Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II. | List-I: Sentences | List-II: Words | |---|---| | (A) She _______ to work harder to achieve her goal. | (I) shoved | | (B) He _______ out at the employee for being late to the office. | (II) resolved | | (C) The children _________ the grapes in the shade in a bid to make raisins. | (III) lashed | | (D) The crowd _________ him aside despite his best efforts. | (IV) dried | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Option 1: (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)

Option 3: (A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Option 4: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)

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The answer is '(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (I)'. View full solution:

List-I	List-II
(Figures of speech)	(Meanings)
(A) Oxymoron	(I) a word pronounced like another word but with a different meaning or spelling
(B) Homophone	(II) a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other
(C) Alliteration	(III) an indirect comparison between two things without using the words - like or as
(D) Metaphor	(IV) the same letter or sound occurring at the beginning of two or more words in succession

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.

CUET English 2026 22nd May Shift 2 PYQs

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