CUET English - Fill in the blanks in List-I with the expressions from the text given in List-II on the basis of your understanding of the passage: Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 29 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

List–I (Idioms)	List–II (Sentences)
(A) turned over a new leaf	(I) This unexpected new difficulty roused me to do my best.
(B) set his face against	(II) It is a matter of gratification that he changed for the better.
(C) put me on my mettle	(III) It is pointless to worry about the result before it's declared.
(D) to meet trouble half-way	(IV) As a social reformer, he sternly opposed child labour.

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16 May Shift 1

Which idiom best describes the postmaster's feelings towards the city?

15 May Shift 2

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

List-I	List-II
(Proverbs)	(Meanings)
(A) A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse	(I) Bad actions have worse consequences.
(B) First catch your hare	(II) No point worrying about something before it actually happens
(C) Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind	(III) A slight hint is enough to make someone understand what you mean
(D) Don't meet trouble halfway	(IV) No point in planning what you are going to do with something until you actually have it

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CUET English 2025 29 May Shift 1 PYQs