NTA is conducting the CUET 2025 exam from 13th May to 3rd June. CUET English Question Paper 2025 with Answer Key and Solution PDF is available here for paper held on 22nd May. Based on the previous analysis, CUET English was comparatively easy.

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

CUET English May 22 Question Paper 2025 with Answer Key

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Question 1:

Identify the part of the sentence that contains a grammatical error:
Sentence:
Each of the boys have submitted their assignment on time.

  • (a) have
  • (b) their
  • (c) on time
  • (d) No error

Question 2:

Choose the word which is closest in meaning to the word “Ostentatious”:

  • (a) Modest
  • (b) Flashy
  • (c) Simple
  • (d) Sincere

Question 3:

Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence:
"The wind whispered through the trees."

  • (a) Simile
  • (b) Metaphor
  • (c) Personification
  • (d) Hyperbole

Question 4:

Despite facing severe criticism, the scientist remained ________ in her pursuit of truth.

  • (a) hesitant
  • (b) relentless
  • (c) casual
  • (d) indifferent

Question 5:

Choose the correct indirect speech for:
He said, "I will help you tomorrow."

  • (a) He said that he will help me tomorrow.
  • (b) He said that he would help me the next day.
  • (c) He told that he would help you the next day.
  • (d) He told me that he will help me tomorrow.

Question 6:

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to “obstinate”:

  • (a) Generous
  • (b) Stubborn
  • (c) Forgetful
  • (d) Curious

Question 7:

In the sentence "The jury found the witness's testimony specious," what does "specious" most nearly mean?

  • (a) Believable and compelling
  • (b) False but seemingly plausible
  • (c) Too technical to understand
  • (d) Harsh and accusatory

Question 8:

Arrange the sentences to form a coherent paragraph:

1. The research team was baffled by the anomaly.
2. They decided to replicate the experiment under stricter conditions.
3. The results contradicted established scientific theories.
4. A deeper investigation revealed a minor error in calibration.

Choose the correct option:

  • (a) 1-2-3-4
  • (b) 3-1-2-4
  • (c) 1-3-2-4
  • (d) 3-2-1-4

Question 9:

Statement: All poets are sensitive people. Some sensitive people are not artists.

Conclusion I: Some poets are not artists.
Conclusion II: Some sensitive people may be poets.

Choose the correct option:

  • (a) Only Conclusion I follows.
  • (b) Only Conclusion II follows.
  • (c) Both conclusions follow.
  • (d) Neither conclusion follows.

Question 10:

Rearrange the following sentences:

1. The printing press revolutionized the way information was disseminated.
2. Before its invention, books were copied by hand and were extremely rare.
3. This breakthrough eventually contributed to mass literacy.
4. As books became cheaper and more accessible, more people began to read.

Choose the correct option:

  • (a) 2-1-4-3
  • (b) 1-2-3-4
  • (c) 2-1-3-4
  • (d) 2-1-4-3

Question 11:

Rearrange the following sentences:

1. These practices often disregard the well-being of the environment.
2. Industrial farming techniques have become widespread in recent decades.
3. Though they increase food production, they come with serious consequences.
4. Chemicals and monocultures have degraded soil and reduced biodiversity.

Choose the correct option:

  • (a) 2-3-1-4
  • (b) 2-3-4-1
  • (c) 1-2-3-4
  • (d) 2-4-3-1

Question 12:

The CEO's speech was so _________ that even her harshest critics were temporarily silenced.

  • (a) ambiguous
  • (b) inflammatory
  • (c) compelling
  • (d) apathetic