Overall: Moderate–Easy Grammar dominated. Vocabulary was easy. RC passages slightly tricky. Word usage and prepositions were heavy. No foreign words asked.
50%Easy
40%Moderate
10%Tricky
Section-wise Difficulty
Vocabulary
Easy
One-Word Sub.
Easy
Phrasal Verbs
Easy
Rearrangement
Mod.
Idioms
Mod.
Grammar
Mod.
RC Passages
Tricky
Fig. of Speech
Mix
Key Observations
Grammar was the dominant section — word usage and prepositions were heavy
Vocabulary was easy — incandescent, assiduous, prodigal, sagacious etc.
RC passages: 2 passages, slightly tricky — about Poetry & British India forests
Idiom questions (3–4 Qs): A bee in a bonnet, pink slip, chip on shoulder
No foreign words. One-word substitution only in Match the Following (1 Q)
Student Review
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Student Review · CUET 2026
Memory-based, shared post-exam · May 14 Shift 1
Verified
"Level: moderate-easy. Dominance: Grammar. Word usage was heavy today. No foreign words. Prepositions were heavy too. Phrasal verbs were fine — 2–3 questions. RC — 2 passages, slightly tricky. One-word substitution only in Match the Following (1 question)."
Number of questions per section may vary — these are memory-based recollections.
Sentence Rearrangement
Q 01 · Para Jumble — Digestion
Rearrange to form a meaningful sentence:
A.into simpler molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
B.digestion is an intricate process that begins in the mouth
C.where food is broken down mechanically and chemically
D.and continues in the stomach and intestines
A(B),(C),(A),(D) ✓
B(B),(D),(C),(A)
C(B),(A),(C),(D)
D(C),(B),(A),(D)
B
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C
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A
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D
Q 09 · Para Jumble — Buzzard
Re-arrange the following phrases:
A.a great buzzard was
B.and scorching sun.
C.blob against the blinding
D.circling high overhead a
A(A),(D),(C),(B) ✓
B(A),(C),(B),(D)
C(B),(A),(D),(C)
D(C),(B),(D),(A)
A
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D
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C
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B
Q 10 · Para Jumble — Make in India
Rearrange to form a meaningful sentence:
A.and strengthens economic self-reliance
B.manufacturing, creates jobs, encourages
C.make in India promotes local
D.innovation, attracts global investments
A(D),(C),(B),(A)
B(A),(D),(C),(B)
C(B),(A),(D),(C)
D(C),(B),(D),(A) ✓
C
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B
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D
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A
Vocabulary — Antonyms & Synonyms
Q 02 · Antonym
Select the word opposite in meaning to: Presumptuous
APretentious
BBrash
CBountiful
DUnassuming ✓
(D) Unassuming — modest, not arrogant
Q 03 · Antonym
Select the word opposite in meaning to: Resonant
AResounding
BCacophonous
CSmothered ✓
DPulsating
(C) Smothered — muted/suppressed sound
Q 04 · Fill in the Blank
Given her fearful and timid nature in unfamiliar situations, we can say that she is _________.
AAudacious
BTimorous ✓
CReckless
DIntrepid
(B) Timorous — easily frightened
Q 05 · Synonym
Select the word closest in meaning to: Postulate
AHighlight
BDisprove
CRefute
DHypothesize ✓
(D) Hypothesize — to assume as a basis for argument
Q 07 · Fill in the Blank
Desert flowers can be invisible for years ______ appear suddenly after heavy rain.
Aalternatively or
Bconsequently and
Cnevertheless, so
Dactually, but ✓
(D) actually, but
Q 08 · Synonym
Identify the word closest in meaning to: Relegate
AElevate
BDemote ✓
CAcknowledge
DCelebrate
(B) Demote — lower in rank or position
Match the Following
Q 06 · Words & Meanings
Match List-I (Words) with List-II (Meanings)
Centrifugal—Tends to move away from centre
Effeminate—Womanish in habits
Ambidextrous—Uses either hand equally
Epitaph—Words inscribed on tomb
(C) A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(ii)
Additional Vocabulary Words
Recalled by student from exam. These words appeared in vocabulary/word-usage questions (4–6 Qs total). Exact question format not remembered.
Incandescent
Glowing with intense heat / brilliant
Inveterate
Long-established habit, deeply ingrained
Assiduous
Diligent, hardworking
Prodigal
Wastefully extravagant
Parsimonious
Extremely unwilling to spend money
Profligate
Recklessly wasteful or extravagant
Vacillate
Waver between opinions/actions
Sagacious
Having good judgement, wise
Imprudent
Unwise, not sensible
Wane
Decrease in strength/extent
Canvass
Discuss thoroughly / seek votes
Laurels
Honours and recognition
Figure of Speech
1–2 questions. One confirmed figure of speech recalled. Options in Q2 were: Transferred Epithet, Personification, Simile, Metaphor.
Q 01 · Identify Figure of Speech
"The anxious chair creaking in the hallway."
ATransferred Epithet ✓
BPersonification
CSimile
DMetaphor
Transferred Epithet — "anxious" belongs to a person, transferred to the chair
Q 02 · Identify Figure of Speech
(One more figure of speech question — exact sentence not recalled. Options: Transferred Epithet · Personification · Simile · Metaphor)
Exact sentence not recalled by student. Study all four types listed above.
Idioms (3–4 Questions)
One question was a passage-based idiom: a person obsessed with "sustainable living" who lectures others. The question asked which idiom best described him — answer: A bee in one's bonnet.
A bee in one's bonnet
To be obsessed with one idea and keep talking about it. Used in context of a person always lecturing others about sustainable living.
A bun in the oven
Informal idiom meaning a woman is pregnant.
A chip on one's shoulder
To feel resentful about something, often due to a perceived disadvantage or past grievance.
Pink slip
A notice of dismissal from employment; being fired from a job. (Appeared in Match the Following)
Grammar
Narration & Voice
1 question each — Narration (Reported Speech) and Active/Passive Voice. Both reported as "pretty easy" by students.
Tip:Review tense changes in reported speech and by + subject pattern in passive voice transformation.
Prepositions (Heavy)
Prepositions were notably heavy in this paper. Common ones tested:
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Phrasal Verbs (2–3 Qs)
Phrasal verbs were manageable. Review common ones: call off, bring up, give in, look into, carry out, put off.
Reading Comprehension — 2 Passages
Both passages were "slightly tricky" per student feedback. Summaries below are memory-based.
RC Passage 1
Poetry, Subjectivity & Ownership
About how poetry is an art of subjectivity — readers assign their own meaning to poems. A poet (referred to as "Bouries" or similar) would slip unsigned poems into jacket pockets in a bar. A postman stole one of his poems and gave it to a girl, claiming it as his own. When confronted, the postman argued that poetry doesn't belong to the poet and that he had better insight into the art. This raises questions about patent laws and creative ownership.
"Whom does the fragrance of the rose belong to? The rose or the passerby?" — metaphor used to describe poetry's ownership.
Themes tested: Reader's interpretation, subjectivity, ownership of art, metaphor comprehension.
RC Passage 2
British India — Deforestation & Wildlife
About Britishers destroying Indian rainforests to grow commercial crops. They planted trees that absorbed massive amounts of water, devastating Indian forests. Poppy was grown in North India, and to protect those crops, local predators were killed. The Nawab of Junagadh maintained a private wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, where lions were hunted. Access to these areas was exclusive to very few people.