HEC USAT-COM (Commerce) English: One-Word Substitution MCQs

Practice One-Word Substitution MCQs for HEC USAT-COM (Commerce) English — topic-wise sets with solved answers.

HEC USAT-COM (Commerce) English: One-Word Substitution MCQs — sample questions

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Choose the best ONE WORD SUBSTITUTION from the options given below: A fear of heights

    • A) Acrophobia
    • B) Phobia
    • C) Heightophobia
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Acrophobia

    Explanation: 'Acrophobia' is grammatically correct and completes the sentence according to standard English usage tested in LAT, USAT, and FPSC papers.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. Find the one word substitution for "A person who eats human flesh":

    • A) Cannibal
    • B) Ogre
    • C) Beast
    • D) Monster

    Answer: Cannibal

    Explanation: A "cannibal" is the precise one-word substitution for a person who eats human flesh, from the Spanish "Caníbales."

  3. Question 3

    Q3. One word substitution for "The study of ancient things":

    • A) Archaeology
    • B) Antiques
    • C) History
    • D) Antiquity

    Answer: Archaeology

    Explanation: "Archaeology" is the academic discipline that studies human history and prehistory through excavation and analysis of artifacts and physical remains.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. Which word describes a person who can use both hands equally well?

    • A) Ambidextrous
    • B) Ambivalent
    • C) Amphibious
    • D) Ambiguous

    Answer: Ambidextrous

    Explanation: Ambidextrous describes a person who can use both hands with equal skill. It comes from Latin "ambi" (both) and "dexter" (right/skilful).

  5. Question 5

    Q5. What is the one-word substitution for a person who walks in their sleep?

    • A) Insomniac
    • B) Somnambulist
    • C) Narcoleptic
    • D) Somniloquist

    Answer: Somnambulist

    Explanation: A somnambulist is a person who walks while asleep. The word derives from Latin "somnus" (sleep) and "ambulare" (to walk).

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