Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the simile: As brittle as _______ Option 1: coal Option 2: glass Option 3: iron Option 4: stone

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CUET English - Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the simile: As brittle as _______ | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 23 May Shift 2

Vocabulary

Easy

coal

glass

iron

stone

✅ Correct Option: 2

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2 June Shift 1

Match the Idioms given in List-I with the Meanings given in List-II:**

List-I (Idioms)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Add fuel to the fire	(I) To take credit for someone else's idea or work
(B) Throw caution to the wind	(II) To worsen an already bad situation
(C) Kill two birds with one stone	(III) To act without considering the risks
(D) Steal someone's thunder	(IV) To achieve two goals with one action

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

3 June Shift 2

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Idioms)
(A) The police came to the scene ______ to avoid embarrassment.	(I) from hand to mouth
(B) There is still a large population in the country who live ______ and can hardly make ends meet.	(II) smell a rat
(C) Rohit is a bit ______, you have to explain things to him several times.	(III) in the nick of time
(D) Although Ajay clarified his stand, I still ______ in his behaviour.	(IV) slow on the uptake

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23 June Shift 2

Identify the meaning of the Idioms. Choose the appropriate option.

The speaker gave a bird's eye view of the political condition in the country.