Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank:
Vijay's grandmother is a strong lady who is ready to ____ herself to the city life.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → adapt
Adapt (oneself to something) means to change one's ways to suit new conditions. The grandmother is ready to adjust herself to life in the city, so "adapt herself to the city life" is correct.
Example: Animals in the desert have adapted to the heat.
Three options look alike: adapt (to adjust), adopt (to take up as one's own), adept (skilled, an adjective).
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: adept — Incorrect. Adept is an adjective meaning highly skilled; the blank after "to" needs a verb.
Example: She is adept at solving puzzles.
Option 2: adrift — Incorrect. Adrift is an adjective or adverb meaning floating without control, or without aim; it cannot follow "to" as a verb.
Example: The boat was adrift after the storm.
Option 3: adopt — Incorrect. Adopt means to take up a child, an idea or a method as one's own; one adopts a method, but one adapts oneself to new conditions.
Example: The school adopted a new method of teaching.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| adept | 25-05 S1 | 19-05 S1 | – | – | – |