Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate homonyms from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Homonyms)

(A) The team was forced to ____ the machine for transportation.

(I) descent

(B) Her attempts to ____ her true feelings were unsuccessful.

(II) dissent

(C) The plane's ____ was delayed due to bad weather.

(III) disassemble

(D) He was criticised for voicing his ____ during the debate.

(IV) dissemble

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Homonyms)

Explanation 

(A) The team was forced to ____ the machine for transportation.

(III) disassemble

Disassemble means to take (something) apart.

(B) Her attempts to ____ her true feelings were unsuccessful.

(IV) dissemble

Dissemble means to conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs.

(C) The plane's ____ was delayed due to bad weather.

(I) descent

Descent (noun) means an action of moving downward, dropping, or sinking (often used for planes landing).

(D) He was criticised for voicing his ____ during the debate.

(II) dissent

Dissent (noun) means the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those previously, officially, or commonly held (disagreement).