Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Figures of speech) |
|---|---|
| (A) The new bakery in our lane has been on a roll since it opened in March. | (I) Paradox |
| (B) In our crowded joint family, Didi says she is never alone and always lonely. | (II) Euphemism |
| (C) Our school gives uniforms and books to children from less privileged homes. | (III) Pun |
| (D) Naina knitted nine navy-blue mufflers for her nephews before November. | (IV) Alliteration |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The new bakery in our lane has been on a roll since it opened in March. | (III) Pun | A pun is a play on a word that has two meanings. “On a roll” means having a run of success, and a roll is also a small round loaf of bread. |
| (B) In our crowded joint family, Didi says she is never alone and always lonely. | (I) Paradox | A paradox is a statement that seems to go against itself but still holds a truth. A person who is never alone should not feel lonely. Yet in a crowd, Didi has no one who really listens to her. |
| (C) Our school gives uniforms and books to children from less privileged homes. | (II) Euphemism | A euphemism is a soft, polite way of saying something unpleasant. “Less privileged homes” is a gentle way of saying poor families. |
| (D) Naina knitted nine navy-blue mufflers for her nephews before November. | (IV) Alliteration | Alliteration is the same first sound repeated in words that are close together. The “n” sound opens “Naina”, “knitted” (the k is silent), “nine”, “navy”, “nephews” and “November”. |