Word Test For Most Suitable One Word (39)


A story that can hardly be believed |         Something which can be taken for granted |              A sea abounding in islands|         One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen|                  One who draws maps and charts|
                         Anything which destroys the effect of poison |                                                      
                                                                                                                     
       
Choose the correct word for the given sentence- 


1.  A story that can hardly be believed
[1] Fictitious
[2] Imaginary
[3] Concocted
[4] Incredible   


2. Something which can be taken for granted 
[1] Doctrine
[2] Maxim
[3] Tenet
[4] Postulate   


3.  A sea abounding in islands
[1] Strait
[2] Archipelago
[3] Ocean
[4] Gulf


4. One who resides in a country of which he is not a citizen
[1] Alien
[2] Native
[3] Foreigner
[4] Prodigal


5.  One who draws maps and charts
[1] Lexicographer
[2] Mappier
[3] Cartographer    
[4] Graphologist


6.  Anything which destroys the effect of poison
[1] Serum
[2] Antiseptic
[3] Seramycin
[4] Antidote    


7. A song sung at a burial
[1] Elegy
[2] Ode
[3] Dirge    
[4] Ballad


8. Words used in ancient times but no longer general use now
[1] Extinct
[2] Antiquated
[3] Ancient
[4] Archaic


9.   Ridiculous use of words
[1] Onomatopoeia
[2] Malapropism  
[3] Neologism
[4] Pun


10.  Science of human mind and behaviour
[1] Pychotherapy
[2] Sericulture
[3] Psychology
[4] Behaviourlogy

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