CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 1 PYQs

Match the expressions used in the passage in List-I with their correct meanings from List-II:

List-I (Expressions)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) ashen -faced	(I) old architectural front
(B) gingerly	(II) marked with fungus
(C) Doric facade	(III) pale or colourless
(D) blacked with mildew	(IV) in a careful way

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Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Figures of speech)	(Meanings)
(A) Oxymoron	(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling
(B) Homophone	(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(C) Alliteration	(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as
(D) Metaphor	(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession

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

List-I (Words)	List-II (Definitions)
(A) Blasphemy	(I) The act of copying another person's ideas, words or work and pretending that they are your own
(B) Plagiarise	(II) An expert on matters involving the judgment of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music
(C) Connoisseur	(III) The state of having more than one possible meaning
(D) Ambiguity	(IV) Behaviour or language that is offensive or shows a lack of respect for God or religion

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