CUET English - Choose the most appropriate option to replace the underlined phrase in the given sentences:- The sprawling palaces of Indian royal families have become useless and expensive to maintain, so they have been converted to five-star hotels to generate revenue. | PYQs + Solutions

CUET English 2026 13th May Shift 1

Vocabulary

Easy

broken reeds

white elephants

sword of Damocles

shrinking violets

✅ Correct Option: 2

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2 June Shift 1

Match the proverbs in List-I with the meanings in List-II:**

List-I (Proverbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) An apple a day keeps the doctor away	(I) Take advantage of opportunities.
(B) When in Rome, do as the Romans do.	(II) Other people's situations seem better than your own
(C) Make hay while the sun shines.	(III) Taking care of health prevents illness.
(D) The grass is always greener on the other side.	(IV) Adapt to local customs and practices.

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24 May Shift 1

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

List-I	List-II
(Idioms)	(Meanings)
(A) get into the swing of things	(I) follow the wrong course of action
(B) bark up the wrong tree	(II) to fit into the rhythm of things
(C) build something on sand	(III) expose someone's deceitful or illegal schemes
(D) blow the whistle on someone	(IV) to try to establish something without enough support

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

23 May Shift 1

Select the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrase:

The decision to postpone the meeting was taken _______ the heavy rain forecast.

CUET English 2026 13th May Shift 1 PYQs