CUET English 2025 23 May Shift 1 PYQs

Match the words in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:-

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Words)
(A) A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.	(I) Soliloquy
(B) An act of speaking aloud, especially by a character in a play.	(II) Epitome
(C) A speech delivered without preparation	(III) Prologue
(D) A summary of a written work	(IV) Extempore

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

1. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
2. (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
3. (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Match the definitions in List-I with the words in List-II:-

List-I	List-II
(Definitions)	(Words)
(A) A fictitious name used when a person performs a particular social role	(I) Malapropism
(B) The unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar	(II) Pseudonym
(C) A writing system using picture symbols used in Ancient Egypt.	(III) Acronym
(D) A word that is formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name	(IV) Hieroglyphics

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Fill in blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms given in List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _________ to make a hole.	(I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _________.	(II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _______ well for the life of the king.	(III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _______.	(IV) barred

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

1. (A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
2. (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
3. (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
4. (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)