Cadet College Entry Test English Syllabus

English syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Parts of Speech

   7 topics

   • Nouns and Genders
   • Pronouns
   • Verbs and Adverbs
   • Adjectives
   • Prepositions
   • Conjunctions and Linking Words
   • Articles
2. 2

   Tenses

   4 topics

   • Present Tense
   • Past Tense
   • Future Tense
   • Subject-Verb Agreement
3. 3

   Applied Grammar

   5 topics

   • Active and Passive Voice
   • Direct and Indirect Narration
   • Conditional Sentences
   • Punctuation and Capitalization
   • Correction of Sentences
4. 4

   Vocabulary

   5 topics

   • Synonyms and Antonyms
   • Word Meanings
   • Spelling Correction
   • One Word Substitution
   • Idioms and Phrases
5. 5

   Reading Comprehension

   4 topics

   • Unseen Passage Reading
   • Comprehension Questions
   • True / False Statements
   • Contextual Vocabulary
6. 6

   Composition and Writing

   5 topics

   • Essay Writing
   • Letter and Application Writing
   • Story Writing
   • Dialogue and Email Writing
   • Paragraph and Free Writing

English flashcards for Cadet College Entry Test

23 of 50 cards from the English deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is a noun?

   A naming word for a person, place, thing, animal, idea, or quality (e.g., Ali, Lahore, table, honesty).

2. Name the main types of nouns.

   Common, Proper, Collective, Material (concrete), and Abstract nouns. (Also countable vs. uncountable.)

3. What is a collective noun? Give two examples.

   A noun naming a group of people or things as one unit, e.g., team, army, flock, bunch, crowd.

4. What is an abstract noun? Give an example.

   A noun naming something that cannot be seen or touched - a quality, state, or idea, e.g., honesty, freedom, beauty, courage.

5. What are the four genders in English grammar?

   Masculine (male, e.g., boy), Feminine (female, e.g., girl), Common (either sex, e.g., child, teacher), and Neuter (no sex, e.g., book, chair).

6. Give the feminine forms of: lion, king, hero, nephew.

   Lioness, queen, heroine, niece.

7. Give the masculine forms of: cow, mare, duck, hen.

   Bull (ox), horse (stallion), drake, cock (rooster).

8. How do most singular nouns become plural? Give the irregular plurals of child, man, foot, tooth, mouse.

   Most add -s or -es. Irregulars: child to children, man to men, foot to feet, tooth to teeth, mouse to mice.

9. What is a pronoun?

   A word used in place of a noun to avoid repetition, e.g., he, she, it, they, we.

10. List the personal pronouns by person and number.

    1st: I, we; 2nd: you; 3rd: he, she, it, they.

11. What are possessive pronouns? Give examples.

    Pronouns showing ownership: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

12. What are reflexive pronouns? Give three examples.

    Pronouns ending in -self/-selves that refer back to the subject: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves.

13. Name the types of pronouns.

    Personal, Possessive, Reflexive, Relative, Demonstrative, Interrogative, and Indefinite pronouns.

14. What are relative pronouns? Give examples.

    Pronouns that join clauses and refer to a noun: who, whom, whose, which, that.

15. What are demonstrative pronouns?

    Pronouns that point to specific things: this, that, these, those.

16. What is a verb?

    A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence (a doing or being word), e.g., run, is, become.

17. What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?

    A transitive verb needs an object (She wrote a letter), while an intransitive verb does not take an object (He slept).

18. What is a helping (auxiliary) verb? Give examples.

    A verb that supports the main verb to form tense, voice, or mood: be, do, have, and modals like will, can, shall, must.

19. What are the principal (three) forms of a verb? Give them for 'go'.

    Present (base), Past, and Past Participle. For go: go, went, gone.

20. What is an adverb?

    A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, telling how, when, where, or to what degree, e.g., quickly, very, here, often.

21. Name the main kinds of adverbs.

    Adverbs of Manner, Time, Place, Frequency, and Degree.

22. How are many adverbs of manner formed from adjectives?

    By adding -ly to the adjective, e.g., quick to quickly, careful to carefully, happy to happily.

23. What is an adjective?

    A word that describes or qualifies a noun or pronoun, e.g., tall, blue, three, this.

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