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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) As the letter was addressed '____', the secretary did not open it.	(I) personnel
(B) I was asked to fetch a ____ of water during my first year as an intern.	(II) personal
(C) The ____ working for that company seemed to be satisfied.	(III) pale
(D) His face turned ____ when he was caught stealing red-handed.	(IV) pail

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)	Explanation
(A) As the letter was addressed '____', the secretary did not open it.	(II) personal	Means belonging to a particular person, implying privacy. (Homonym pair: personal/personnel)
(B) I was asked to fetch a ____ of water during my first year as an intern.	(IV) pail	A pail is a bucket. (Homonym pair: pail/pale)
(C) The ____ working for that company seemed to be satisfied.	(I) personnel	Refers to the people employed in an organization. (Homonym pair: personnel/personal)
(D) His face turned ____ when he was caught stealing red-handed.	(III) pale	Means light in color or having a reduced amount of color (often due to fear or illness). (Homonym pair: pale/pail)