Fill in the blank in the following sentence with the most appropriate option:
The assistant apparently _______ the money, never to be seen again.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → made off with
Make off with means to steal something and run away with it. The words "never to be seen again" show that the assistant took the money and disappeared.
Complete sentence: The assistant apparently made off with the money, never to be seen again.
Example: The thief made off with the jewellery while the family slept.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: run down — Incorrect. Run down means to criticise someone or to knock someone down with a vehicle; "run" is also not the past form (ran).
Example: Do not run down your colleagues in public.
Option 3: went through — Incorrect. Go through means to examine carefully, to experience something hard or to use up; none of these explains why he was never seen again.
Example: She went through the documents before signing.
Option 4: dropped in — Incorrect. Drop in means to pay a short, informal visit, and it takes no object like "the money".
Example: My aunt dropped in for tea yesterday.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| make off with | 29-05 S2 | – | – | – | – |