CUET 2026 May 23 Shift 2 English Question Paper is available for download here. NTA is conducting the CUET 2026 exam from 11th May to 31st May.

  • CUET 2026 English exam consists of 50 questions for 250 marks to be attempted in 60 minutes.
  • As per the marking scheme, 5 marks are awarded for each correct answer, and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answer.

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Question 1:

Choose the option that best defines the vocabulary word: Meticulous

  • (A) Highly critical of others and easily dissatisfied.
  • (B) Operating at a very fast and efficient pace.
  • (C) Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
  • (D) Hesitant to make decisions due to fear of failure.
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Question 2:

Complete the sentence with the correct homonym pair: The project manager visited the construction __________ to check if the new structure was within the line of __________.

  • (A) sight, site
  • (B) site, sight
  • (C) cite, sight
  • (D) site, cite
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Question 3:

What is the meaning of the idiom: "Spill the beans"?

  • (A) To make a chaotic mess or cause an accident.
  • (B) To reveal secret information unintentionally or indiscreetly.
  • (C) To waste valuable resources on a useless project.
  • (D) To speak aggregate lies to protect someone.
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Question 4:

Choose the option that is an antonym for the word: Loquacious

  • (A) Garrulous
  • (B) Verbose
  • (C) Articulate
  • (D) Taciturn
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Question 5:

Complete the sentence using the correct phrasal verb of 'Put': We had to __________ our travel plans because of the sudden heavy rainfall.

  • (A) put up with
  • (B) put off
  • (C) put out
  • (D) put across
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Question 6:

Which of the following sentences uses the vocabulary word Abstruse correctly?

  • (A) She was so abstruse in her spending that she ran out of savings within a month.
  • (B) The instructions were clear and abstruse, allowing us to build the desk in ten minutes.
  • (C) The professor's lecture on quantum physics was so abstruse that only a few advanced students could follow it.
  • (D) He has an abstruse personality and makes friends everywhere he goes.
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Question 7:

Identify the correct preposition to complete the sentence: He has been working on this data analysis project __________ last Monday.

  • (A) for
  • (B) from
  • (C) since
  • (D) by
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Question 8:

Find the correctly spelled word from the options below:

  • (A) Extravegant
  • (B) Extravagent
  • (C) Exstravagant
  • (D) Extravagant
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Question 9:

Identify the correct tense structure to fill the blank: By the time the teacher entered the classroom, the students __________ writing their notes.

  • (A) have finished
  • (B) will finish
  • (C) had finished
  • (D) finish
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Question 10:

Rearrange the fragments to form a logical sentence:

P: the complex constitution regulations

Q: with meticulous care

R: the legal research team

S: analyzed every clause of

  • (A) PRSQ
  • (B) RSPQ
  • (C) QSPR
  • (D) RQSP
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CUET UG 2026 Exam Pattern

Parameter Details
Exam Name Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG) 2026
Conducting Body National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam Mode Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Exam Duration 60 minutes per test
Total Sections 3 (Languages, Domain Subjects, General Test)
Question Type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Questions per Test 50 questions (all compulsory)
Marking Scheme +5 for correct, -1 for incorrect
Maximum Marks 250 marks per test
Maximum Subject Choices 5 subjects in total
Syllabus Base Class 12 NCERT (mainly for Domain Subjects)

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