AfterBoards Logo
Skip to main contentSkip to solution

CUET English 2025 PYQs23 May Shift 2. Free, no login required.

Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2025 23 May Shift 2

Idioms

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2025 23 May Shift 2

Easy

Choose the correct option to complete the simile: As obstinate as a _________.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 4

As obstinate as a mule -> This is a well-established English idiom. Mules are famously known for their stubborn and obstinate nature, refusing to move or change direction when they've made up their mind. This characteristic has made "mule" the standard word used in this simile to describe someone who is extremely stubborn or obstinate. -> correct

Related questions:

2022: 4 Aug Shift 1

Match the Idioms given in List I with their meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)List II (Meaning)
A. Come out with flying coloursI. Become prominent and popular
B. Cry over spilt milkII. Repent after a loss due to carelessness
C. Fair weather friendIII. Someone who is untrue and only pretends to be a friend
D. In the limelightIV. Huge Success

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 21 May Shift 2

Choose the correct meaning of the idiom In doldrums from the given options:

2022: 23 Aug Shift 1

Match the Idiom in List I with its meaning in List II

List I (Idiom)List II (Meaning)
A. A black sheepI. Not as easy as it appears to be
B. Hue and cryII. Being a disgrace for the family
C. Easier said than doneIII. Make an extra effort
D. Go the extra mileIV. A great noise

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate idioms given in List-II

List-IList-II
SentencesIdioms
(A) The manager appears to be incharge, but all the important decisions are made by___at the head office in Mumbai.(I) jumped the gun
(B) He has been____me ever since I was critical about his new book.(II) the big guns
(C) He ____by thanking the Boss before the awards were announced.(III) great guns
(D) The school choir team was going____in the inter school competition as they reached the semi finals.(IV) gunning for

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

2022: 17 Aug Shift 2

From the given options, select the one that rightly explains the given expression:

Rain cats and dogs

(1) Rain very heavily

(2) Troublesome life in poverty

(3) Cats and dogs jump down to play together in the rain

(4) Rain very lightly

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Read the given sentences carefully. Choose the options that demonstrate the most appropriate usage of idioms:

(A) Ever so often, the minority shareholders squeaked and chattered but none of them dared to bell the cat.

(B) My new mop comes with numerous features that help me tidy up the house quickly; it really is a white elephant!

(C) Economic policymakers in Japan seem to be bereft of ideas for shaking the country out of the doldrums.

(D) The young woman, aware of her family's financial constraints, decided to sow her wild oats by getting a part-time job at the library.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Left arrow: Previous question
  • Right arrow: Next question
  • S key: Jump to solution
  • Q key: Jump to question

CUET English Past Year Questions (Topic-Wise)