Fill in th blanks in List-I with appropriate homonyms from List-II: | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (Sentences) | (Homonyms) | | (A) The pianist struck a discordant_________ that caught everyone's attention. | (I) site | | (B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ______. | (II) chord | | (C) The charging _______ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table. | (III) cite | | (D) The lecturer asked the students to ______ their sources in their respective research submissions. | (IV) cord | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Fill in th blanks in List-I with appropriate… - CUET UG 2025 English PYQ

CUET UG 2025 — English Vocabulary

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Fill in th blanks in List-I with appropriate homonyms from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Homonyms)
(A) The pianist struck a discordant_________ that caught everyone's attention.	(I) site
(B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ______.	(II) chord
(C) The charging _______ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table.	(III) cite
(D) The lecturer asked the students to ______ their sources in their respective research submissions.	(IV) cord

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Held on 15 May 2025 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.

Options

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

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Solution

Option 1 -> Incorrect pairing: cord cannot be struck by a pianist; cite is not a physical location; chord is not a charging cable; site cannot be used as a verb for referencing sources.

Option 2 -> Incorrect pairing: site is not a physical location (wrong); cite is not a charging cable; cord cannot be used as a verb for referencing.

Option 3 -> (A) chord: musical notes played together; (B) site: physical location; (C) cord: wire/cable; (D) cite: reference sources.

Option 4 -> Incorrect pairing: cite cannot be struck by a pianist; cord is not an excavation location; site is not a charging cable; chord cannot be used for referencing sources.

Hence, Option 3: (A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III) -> The homonyms are correctly matched: "chord" (musical term) fits the pianist context, "site" (location) fits the archaeological excavation, "cord" (cable/wire) fits the laptop charger, and "cite" (to reference) fits the academic context of sourcing -> correct

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