Choose the Correct Word CUET English

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable word from the alternatives given under each sentence.

Question: No sooner had she entered the cabin………the light went out and everyone started talking loudly.
a) than
b) when
c) if
d) and

Answer: a

Question: My mother prefers drinking tea ……… coffee.
a) than
b) to
c) over
d) on

Answer: b

Question: My teacher congratulated me ……… my victory in the match.
a) for
b) on
c) to
d) in

Answer: b

Question: I have read one novel of Chetan Bhagat. I want to read ……… novel of him.
a) other
b) second
c) another
d) few

Answer: c

Question: The Ganga overflowed its ……… and flooded the area.
a) limits
b) fronts
c) edges
d) banks

Answer: d

Question: Mr Chahar is too old ……… climb the hill.
a) for
b) at
c) to
d) of

Answer: c

Question: The apples are now ……… enough to be picked.
a) ready
b) mature
c) advanced
d) ripe

Answer: d

Question: If he ……… a doctor, he would treat you free.
a) was
b) is
c) were
d) will be

Answer: c

Question: The meeting was presided ……… by the President.
a) very
b) upon
c) over
d) on

Answer: c

Question: The lawyer was threatened ……… dire consequences.
a) with
b) for
c) of
d) by

Answer: a

Question: Madhur felt ………, the manager rejected his proposal.
a) pleased
b) miserable
c) overjoyed
d) happy

Answer: b

Question: We cannot eat these fruits; they are ……… .
a) rancid
b) bad
c) old
d) rotten

Answer: d

Question: Don’t ……… her, she has done no harm to any of us.
a) accuse
b) admire
c) discuss
d) scold

Answer: a

Question: His answer was such ……… I expected him to give.
a) that
b) as
c) about
d) like

Answer: b

Question: Fate smiled ……… him in all his ventures.
a) at
b) with
c) on
d) over

Answer: c

Question: A son who is unable to look his father in the face is ……… .
a) timid
b) guilty
c) arrogant
d) ashamed

Answer: a

Question: All of us should abide ……… the laws of our country.
a) on
b) by
c) to
d) with

Answer: b

Question: Today the standard of education has ……… so much.
a) deteriorates
b) deteriorated
c) deteriorate
d) will deteriorate

Answer: b

Question: I couldn’t buy the book because it was ……… .
a) out of print
b) out of order
c) out of sight
d) out of hand

Answer: a

Question: He came with a ……… of flowers.
a) herd
b) gang
c) panel
d) bunch

Answer: d

Question: One cannot lose what one ……… had.
a) once
b) never
c) always
d) have

Answer: b

Question: Never waste all your money on purchase of some ……… items.
a) Trivial
b) important
c) excellent
d) significant

Answer: a

Question: What are you ……… in the kitchen cupboard?
a) looking in
b) looking to
c) looking for
d) looking to

Answer: c

Question: We have not yet fully realised the ……… consequences of the war.
a) grim
b) happy
c) pleasing
d) exciting

Answer: a

Question: Rihana could not muster ……… courage to stand against the harassment.
a) to
b) up
c) in
d) on

Answer: b

Question: One requires great ……… to teach and handle little children.
a) attitude
b) anger
c) knowledge
d) patience

Answer: d

Question: I would rather stay at home ………the rain stops.
a) unless
b) usually
c) until
d) for

Answer: c

Question: I have got your point, ……… ?
a) aren’t I
b) hadn’t I
c) haven’t I
d) have I

Answer: c

Question: People who ……… on horses usually lose in the end.
a) gamble
b) play
c) ride
d) save

Answer: a

Question: I shall call ……… you tomorrow.
a) up
b) on
c) with
d) down

Answer: b

Question: Indeed, all over the world, more and more people are ……… coffee.
a) wanting
b) drinking
c) liking
d) partaking

Answer: b

Question: My sister fell ……… the bicycle as she does not know riding.
a) off
b) from
c) of
d) under

Answer: a

Question: Health is too important to be ……… .
a) discarded
b) detested
c) neglected
d) despised

Answer: c

Question: The brand of your jeans is quite inferior ……… that of mine.
a) than
b) to
c) over
d) with

Answer: b

Question: The writer is very efficient. He is ……… to his publication house.
a) a boon
b) a credit
c) a blessing
d) an asset

Answer: d

Question: Man must ……… now to stop pollution.
a) operate
b) act
c) behave
d) perform

Answer: b

Question: Children enjoy ……… the TV programmes.
a) to watch
b) to see
c) watching
d) seeing

Answer: c

Question: According to the weather ……… it is going to be cloudy today.
a) prediction
b) forecast
c) announcement
d) indication

Answer: b

Question: When my father got home last evening, he found that we ……… .
a) have slept
b) had slept
c) were sleeping
d) will have slept

Answer: b

In the following questions, the sentence given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Select the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it by selecting the appropriate option.

Question: I have ……… respect for his achievement.
a) abundant
b) profound
c) strong
d) unique

Answer: b

Question: Everyone was pleased to learn the actor would ……… his role as the captivating pirate.
a) reprise
b) rescue
c) save
d) free

Answer: a

Question: The diamond necklace was ……… too extravagant for a simple dinner party.
a) distance
b) long
c) very much
d) far

Answer: d

Question: Keith has ……… with a failure in English examination thrice.
a) caught
b) gone
c) got
d) met

Answer: d

Question: The manager was ……… an explanation of his conduct.
a) called for
b) called off
c) called to
d) called up

Answer: a

Question: There are ……… books of computer science in your school library, so you need to purchase them from the market.
a) a few
b) a little
c) few
d) the few

Answer: c

Question: The publisher is bringing … a revised edition of this book.
a) up
b) about
c) out
d) round

Answer: c

Question: She had to ……… illness in order to avoid going to the party meeting.
a) fain
b) feint
c) feign
d) faint

Answer: c

Question: This is our house and that is ……… .
a) their
b) theirs
c) them
d) their’s

Answer: b

Question: Your ……… nature will aid you in attaining success in every venture you undertake.
a) lackadaisical
b) persevering
c) catalytic
d) rotund

Answer: b

Question: Rita ..... her cooking last night.
a) does not do
b) did not do
c) will not do
d) would not do

Answer: b

Question: I have known her ..... the end of the World War II.
a) form
b) since
c) during
d) towards

Answer: b

Question: His appointment may ...... some new life into the committee.
a) increase
b) inject
c) infect
d) insure

Answer: a

Question: The pages of the book ...... by Ravi were lying on the floor.
a) torn off
b) torn away
c) torn of
d) torn in

Answer: b

Question: The computer ...... nonsense because there was a mistake in the programming.
a) produces
b) produced
c) will produce
d) produce

Answer: b

Question: That farmer may be old but he is ...
a) less energetic
b) more energetic
c) most energetic
d) energetic

Answer: d

Question: The monitor takes care ...... the class ...... the absence of the teacher.
a) in, at
b) of, in
c) during, in
d) of, for

Answer: b

Question: When he saw the fish swimming ...... the river, he was extremely happy.
a) on
b) besides
c) in
d) at

Answer: c

Question: The railway coaches .... by the integral coach factory, Chennai.
a) is manufactured
b) are manufactured
c) are manufacture
d) is being manufactured

Answer: b

Question: The truck was .... when the bus rammed into it.
a) stationery
b) machinary
c) machinery
d) stationary

Answer: d

Question: I haven’t ..... butter but I have a lot of bread.
a) a lot of
b) little
c) much
d) some

Answer: c

Question: People from ..... and near came to see the final match of the tournament yesterday.
a) distance
b) long
c) above
d) far

Answer: d

Question: The student ..... book I still have can take it from me.
a) that
b) whose
c) which
d) his

Answer: b

Question: Corruption should be ..... out with the utmost vigour.
a) talked
b) left
c) rooted
d) brought

Answer: c

Question: Books are a great source ..... happiness.
a) of
b) for
c) into
d) with

Answer: a

Question: He spoke ......... his travels.
a) of
b) on
c) about
d) along

Answer: c

Question: The telephone kept ........... ringing but no one attended.
a) off
b) on
c) up
d) up with

Answer: b

Question: She is sad because her father turned ........... her request.
a) up
b) off
c) out
d) down

Answer: d

Question: You should not confide ........... a stranger.
a) in
b) to
c) with
d) by

Answer: b

Question:Poets have compared this world ... a stage.
a) with
b) to
c) by
d) on

Answer: a

Question: I prevailed ........... him to contest the election.
a) on
b) off
c) over
d) of

Answer: c