CUET English 2025 16 May Shift 1 PYQs

Select the appropriate option to complete the following sentence with the correct pair of preposition and pronoun:

Erica York was a self-taught mathematician who liked to spend hours ____________ in the library.

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Preposition phrases)
(A) I drive to work, but I'd never do it ______ if I could avoid it.	(I) at once
(B) You should take the dessert out of the freezer and serve it ______.	(II) by choice
(C) I thought I understood the equation but ______ I realized it was complicated.	(III) at the very least
(D) The store should give me my money back or ______ offer to exchange the shoes.	(IV) on reflection

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Adverbs)
(A) She_______knows anything about me.	(I) poorly
(B)______the figures mentioned in the report are incorrect.	(II) clearly
(C) You are missed________by all of us.	(III) hardly
(D) He fared_______in his exams.	(IV) evidently

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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