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| Updated On - Jun 17, 2026

CUET 2026 May 25 Shift 1 English Question Paper with Solution PDF is available here for download. NTA conducted CUET 2026 on May 25, Shift 1, from 9 AM to 12 PM in CBT Mode.

The CUET 2026 English Question Paper includes three sections: Reading Comprehension, Verbal Ability & Grammar and Usage, with 50 Questions carrying a total of 250 marks. As per the CUET marking scheme, +5 marks are awarded for every correct answer, and -1 mark is deducted for every wrong answer.

CUET 2026 English Question Paper May 25 Shift 1 with Solution PDF

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Question 1:

Choose the word which is closest in meaning to salubrious.

  • (A) Harmful
  • (B) Healthy
  • (C) Expensive
  • (D) Bitter

Question 2:

Select the antonym of the word expedite.

  • (A) Delay
  • (B) Complete
  • (C) Improve
  • (D) Accelerate

Question 3:

Choose the correctly spelt word.

  • (A) Orninthology
  • (B) Orinthology
  • (C) Ornithology
  • (D) Ornethology

Question 4:

The idiom axe to grind means:

  • (A) To sharpen a weapon
  • (B) To have a selfish motive
  • (C) To work very hard
  • (D) To end a friendship

Question 5:

Choose the meaning of the idiom run down.

  • (A) To criticize someone
  • (B) To move upward
  • (C) To decorate something
  • (D) To discover a secret

Question 6:

Choose the word opposite in meaning to impede.

  • (A) Obstruct
  • (B) Delay
  • (C) Assist
  • (D) Prevent

Question 7:

Select the correct indirect narration of the following sentence:

“Beware, there is danger!” the commander said to the soldiers.

  • (A) The commander warned the soldiers that there was danger.
  • (B) The commander told the soldiers beware of danger.
  • (C) The commander informed the soldiers that there is danger.
  • (D) The commander exclaimed the soldiers about danger.

Question 8:

Choose the correct meaning of the word philately.

  • (A) Study of coins
  • (B) Collection of stamps
  • (C) Study of birds
  • (D) Collection of paintings

Question 9:

Choose the correct meaning of the word numismatics.

  • (A) Study of birds
  • (B) Collection of stamps
  • (C) Study or collection of coins
  • (D) Study of plants

Question 10:

Choose the word closest in meaning to judicial.

  • (A) Legal
  • (B) Musical
  • (C) Medical
  • (D) Historical

CUET 2026 English Revision Marathon
 

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