2026 · Q25
Directions : In the following items similar sounding words are given, followed by sentences wherein these words has been used, and underlined. You are required to identify those sentences in which these words have been used most appropriately and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly.
**Peak, Peek, Pique**
- 1Traffic reaches its **peak** between 8 and 9 in the morning.
- 2She **peeked** at the audience from behind the curtain.
- 3When he realised nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of **pique**. In which of the sentences given above have the underlined words been used correctly?
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- A1 and 3 only
- B1 only
- C1 and 2 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
All three sentences are correct. Sentence 1 uses “peak” (highest point) for traffic’s busiest hour. Sentence 2 uses “peeked” (glanced quickly and secretly) correctly. Sentence 3 uses “pique” (resentment, as in “a fit of pique”) correctly. Every underlined word is right, so the answer is (d) 1, 2 and 3.