CUET PATTERN

SUBJECT ENGLISH
Question 1 Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband,
Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer and studied uranium
and other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie’s amicable collaboration later helped to unlock
the secrets of the atom.
Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a professor of physics. At an
early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her great exuberance for
learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She became disgruntled,
however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to women. Determined to
receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered the Sorbonne, a French
university, where she earned her master’s degree and doctorate in physics.
Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her
day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many
productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered
radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible
misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close relationship
and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two young daughters
to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.
Curie’s feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband as
a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at the
world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating radium.
Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to radium, she
never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she had dedicated
herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.
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1. According to the passage, In what manner did collaboration aid the Curies in their endeavour
to unravel the enigmatic nature of the atom? a. Benevolent
b. Courageous
c. Aggressive
d. Dominant

Answer:- benevolent
Explanation;- in the passage, the first paragraph its clearly stated that curie was a friendly and
amicable kind of person

2. By means of the astute intellect and charismatic disposition possessed by Marie, what kind of
personality does the author seek to exemplify? a. Muscular
b. Ridiculous
c. Light – hearted
d. Envious
Answer :- option C is correct
Explanations:- According to the passage, she exhibited a remarkable intellect and a carefree
disposition. Her immense enthusiasm for acquiring knowledge propelled her to pursue further
education beyond high school. Her unwavering commitment to learning and personal growth
would become the cornerstone of her success and accomplishments in life. With a bright mind
and an infectious spirit, she would go on to achieve great things and make a lasting impact on
those around her.

3. The gradual fading of Curie's feeling of desolation was finally observed, but what were the
reasons behind it? a. She was appointed as the first female professor at the prestigious Sorbonne
University, succeeding her husband in the field of physics.
b. Because of being disillusioned about the work
c. Because she earned the master's and doctoral degree programme
d. Both A and C are correct

Answer:- Option A is correct

Explanation:- According to the passage, Marie Curie's sense of loneliness diminished when she
was offered the position of a physics professor at Sorbonne, succeeding her husband, and
eventually becoming the first female professor at the prestigious university, culminating in her
receiving the Nobel Prize in 1911 for her work in radium isolation.

4. What is the synonym of the term "discovered" as used in the above passage? a. Pioneer
b. Accomplished
c. Desolation
d. Misfortune

Answer ;- Option A
Explanation:- The correct suited synonym of discovered is pioneer

5. Identify the specific idiom and phrase that aptly encapsulates the scenario wherein Curie's
spouse has been slain.
a. Bad iron
b. In someone’s bad books
c. Beating around the bush
d. Both A and B

Answer;- Option A bad iron

explanation ;- the lost of her husband its just like bad iron;- A moment or period of misfortune
or bad luck

Question no 2 jumbled words

The reconstruction of history by post-revolutionary science texts involves more than a
multiplication of historical misconstructions.
A. Those misconstructions render revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still visible
material in science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a function.
B. Because they aim quickly to acquaint the student with what the contemporary scientific
community thinks it knows, textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories
of the current normal science as separately and as nearly seriatim as possible
C. Science has reached its present state by a series of individual discoveries and inventions that,
when gathered together, constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.
D. But when combined with the generally unhistorical air of science writing and with the
occasional systematic misconstruction, one impression is likely to follow.
E. As pedagogy this technique of presentation is unexceptionable.

a. ABEDC
b. ADCEB
c. DAECB
d. ECBDA 1.

Answer:- Option A
explanation;- Those misconstructions render revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still
visible material in science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a
function. Because they aim quickly to acquaint the student with what the contemporary scientific
community thinks it knows, textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories
of the current normal science as separately and as nearly seriatim as possible As pedagogy this
technique of presentation is unexceptionable. But when combined with the generally unhistorical
air of science writing and with the occasional systematic misconstruction, one impression is
likely to follow Science has reached its present state by a series of individual discoveries and
inventions that, when gathered together, constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.

Question 3 A grammatical error in the underlined part of sentences.

In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases are underlined. If there is any mistake
with regard to grammar or usage, it is in the underlined part only. Identify the incorrect part.
The most/(A) difficult job is to bend/(B) and then lift/(C) the weight/(D)
B. Option a
C. Option b
D. Option c
E. Option d

Answer;- option C
Explanation The most difficult job is to bend and then lifting the weight. Explanation: In part C due
to the concept of parallelism, i.e. bend and lift should be in the same form.

2. Find the error in the underlined sentence and answer the correct one from the given options.

Studies conducted in the 1990s indicate that even after fifty years, patients are still suffering the
long-term effects of polio contracted when a child.
A. Contracted when a child.
B. contracted when children.
C. that was contracted when a child.
D. contracted when they were children.
Answer: Option D
Explanation The phrasing ’contracted when they were children correctly uses contracted to
modify polio and includes a pronoun and a verb that refer unambiguously to their antecedent
patients.
Question 4 analogies

Directions: Each of the following questions consists of two words that have a certain relationship
to each other, followed by four lettered pairs of words. Select that lettered pair that has the same
relationship as the original pair of words.
1) Sound: Muffled
(a) Moisture: Humid
(b) Colour: Faded
(c) Despair: Anger
(d) Odour: Pungent

Answer:- option B
Explanation:- The answer is B because faded means that decreases the effect of colour.

2) coif : hair :: ______ : musical a. shower

b. close
c. praise
d. Score

answer:- option D
Explanation:- To coif means to arrange hair, and to score means to arrange a musical.