CUET English 2026 24th May Shift 1 PYQs

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:- (A) the circulatory system of the body (B) there is no transportation system (C) that can be compared in efficiency with (D) in any city Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the synonym of the underlined word given below:- VERACITY

Select the correct pair of words that complete the given sentence. In him _______ centred their dreams and their aspirations and he _______ well acquainted with this fact. (A) was, were (B) were, was (C) were, has (D) were, is Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correctly spelled words from the following: A. Pompous B. Compas C. Campus D. Pommpos

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:- (A) the decision of an arbitrator (B) the group leader had made the strikers (C) the owners agreed to accept (D) promise to remain on strike until Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the word which can replace the underlined word. Before long he returned to complete the task.

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word given below:- CRYPTIC

Fill in the blank with suitable word from the options given below. The two friends appear to have fallen _______ over a minor issue.

Fill in the blank with the correct word. On second reading, his poems strike us as singularly -------- of sublime emotions.

Match the Idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List-II | List I (Idioms) | List II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) One's Achilles' heel | (I) To make peace | | (B) Bury the hatchet | (II) Unprofitable possession | | (C) White elephant | (III) Raise controversy | | (D) Hornet's nest | (IV) A weak point | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct Figure of Speech used in the sentence from the given options. I don't believe you; your explanation is a fairy tale.

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined words used in the given sentence from the options below. The rise in income is generally off set by various taxes imposed.

Choose the correct passive construction from the given options for the following sentence:- They will laugh at you.

Select the word that is closest in meaning to the word RUMINATE from the options given below:-

Fill in the blank in the given sentence with the correct word from the options given below:- Agra is _______ from here than your hometown.

Choose the correctly spelled words. (A) officeous (B) paradigm (C) piccadillo (D) tertiery Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Choose the correct option for the following underlined phrase:- A high-flown and pretentious speech is termed as:-----

Choose the correct words to fill in the following sentence from the given options. All_____to him because he is always ready to help.

Choose the correct word from the given options to complete the following sentence. He is renowned for authenticity in his written treatises because he _______ tells the truth.

Fil in the blank with suitable word from the options given below. It is difficult for Indian economy to take ____ in the absence of heavy investment.

Match the idioms given in List I with their meanings given in List II :- | List I (Idioms) | List II (Meanings) | |---|---| | (A) In a brown study | (I) An offer of peace | | (B) Swan song | (II) Lost in his thoughts | | (C) An olive branch | (III) To suffer for one's foolish conduct | | (D) To sow the wind and reap the whirlwind | (IV) Last piece of great work | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Match the words given in List-I with the similar meaning words given in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Exiguous | (I) Early | | (B) Primordial | (II) Unconquerable | | (C) Monumental | (III) Scanty | | (D) Invincible | (IV) Colossal |

Choose the indirect form of the following statement from the given options: Mohan said to his sister,"Do not tell a lie."

Complete the sentennce with the appropriate word given below:- He is an acclaimed play_____.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct words given in List-II :- | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) The policeman____ busy interrogating everyone in the family after the burglary. | (I) is | | (B) Both the suspected men ----- arrested yesterday. | (II) has | | (C) The formation of paragraphs ----- very important. | (III) were | | (D) Rita ----a melodious voice. | (IV) was | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the correct word from the given options to complete the sentence:- My uncle left for Australia___I was six years old.

Select the correct option that expresses the meaning of the given idiom: To cut both ends.

A person who knows everything is _________.

Choose the correct word from the given options to complete the sentence. The policeman interrogated the suspect for three hours,__he did not reveal anything.

Select the word that is the antonym of the following word:- Curtail

Fill in the blank choosing the appropriate word from the options given below:- This is the_____college in the city.

Choose the correct word to complete the following sentence:- A word, sentence or a poem that helps you to remember something is termed as-

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate words in List-II | List-1 (sentences) | List-II (words) | |---|---| | (A) He _____ soundly through the stormy night. | (I) was sleeping | | (B) He _________ when I knocked at the door. | (II) has been sleeping | | (C) He _________ for four hours now. | (III) had slept | | (D) He __________ off even though my poem recital continued . | (IV) slept | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Match the words in List I with their meanings given in List II | List I | List II | |---|---| | (A) Break in | (I) Sudden start | | (B) Outbreak | (II) Major achievement | | (C) Break down | (III) Enter by force | | (D) Break through | (IV) Collapse | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:- (A) the tragic stampede at the Kumbh Mela (B) was not due to the rush of people but actually (C) the crowds were squeezed for accomodating VIPs, which created a chaos (D) the investigation revealed that the cause of Choose the correct option from the ones given below:-

Fill in the blank with the correct word from the options given below:- For the last few days, it has been raining _______.

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:- (A) he was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat (B) where thousands of people came to him and (C) but no one cared to see whether he had his food or rest that night or not (D) Swami Vivekanand once stayed in a small village Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Match the words given in List-I with their Antonyms given in List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Conformity | (I) Demureness | | (B) Dormant | (II) Heresy | | (C) Affectation | (III) Jade | | (D) Exhilarate | (IV) Active | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Select the correct Figure of Speech used in the sentence from the given options below:- Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.

Rearrange the following phrases to form a meaningful sentence:- (A) trade with Cuba has been (B) despite the overt opposition of the US regime (C) taking place on a modest scale (D) in the free world, Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-