CUET English 2026 31st May Shift 1 PYQs

Match List - I with List - II to make a meaningful sentence.

List - I	List - II
(A) Some speakers merely	(I) brought to book for his negligence
(B) The manager was	(II) by dint of hard work
(C) Sheela achieved success	(III) bear the brunt of inflation
(D) The poor have to	(IV) beat the air in their speech while preaching

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Match the idioms given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) A blessing in disguise	(I) Do without delay, often without good reason
(B) Jump on the bandwagon	(II) Something fortunate that initially seemed like a problem
(C) Barking up the wrong tree	(III) Joining others in doing something fashionable or likely to be successful
(D) At the drop of a hat	(IV) Pursuing a course of action that s wrongly directed

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

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I Idiom	List - II Extension
(A) To bell	(I) or by crook
(B) By hook	(II) blue
(C) Bolt from the	(III) fire
(D) Add fuel to	(IV) the cat

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