CUET English - Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the phrases in List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Phrases) | | (A) There was a ______ as the children fetched their colours. | (I) a flicker of emotion | | (B) The company's figures are beginning to offer a______ for the future. | (II) touch of sadness | | (C) I didn't detect even a ______ in his cold eyes. | (III) glimmer of hope | | (D) There was a ______ in her voice as she told us the tragic news. | (IV) flurry of activity | Choose the correct answer from the options given below: | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2025 19 May Shift 2

Vocabulary

Medium

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 3

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List-I	List-II
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CUET English 2025 19 May Shift 2 PYQs