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Vocabulary

past year questions, CUET English 2026 12 May Shift 1

Phrasal Verbs

past year questions, Vocabulary, CUET English 2026 12 May Shift 1

Medium

Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate option:

The team needs to ______ this bottleneck for now and complete the project before the deadline.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

'Work around' means to find a way past an obstacle without removing it, which matches bypassing the bottleneck for now to meet the deadline. 'Work out' would mean solving it fully, while 'work up' and 'work over' carry unrelated senses.

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2025: 30 May Shift 1

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal verbs given in List-II:

List-IList-II
(Phrasal verbs)(Sentences)
(A) held in(I) The police were trying to ______ the crowd.
(B) held over(II) She wanted to cry but ______ the tears.
(C) hold back(III) Could you ______ making your decision for a few days?
(D) hold off(IV) The proposal should be ______ until everyone has had time to think about it.

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2023: 19 June Shift 2

Complete the sentence by using an appropriate phrasal verb:

A committee was set up to _________ the problem.

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II:

List-1List-II
(Sentences)(Phrasal Verbs)
(A) Asawari decided to ______ dancing after her accident.(I) roll out
(B) Ramesh is very particular that his brother ______ their pet dog.(II) ran out of
(C) The company plans to ______ the new product next month.(III) give up
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2025: 19 May Shift 1

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the following sentence: Several people have ______ the task of writing the history of the country, but very few have succeeded.

2025: 26 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal Verbs from List-II:

List-I (Sentences)List-II (Phrasal Verbs)
(A) I hope the inquiry will _________the truth.(I) get on
(B) We could never _______ on my salary alone.(II) get at
(C) However will we _______ without you!(III) get through
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2026: 26 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the most appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II.

List-IList-II
(A) Some students were _________ after school hours.(I) kept on
(B) The player _______ hitting one sixer after another.(II) pulled off
(C) The trapeze artist_______ a brilliant feat.(III) pull through
(D) The family is confident that their son will _____ the exam.(IV) kept in

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