CUET English 2026 13th May Shift 1 PYQs

Fill in the blanks in LIST-I with the appropriate words given in LIST-II

	LIST-I (Sentences)
A.	The Police failed to ____ any confession from the prisoner.
B.	The ____ liquor trade has caused many deaths.
C.	The ____ historian gave a thought-provoking lecture.
D.	An outbreak of cholera seems ____ in the flood-affected areas.

	LIST-II (Words)
I.	illicit
II.	elicit
III.	imminent
IV.	eminent

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Match the figures of speech given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:

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

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A)As the letter was addressed ____ , the secretary did not open it.	(I) personnel
(B) I was asked to fetch a ____ of water during my first year as an intern.	(II) personal
(C) The working _____ for that company seemed to be satisfied.	(III) pale
(D) His face turned _____ when he was caught stealing red-handed.	(IV) pail

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