CUET English 2026 20th May Shift 2 PYQs

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with an appropriate word:

The vegetable soup will ------- your appetite for more food.

Complete the following sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	The quality of being ___ saw Rahul through the gruelling seven years of his doctorate.	I.	astute
B.	Owing to an unfortunate accident, the erstwhile prolific writer, after a ___ hiatus, has picked up his pen again.	II.	altruistic
C.	Selling the shares before the stock market crashed was a/an ___ move.	III.	industrious
D.	The ___ behaviour of Ravi has made him an iconic figure with the under privileged.	IV.	brief

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct option to fill up the blank in the given sentence:

Normally, a thunderstorm lasts about 45 minutes but under certain conditions, the storm may_________, becoming ever more severe for as long as four hours.