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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate homophones from List-II:-

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homophones)
(A) The management will ____ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period.	(I) peal
(B) He appeared as if nothing could ____ him.	(II) peel
(C) The label will ____ off if you soak it in water.	(III) faze
(D) A ____ of thunder broke overhead.	(IV) phase

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homophones)	Explanation
(A) The management will ____ the closure of hospitals over a three-year period.	(IV) phase	Phase (Verb) means to introduce or carry out in stages (i.e., the closure will happen gradually).
(B) He appeared as if nothing could ____ him.	(III) faze	Faze (Verb) means to disturb, disconcert, or nonplus (i.e., nothing could bother him).
(C) The label will ____ off if you soak it in water.	(II) peel	Peel (Verb) means to strip away an outer layer or covering.
(D) A ____ of thunder broke overhead.	(I) peal	Peal (Noun) means a loud, repeated, ringing sound (e.g., of bells or thunder).