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Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2026 29 May Shift 2

Word Usage

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2026 29 May Shift 2

Easy

Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion in the given sentence:

After the recent declaration of a public holiday on the occasion of Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day, schools and universities quickly published something to be corrected in a printed/official book to their academic calender.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

A corrigendum is a published correction to something already printed, which matches the underlined definition and the act of amending an academic calendar. A contretemps is an awkward mishap, a consortium is an association of bodies, and an advertisement is a public notice for promotion.

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Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank. Someone who worries too much about small details or rules is said to be ____.

2026: 22 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the appropriate words given in List-II.

List-I: SentencesList-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

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2026: 12 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option to complete the sentence.

Today the market is flooded with the state of art equipment for the most melodious ______ effects.

2026: 26 May Shift 1

Choose the most appropriate option to fill in the blank in the given sentence :-

Poets often_____to great heights of imagination.

2026: 20 May Shift 2

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

Children are more____than adults; it is reflected in their quickness in learning a new language.

2025: 21 May Shift 1

Match the definitions in List-I with the appropriate words from List-II:

List-IList-II
(Definitions)(Words)
(A) A composition that imitates or misrepresents a style(I) Paradox
(B) A trite or obvious remark(II) Parody
(C) A statement that contradicts itself(III) Irony
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