One Word Substitution MCQ Set 11
One who repairs shoes
- A. Cobbler (Answer)
- B. Tailor
- C. Blacksmith
- D. Weaver
Cobbler is a person who repairs shoes. A tailor makes or repairs clothes, not footwear.
A person who has no money
- A. Miser
- B. Pauper (Answer)
- C. Beggar
- D. Bankrupt
Pauper means a very poor person. A miser is someone who hoards money rather than lacking it.
One who spends money extravagantly
- A. Miser
- B. Philanthropist
- C. Spendthrift (Answer)
- D. Prodigy
Spendthrift means a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way — the opposite of a miser.
A place where coins are made
- A. Treasury
- B. Mint (Answer)
- C. Bank
- D. Foundry
Mint is a place where money, especially coins, is manufactured under government authority.
One who talks too much
- A. Reticent
- B. Garrulous (Answer)
- C. Taciturn
- D. Laconic
Garrulous means excessively talkative, especially about trivial matters. Reticent and taciturn mean the opposite.
A person who walks on foot
- A. Commuter
- B. Trekker
- C. Pedestrian (Answer)
- D. Hiker
Pedestrian means a person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
Life history of a person written by himself
- A. Biography
- B. Memoir
- C. Autobiography (Answer)
- D. Chronicle
Autobiography is an account of a person's life written by that person. A biography is written by someone else.
One who personally sees an event happen and can give a firsthand account
- A. Bystander
- B. Eyewitness (Answer)
- C. Spectator
- D. Onlooker
Eyewitness specifically means a person who has personally seen an event and can describe it firsthand.
A journey by sea
- A. Expedition
- B. Excursion
- C. Voyage (Answer)
- D. Pilgrimage
Voyage means a long journey involving travel by sea or in space.
One who works without pay
- A. Apprentice
- B. Trainee
- C. Intern
- D. Volunteer (Answer)
Volunteer means a person who freely offers to do something, especially work for no payment.
One Word Substitution — Set 11
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