CUET English 2025 20 May Shift 1 PYQs

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) I need an _________ to make a hole.	(I) augur
(B) To prevent the entry of the miscreants the doors were _________.	(II) auger
(C) This prediction does not _______ well for the life of the king.	(III) bard
(D) William Shakespeare is the most famous _______.	(IV) barred

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

Match the figures of Speech given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:

List-I (Figures of Speech)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Irony	(I) An expression that is gentler or less direct than the one normally used to refer to something unpleasant.
(B) Pun	(II) A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that may in fact be true.
(C) Paradox	(III) The expression of meaning through the use of language signifying the opposite, in order to be amusing or give emphasis.
(D) Euphemism	(IV) The humorous use of a word that has two meanings; play on words.

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Match the words given in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Words)	(Meanings)
(A) Collar	(I) an area surrounded by a fence
(B) Choral	(II) a band around the neck
(C) Coral	(III) music sung by a group of singers
(D) Corral	(IV) a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals

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