VOCABULARY QUESTIONS - 6
(one word substitution)
1. A person who works for the good of others
a) egoist b) altruist
c) antagonist d) anarchist
1. B
2. One word substitute for ‘a room where the food supplies of a household are kept’:
a) scullery b) buttery
c) larder d) pantry
2. C
3. One who walks in the streets and sells small articles is a .....................
a) peddler b) pedestrian
c) draper d) pedlar
3. D
4. ‘A short narration of a single incident of private life’ is called:
a) biography b) autobiography
c) narration d) anecdote
4. D
5. ‘Ornithology’ is the study of:
a) mountains b) rivers
c) birds d ) plants
5. C
6. The study of the origin and history of words:
a) entomology b) etymology
c) phonology d) phonetics
6. B
7. One word for ‘collection and discussion of essays by several persons on a topic’:
a) graphology b) megalomania
c) emporium d) symposium
7. D
8. Give one word substitute for ‘a person who leaves his own country to settle in another’:
a) emigrant b) exile
c) migrant d) resident
8. A
9. Shyam is a person who loves money but hates spending. What will you call him?
a) capitalist b) philanthropist
c) miser d) economist
9. C
10. A person’s own handwriting:
a) biography b) autograph
c) manuscript d) bibliophile
10. B
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