CUET English - 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 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 19 May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 1

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3 June Shift 1

Match the sentences in List-I with the suitable proverbs given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Proverbs)
(A) Anil invested in high risk ventures and suffered major losses when some of them failed.	(I) He who pays the piper calls the tune
(B) Anuj is convinced that he will top the exam and has already planned a celebration, though there are a few brilliant students who stand a fair chance at topping.	(II) You cannot make bricks without straw.
(C) Mr. Srinivasan is funding the entire project of the over-bridge, and he has asked to see the detailed plans for it, which seems reasonable.	(III) If you play with fire, you get burnt
(D) Advising these poverty-stricken mothers to eat a nutritious diet is unfair as all their money goes into feeding and clothing their children.	(IV) There's many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip

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2 June Shift 1

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

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) An apple a day keeps the doctor away	(I) Take advantage of opportunities.
(B) When in Rome, do as the Romans do.	(II) Other people's situations seem better than your own
(C) Make hay while the sun shines.	(III) Taking care of health prevents illness.
(D) The grass is always greener on the other side.	(IV) Adapt to local customs and practices.

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30 May Shift 1

Choose the correct meaning of the following idiom from the options given below:

'To meet one's waterloo'

CUET English 2025 19 May Shift 1 PYQs