CUET UG English — Vocabulary previous year questions with solutions.
Find the correct meaning for the underlined Idiom. The proposal was rejected with one voice. (A) unanimously (B) unconsciously (C) shouted (D) with lot of noise Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match the phrases in List - I with their meanings in List - II. | List - I (Phrases) | List - II (Meaning) | | --- | --- | | (A) Break into | (I) in search of | | (B) Cut down | (II) wear | | (C) Look out for | (III) enter by force | | (D) Put on | (IV) reduce | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Replace the underlined word with a suitable option. It is typical of the elite class to despise the poor.
Match the homonyms in List - I with their meanings in List - II. | List - I (Homonyms) | List - II (Meaning) | | --- | --- | | (A) Birth | (I) a seat in a train | | (B) Berth | (II) a kind of corn | | (C) Maze | (III) to be born | | (D) Maize | (IV) winding paths | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match the words in List - I with their Antonyms in List - II. | List - I | List - II | | --- | --- | | (A) burn | (I) complimentary | | (B) derogatory | (II) douse | | (C) abundance | (III) release | | (D) detain | (IV) limited | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
What is the correct Antonym of ADDITION
Choose the sentence where the idiom has been incorrectly used.
Mark the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the following sentence. "He is as hard as a nail, never moved by anything.."
Identify the correct synonyms of the two words given below: Waddle; eerie
Match the words in List I with their meanings in List II | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---| | A. frigid | I. | weak and slight | | B. tenuous | II. | shining with soft, steady light | | C. billowing | III. | very cold | | D. Shimmering | IV. | to rise & roll like waves | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the words given in List I with the meanings given in List II: | LIST I Foreign words | | LIST II Meaning | |---|---|---| | A. exempli gratia | I. | Connection | | B. nexus | II. | Shortcoming | | C. Literati | III. | for example | | D. Lacuna | IV. | Literary persons | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the synonym of the underlined word in the following sentence: The showroom has been refurbished recently. A. sold B. renovated C. cleaned D. shifted Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List I with List II | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---| | A. Call on | I. | Suspend | | B. Call off | II. | Demand | | C. Cast off | III. | Remove | | D. Call for | IV. | Visit a person | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Choose the best option to complete the following sentence: The fear that COVID has broken _____ in our city is not unfounded.
Fill in the blanks with the correct pair of homonyms from the options given below: Inspite of the _____ paw, the bird struggled to _____ high in the sky.
Which of the following expressions means the same as "DENOUEMENT" ?
Match the words in List I with their Antonyms in List II: Match the Antonym | LIST I | | LIST II | |---|---|---| | A. Cherish | I. | disgrace | | B. Exalt | II. | discard | | C. Ecstasy | III. | attractive | | D. Grisly | IV. | despair | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
From the options below, choose the correct Antonym of the word - 'INSIPID':
Choose the correct option to make the following sentence grammatically correct. The people are trying _______ many of our old traditions and opting for modern interpretations.
Match the following Idioms in List I with their meanings in List II: | LIST I Idioms | | LIST II Meaning | |---|---|---| | A. Hit the nail on the head | I. | Make peace | | B. Smell a rat | II. | Hypocrite | | C. Bury the hatchet | III. | Do exactly the right thing | | D. A wolf in sheep's clothing | IV. | Suspect something | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match the words in List - I with their meaning in List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) accelerated | (I) unusual/from a different place | | (B) calamities | (II) a person who hunts animals | | (C) exotic | (III) disaster | | (D) poacher | (IV) to make something go faster | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Flora and fauna means _____.
Fill in the blanks in List - I with the suitable homonyms from List - II. | List - I | List - II | |---|---| | (A) The car hit into the _____ vehicle. | (I) Complements | | (B) She received many _____ for her melodious voice. | (II) Stationery | | (C) Please get me a pen from the _____ shop. | (III) Stationary | | (D) A good secretary _____ the work of a chairman. | (IV) Compliments | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Choose the MISSPELT word out of the following options :