One Word Substitution

SSC CGL · English Comprehension · 30 practice questions with answers and explanations: 13 Easy, 8 Medium, 9 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A person who repairs shoes is called:

  1. Cobbler
  2. Tailor
  3. Carpenter
  4. Plumber
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Answer: A. A cobbler repairs and makes shoes.

Sample Medium question 2

A person who is difficult to please is called:

  1. Fastidious
  2. Generous
  3. Amiable
  4. Tolerant
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Answer: A. 'Fastidious' describes someone very particular and hard to satisfy.

Sample Hard question 3

Incapable of making a mistake:

  1. Invincible
  2. Infallible
  3. Indelible
  4. Inevitable
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Answer: B. Infallible = never wrong; invincible = cannot be defeated; indelible = cannot be erased; inevitable = cannot be avoided.

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