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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)
(A) They knew not ____ they went.	(I) wither
(B) I was encouraged by the general ____ of his remarks.	(II) whither
(C) The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the problem of land ____ system in our country.	(III) tenor
(D) The plants will ____ if you don't water them everyday in the hot weather.	(IV) tenure

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

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

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Homonyms)	Explanation
(A) They knew not ____ they went.	(II) whither	Whither (Adverb) is an archaic word meaning to what place or where (used when speaking of movement).
(B) I was encouraged by the general ____ of his remarks.	(III) tenor	Tenor (Noun) means the general sense, substance, or purport of a piece of writing or speech.
(C) The Zamindari Abolition Act has finished the problem of land ____ system in our country.	(IV) tenure	Tenure (Noun) means the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied (land tenure).
(D) The plants will ____ if you don't water them everyday in the hot weather.	(I) wither	Wither (Verb) means to become dry and shriveled; to shrivel or decay (often due to lack of water).