Fill in the blanks in List-I with the most appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
| (A) Some students were _________ after school hours. | (I) kept on |
| (B) The player _______ hitting one sixer after another. | (II) pulled off |
| (C) The trapeze artist______ a brilliant feat. | (III) pull through |
| (D) The family is confident that their son will _____ the exam. | (IV) kept in |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| A. Some students were kept in after school hours. | IV. kept in | Keep in means to make someone stay indoors, often as a punishment. |
| B. The player kept on hitting one sixer after another. | I. kept on | Keep on (+ -ing form) means to continue doing something. |
| C. The trapeze artist pulled off a brilliant feat. | II. pulled off | Pull off means to succeed in doing something difficult. |
| D. The family is confident that their son will pull through the exam. | III. pull through | Pull through means to come successfully through a difficult situation (an illness, a crisis, a test). After "will", the base form "pull" is needed. |
The following words have also been asked in other CUET (UG) English papers:
| Word | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pull off | 20-05 S1 21-05 S1 23-05 S2 | – | – | 27-05 S1 07-06 S1 12-06 S1 | – |
| pull through | 15-05 S1 20-05 S1 23-05 S2 | – | – | 27-05 S1 12-06 S3 | – |