Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Homonyms

Question:

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

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Homonyms)

(A) The pianist struck a discordant ____ that caught everyone's attention.

(I) site

(B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ____.

(II) chord

(C) The charging ____ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table.

(III) cite

(D) The lecturer asked the students to ____ their sources in their respective research submissions.

(IV) cord

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

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

  • Chord → a musical note or combination of notes

  • Site → a place or location

  • Cord → a cable or wire

  • Cite → to quote or refer to a source

 

List-I (Sentences)

List-II (Homonyms)

(A) The pianist struck a discordant ____ that caught everyone's attention.

(II) chord

(B) Archaeologists discovered ancient artifacts at the excavation ____.

(I) site

(C) The charging ____ of my laptop is too short to reach my study table.

(IV) cord

(D) The lecturer asked the students to ____ their sources in their respective research submissions.

(III) cite