Choose the synonym for "VITUPERATIVE":
A) Appreciative
B) Abusive
C) Creative
D) Fragile
Choose the antonym for "MELLIFLUOUS":
A) Cacophonous
B) Dulcet
C) Euphonious
D) Harmonious
Find the correctly spelt word:
A) Bureaucracy
B) Beaurocracy
C) Burocracy
D) Bureaucrassy
Identify the figure of speech: "He was a lion in the fight."
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Oxymoron
Analogy: "CURATOR : MUSEUM :: _______ : _______"
A) Witness : Court
B) Librarian : Inventory
C) Manager : Office
D) Monarch : Kingdom
Idiom: "A green-eyed monster" refers to:
A) A scary alien
B) Jealousy
C) A greedy person
D) Wisdom
One Word Substitution: "One who doubts the existence of God"
A) Atheist
B) Agnostic
C) Theist
D) Devotee
Sentence Rearrangement:
P: and the environment
Q: sustainable development
R: ensures the balance
S: between economic growth
A) PQRS
B) QRSP
C) QSPR
D) RSQP
Error Spotting: "Either the students (A) / or the teacher (B) / are responsible for the noise (C) / No error (D)."
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Active/Passive: "The firemen put out the fire."
A) The fire is put out by the firemen.
B) The fire was put out by the firemen.
C) The fire had been put out by the firemen.
D) The fire has been put out.
Direct/Indirect: He said, "What a beautiful scene!"
A) He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene.
B) He said that what a beautiful scene it was.
C) He exclaimed with joy that the scene is beautiful.
D) He wondered about the beautiful scene.
Choose the word that fits: "His _______ remarks during the meeting offended several colleagues."
A) Ingenuous
B) Insidious
C) Invidious
D) Innocuous
Identify the figure of speech: "The burning ice was a sight to behold."
A) Paradox
B) Oxymoron
C) Pun
D) Metonymy
One Word Substitution: "Fear of heights"
A) Acrophobia
B) Aerophobia
C) Hydrophobia
D) Pyrophobia
Antonym of "ENERVATE":
A) Weaken
B) Energize
C) Tire
D) Exhaust
Select the meaning: "To be at daggers drawn"
A) To be very friendly
B) To be bitterly hostile
C) To be at a crossroad
D) To be confused
Rearrange the parts:
P: of the global economy
Q: the recent slowdown
R: has affected
S: many small businesses
A) QSPR
B) QRPS
C) PQRS
D) RSPQ
Find the wrongly spelt word:
A) Occurred
B) Millennium
C) Recommend
D) Seprate
Active/Passive: "Will you help me?"
A) Will I be helped by you?
B) Shall I be helped by you?
C) Would I be helped by you?
D) Should I be helped by you?
Error Spotting: "It is I (A) / who is (B) / responsible for this (C) / No error (D)."
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Synonym for "IMPECUNIOUS":
A) Wealthy
B) Penniless
C) Healthy
D) Famous
Figure of Speech: "I can resist everything except temptation."
A) Paradox
B) Simile
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Alliteration
One Word Substitution: "An original model or type after which other things are patterned"
A) Prototype
B) Archetype
C) Epitome
D) Facsimile
Idiom: "To take the bull by the horns"
A) To be very aggressive
B) To face a difficulty directly
C) To kill an animal
D) To run away from danger
Choose the correct filler: "Hardly had he left the room _______ it started raining."
A) Than
B) When
C) Then
D) As
Analogy: "SCISSORS : CLOTH :: _______ : _______"
A) Pen : Paper
B) Axe : Wood
C) Hammer : Nail
D) Knife : Stone
Spelling: Which one is correct?
A) Liaison
B) Liason
C) Liasion
D) Liazon
Direct/Indirect: She said, "I have been writing for two hours."
A) She said that she has been writing for two hours.
B) She said that she had been writing for two hours.
C) She told that she has been writing for two hours.
D) She said she was writing for two hours.
Synonym of "OBSTINATE":
A) Docile
B) Stubborn
C) Flexible
D) Pliant
Error Spotting: "Mathematics (A) / are (B) / a difficult subject (C) / No error (D)."
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Identify the figure of speech: "The stars are the eyes of the night."
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Choose the correct meaning: "Inter alia"
A) Among other things
B) For example
C) In total
D) Finally
Select the correctly spelt word:
A) Privilege
B) Priviledge
C) Privelege
D) Privilige
Fill in the blank: "I requested him to _______ the music."
A) Turn down
B) Turn out
C) Turn off
D) Turn over
One Word Substitution: "Government by a small group of people"
A) Monarchy
B) Oligarchy
C) Democracy
D) Anarchy
Rearrange the parts:
P: for the interview
Q: carefully
R: he prepared
S: the documents
A) RQSP
B) RPQS
C) SQPR
D) QRSP
Active/Passive: "He has finished the work."
A) The work was finished by him.
B) The work has been finished by him.
C) The work is finished by him.
D) The work had been finished by him.
Synonym of "LOQUACIOUS":
A) Silent
B) Talkative
C) Reserved
D) Quiet
Antonym of "EPHEMERAL":
A) Short-lived
B) Perpetual
C) Temporary
D) Transient
Figure of Speech: "As proud as a peacock."
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Oxymoron
D) Paradox
Choose the correct meaning: "De facto"
A) In law
B) In reality
C) For now
D) Against facts
Error Spotting: "He is one of those (A) / who thinks (B) / before acting (C) / No error (D)."
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
One Word Substitution: "A speech made to oneself"
A) Dialogue
B) Soliloquy
C) Monologue
D) Prologue
Idiom: "To cut a long story short"
A) To tell a story quickly
B) To omit boring details
C) To write a novel
D) To speak very slowly
Fill in the blank: "I prefer tea _______ coffee."
A) Than
B) To
C) From
D) With
Select the correct meaning: "Alma Mater"
A) One's mother
B) The school or college one attended
C) A family friend
D) A professional mentor
Find the synonym of "CANDID":
A) Deceptive
B) Frank
C) Hidden
D) Secretive
Identify the figure of speech: "Failure is the pillar of success."
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Irony
Choose the correct spelling:
A) Maintenance
B) Maintainance
C) Maintenence
D) Maintenance
Active/Passive: "Did he buy the book?"
A) Was the book bought by him?
B) Is the book bought by him?
C) Had the book been bought by him?
D) Was the book buyed by him?
Correct Answers & Short Explanations
B | Vituperative means harsh and abusive language. [Expected]
A | Mellifluous means sweet-sounding; Cacophonous means harsh-sounding. [PYQ-based]
A | Standard spelling for government administration. [Expected]
C | Direct comparison without 'as' or 'like'. [Expected]
C | A curator looks after a museum; a manager looks after an office. [Tricky]
B | Originates from Shakespeare's Othello; means jealousy. [PYQ-based]
B | An atheist denies God; an agnostic is unsure. [Expected]
B | Sustainable development (Q) ensures the balance (R) between economic growth (S) and the environment (P). [Expected]
C | Rule: Verb follows the nearest subject ('teacher' - singular), so it should be 'is'. [Expected]
B | Simple Past Passive: 'was/were + V3'. [Expected]
A | Exclamatory sentences are reported with "exclaimed". [Expected]
C | Invidious means likely to arouse resentment or anger in others. [Expected]
B | "Burning" and "Ice" are contradictory. [PYQ-based]
A | Acro- (height) + phobia (fear). [Expected]
B | Enervate means to weaken; Energize means to give energy. [PYQ-based]
B | To be in a state of open hostility. [Expected]
B | The recent slowdown (Q) of the global economy (P) has affected (R) many small businesses (S). [Expected]
D | Correct spelling: Separate. (Remember: there is 'a rat' in separate). [Tricky]
B | In passive, 'I' takes 'shall' more formally, though 'will' is common now. [Expected]
B | Rule: Relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'I', so the verb should be 'am'. [Expected]
B | Impecunious means having little or no money. [PYQ-based]
A | A statement that seems self-contradictory but expresses a truth. [Expected]
B | Prototype is the first model; archetype is the universal pattern/type. [Expected]
B | Facing a problem courageously and directly. [PYQ-based]
B | Pair rule: Hardly/Scarcely is followed by 'when'. [PYQ-based]
B | Scissors are used to cut cloth; an axe is used to cut wood. [Expected]
A | Liaison: a person who acts as a link between groups. [Tricky]
B | Present Perfect Continuous changes to Past Perfect Continuous. [Expected]
B | Obstinate means very stubborn. [PYQ-based]
B | Names of subjects take a singular verb 'is'. [Expected]
B | Indirect comparison of stars to eyes. [Expected]
A | Latin for "among other things". [PYQ-based]
A | Privilege (No 'd'). [Expected]
A | Phrasal verb: Turn down (reduce volume). [Expected]
B | Oligo (few) + archy (rule). [Expected]
A | He prepared (R) the documents (S) carefully (Q) for the interview (P). [Expected]
B | Present Perfect Passive: 'has/have + been + V3'. [Expected]
B | Loquacious means very talkative. [PYQ-based]
B | Ephemeral means short-lived; perpetual means never-ending. [PYQ-based]
B | Comparison using "as". [Expected]
B | Latin for "in fact" or "in practice". [Expected]
B | Rule: "One of those who" is followed by a plural verb ("think") because "who" refers to "those". [Tricky]
B | Soli (alone) + loquy (speak). [Expected]
B | To skip the details and get to the point. [PYQ-based]
B | Fixed preposition: Prefer 'to'. [Expected]
B | Latin for "fostering mother," used for one's educational institution. [PYQ-based]
B | Candid means truthful and straightforward. [Expected]
B | Direct comparison without 'as'. [Expected]
A | Maintenance (note the '-nance'). [Expected]
A | Simple Past Interrogative Passive: 'Was/Were + Object + V3'. [Expected]
Extra: Important Concepts Highlighted for CUET 2026
Relative Pronoun Rule (Q20, Q42): The verb following 'who/which/that' must agree with the antecedent (the word before it).
Latin Phrases (Q32, Q41, Q46): These are extremely common in CUET. Keep a "Latin terminology" page in your notes.
The "Each/Every/Neither" Rule: These distributive pronouns always take a singular verb.
Jumbled Sentence Logic: Always look for the Subject (Noun) first to start the sentence (usually Q or R in these examples)