : D

Question. The science concerned with the properties of sound ?
a) Acrobatics
b) Acoustics
c) Geology
d) Pedagog

Answer : B

Question. Two lengths of rope, wood or metal with cross pieces used for climbing up and down walls ?
a) stairs
b) steps
c) ladder
d) railing

Answer : D

Question. That which cannot be satisfied ?
a) incredible
b) improbable
c) impossible
d) insatiable

Answer : D

Question. To brighten up with lights ?
a) Infuriate
b) Illuminate
c) Elucidate
d) Illustrate

Answer : B

Question. Sound of horses ?
a) grunt
b) screech
c) squeak
d) neigh

Answer : D

Question. A person who is absolutely necessary for someone or something ?
a) indispensable
b) infallible
c) ineffable
d) indelible

Answer : A

Question. A person pretending to be somebody he isn't ?
a) Conservative
b) Bureaucrat
c) Aristocrat
d) Hypocrite

Answer : D

Question. A situation in which many people leave a place at the same time ?
a) Mitigation
b) Immigration
c) Exodus
d) Navigation

Answer : C

Question. One who does not tire easily. ?
a) inflatable
b) indestructible
c) indefatigable
d) indelible

Answer : C

Question. Impossible to satisfy. ?
a) magnanimous
b) insane
c) insatiable
d) palatable

Answer : C

Question. A rabbit’s dwelling. ?
a) lair
b) sty
c) burrow
d) den

Answer : C

Question. A book that contains information on various subjects ?
a) encyclopedia
b) guide
c) omnibus
d) magazine

Answer : A

Question. Something which is easily breakable ?
a) docile
b) fragile
c) fertile
d) futile

Answer : B

Question. The dates when days and nights are of equal length ?
a) equinox
b) stellar
c) eclipse
d) solstice

Answer : A

Question. A person travelling on foot ?
a) Vagabond
b) Pedestrian
c) Bibliophile
d) Equestrian

Answer : B

Question. One who walks on foot ?
a) pauper
b) pediatrician
c) pedestrian
d) protagonist

Answer : C

Question. A student who idly or without excuse absents himself/herself from school. ?
a) truant
b) migrant
c) vagrant
d) itinerant

Answer : A

Question. A person who has an unnatural anxiety about one’s own health typically involves imagined symptoms of illness ?
a) Nymphomaniac
b) Hypochondriac
c) Psychotic
d) Neurotic

Answer : B

Question. A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something. ?
a) salary
b) incentive
c) remuneration
d) allowance

Answer : B

Question. An arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence ?
a) chronology
b) charter
c) calendar
d) chronometry

Answer : A

Question. One who is indifferent to art and culture ?
a) philistine
b) philanderer
c) scientist
d) cynic

Answer : A

Question. An arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present ?
a) Wreath
b) Bouquet
c) Cluster
d) Bunch

Answer : B