Choose the correct word from the given options to complete the sentence:-
If you do something you don't really want to do, you do it _______________.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → reluctantly
Reluctantly means unwillingly, with hesitation. Doing something that you do not really want to do is doing it reluctantly.
Example: He reluctantly agreed to lend his bike to his cousin.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: fervently — Incorrect. Fervently means with strong and sincere feeling, the opposite of unwillingly.
Example: She prayed fervently for her mother's recovery.
Option 2: valiantly — Incorrect. Valiantly means bravely, with courage; it says nothing about unwillingness.
Example: The soldiers fought valiantly to defend the border.
Option 4: zealously — Incorrect. Zealously means with great energy and enthusiasm, again the opposite of doing something unwillingly.
Example: The volunteers worked zealously to clean the beach.
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fervent | 25-05 S2 | 28-05 S1 | – | – | – |
| valiant | – | 14-05 S2 27-05 S1 | – | – | – |