Match the words in List-I with the meanings given in List-II:- List-I…

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation	Example
(A) A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work.	(III) Prologue	A prologue is the opening part of a play, poem, novel or piece of music that introduces what follows.	The prologue of the novel tells how the two families became enemies.
(B) An act of speaking aloud, especially by a character in a play.	(I) Soliloquy	A soliloquy is a speech in which a character, alone on stage, speaks his thoughts aloud so that the audience learns what he feels.	In his famous soliloquy, Hamlet speaks his doubts aloud.
(C) A speech delivered without preparation	(IV) Extempore	Extempore means spoken or done without any preparation, on the spot.	She won the extempore contest though she got her topic only a minute before.
(D) A summary of a written work	(II) Epitome	An epitome is a short summary of a book or speech. In everyday use it also means a perfect example of a quality.	The editor wrote a one-page epitome of the long report.

Note: In the original NTA paper, Option 4 read "(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)". NTA accepted this option as a correct answer as well. To leave only one correct answer and avoid confusion for students, it has been changed here to "(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)".

Advice for the exam: In the real exam, mark the answer that is grammatically or factually correct. If NTA’s provisional answer key marks a different option, challenge it during the answer-key challenge window and give the reason in one or two lines.