Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homonyms from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homonyms) | | (A) The wind blew so strongly that the weather _______ on the rooftop spun rapidly. | (I) vain | | (B) She has a personal _________ in the success of the play. | (II) steak | | (C) Her ______ efforts to fix the broken device only ended up frustrating her. | (III) vane | | (D) The conversation sizzled like a ____ on the grill: heated and rich with unspoken tension. | (IV) stake | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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CUET UG 2025 — English Vocabulary

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

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) The wind blew so strongly that the weather _______ on the rooftop spun rapidly.	(I) vain
(B) She has a personal _________ in the success of the play.	(II) steak
(C) Her ______ efforts to fix the broken device only ended up frustrating her.	(III) vane
(D) The conversation sizzled like a ____ on the grill: heated and rich with unspoken tension.	(IV) stake

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Options

A
(A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (II)
B
(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (II), (D) - (IV)
C
(A) - (II), (B) - (III), (C) - (I), (D) - (IV)
D
(A) - (IV), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)

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Solution

Option 1: (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) -> vane spins with wind, stake means interest, vain means futile, steak cooks on grill.

Option 2: (A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV) -> Incorrect matching - vain doesn't fit with weather device, vane doesn't mean interest.

Option 3: (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV) -> Incorrect - steak doesn't spin on rooftops, vane doesn't mean interest.

Option 4: (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(I) -> Incorrect - stake isn't a weather device, steak doesn't mean interest.

Hence, Option 1: (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II) -> Weather vane is the spinning rooftop device; personal stake means interest/investment; vain efforts means futile attempts; steak is meat that sizzles on a grill. These homonyms (words that sound alike but have different meanings) correctly complete each sentence contextually -> correct

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