CUET English - Match the proverbs given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Proverbs) | (Meanings) | | (A) A drowning man will catch at a straw | (I) Solving a small problem early, prevents bigger ones | | (B) Don't put all your eggs in one basket | (II) When in trouble, trying all possible means of escape. | | (C) Fools rush in where angels fear to tread | (III) Avoid depending entirely on one resource or plan. | | (D) A stitch in time saves nine | (IV) Unwise people take risks that careful people avoid. | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 2

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(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (III), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 3

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16 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
Sentences	Idioms
(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

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19 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) Living in an ivory tower	(I) Too young and inexperienced
(B) Achilles' heel	(II) A weak spot through which one can be hurt
(C) Wet behind the ears	(III) Too weak or unreliable to be depended on
(D) A broken reed	(IV) Protected from difficult and unpleasant features of life

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14 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Idioms)
(A) I __________when they rang up out of the blue and offered me a job.	(I) was dead on my feet
(B) After a whole day of sightseeing in London, I__________.	(II) was at the end of my tether
(C) I __________when the children's mother arrived home. I would have lost my temper if it had been on my own any longer.	(III) was at a complete loss for words
(D) I'll just have to __________ and hope no one sees I am upset.	(IV) put a brave face to it

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CUET English 2025 24 May Shift 2 PYQs