CUET English 2023 10 June Shift 2 PYQs

Match List - I with List - II to make a meaningful sentence.

List - I	List - II
(A) Some speakers merely	(I) brought to book for his negligence
(B) The manager was	(II) by dint of hard work
(C) Sheela achieved success	(III) bear the brunt of inflation
(D) The poor have to	(IV) beat the air in their speech while preaching

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Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the phrases in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrases)
(A) There was a ______ as the children fetched their colours.	(I) a flicker of emotion
(B) The company's figures are beginning to offer a______ for the future.	(II) touch of sadness
(C) I didn't detect even a ______ in his cold eyes.	(III) glimmer of hope
(D) There was a ______ in her voice as she told us the tragic news.	(IV) flurry of activity

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Match the idioms in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) To get the short end of the stick	(I) To quarrel or disagree strongly
(B) To be at loggerheads with someone	(II) to have no effect on someone's opinion or decision
(C) Can't cut the mustard	(III) To end up in a disadvantage
(D) Cut no ice with somebody	(IV) unable to deal with problems or difficulties

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