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BDS Admission Test English Syllabus
Every chapter and topic of English examined in BDS Admission Test — 6 chapters, 14 topics, plus 50 flashcards written against it.
English syllabus — full chapter and topic list
Expand any chapter to see its topics and sub-topics. This is the whole examinable outline for English in BDS Admission Test, not a summary of it.
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Vocabulary
2 topics- Synonyms and antonyms
- Word meanings in context
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Grammar
4 topics- Tenses
- Subject-verb agreement
- Prepositions and articles
- Error identification
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Sentence Completion
2 topics- Choosing the correct word
- Contextual sentence filling
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Comprehension
2 topics- Reading passages
- Inference and main idea
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Analogy
2 topics- Word relationships
- Completing analogies
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Sentence Structure
2 topics- Sentence correction
- Rearranging sentences
English flashcards for BDS Admission Test
23 of 50 cards from the English deck — real questions with worked answers.
What is a synonym?
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word (e.g., happy = joyful).
What is an antonym?
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word (e.g., hot vs. cold).
Give the antonym of 'benevolent'.
Malevolent (or cruel/unkind).
Give a synonym of 'abundant'.
Plentiful (also: ample, copious).
What is the antonym of 'transparent'?
Opaque.
What does the word 'novel' mean when used as an adjective (in context)?
New, original, or not previously experienced (e.g., 'a novel approach').
In context, what does 'volatile' mean when describing a situation?
Unstable, likely to change rapidly and unpredictably.
When determining a word's meaning in context, what should you rely on?
Surrounding context clues — definitions, examples, contrast words, and overall sentence/passage meaning — rather than an isolated dictionary sense.
List the three main verb tenses in English.
Past, present, and future.
What are the four aspects each tense can take?
Simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous.
What is the structure of the present perfect tense?
has/have + past participle (e.g., 'She has finished').
What is the structure of the past continuous tense?
was/were + verb-ing (e.g., 'They were studying').
Which tense is used for an action completed before another past action?
Past perfect (had + past participle), e.g., 'He had left before she arrived.'
What is the structure of the future perfect tense?
will have + past participle (e.g., 'By 2026 she will have graduated').
Which tense describes a habitual or general-truth action?
Simple present (e.g., 'Water boils at 100°C').
State the basic rule of subject-verb agreement.
A verb must agree with its subject in number and person: singular subject takes a singular verb, plural subject takes a plural verb.
In subject-verb agreement, do singular subjects joined by 'and' take a singular or plural verb?
Plural verb (e.g., 'Tom and Jerry are friends').
When two singular subjects are joined by 'or'/'nor', does the verb agree with which subject?
The verb agrees with the subject nearer to it (proximity rule).
Do indefinite pronouns like 'each', 'everyone', 'nobody' take a singular or plural verb?
Singular verb (e.g., 'Everyone is here').
In 'The team of players ___ winning', should the verb be 'is' or 'are' and why?
'is' — the subject is the singular noun 'team'; 'of players' is a prepositional phrase that does not change the number.
What is a preposition?
A word that shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word, usually indicating place, time, or direction (e.g., in, on, at, to, by).
Which prepositions are typically used for a specific time, a day/date, and a longer period (month/year)?
'at' for a precise time, 'on' for days/dates, 'in' for months, years, and longer periods.
What are the three articles in English and their two types?
a, an, and the. 'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles; 'the' is the definite article.
Planning English for BDS Admission Test
English is about 10% of the BDS Admission Test syllabus by topic count — 14 of 138 topics, spread over 6 chapters. At roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, a first pass runs to about 10 hours.
The heaviest chapters are Grammar (4 topics), Vocabulary (2 topics), Sentence Completion (2 topics) . Front-load those while your energy is high; the short chapters are better revision filler later.
Work top-down: read the chapter, then tick topics off individually rather than marking the whole chapter done. Sub-topics are where silent gaps hide.
English (BDS Admission Test) FAQ
What is in the BDS Admission Test English syllabus?
English is split into 6 chapters — Vocabulary, Grammar, Sentence Completion, Comprehension, Analogy and Sentence Structure, containing 14 topics and 0 sub-topics in total.
How many chapters are there in English for BDS Admission Test?
6 chapters. English accounts for about 10% of the topics in the whole BDS Admission Test syllabus (14 of 138).
How long should I spend on English for BDS Admission Test?
Budget around 10 hours for a first pass through English — about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic across its 14 topics. Add revision cycles on top.
Are there flashcards for BDS Admission Test English?
Yes — a 50-card English deck. Sample cards are printed on this page, and the full deck is free in the Examius app with spaced repetition scheduling.