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FAST-NU Entry Test English Syllabus

The English syllabus for FAST-NU Entry Test in full: 4 chapters and 15 topics, every one listed below, plus 50 English flashcards with answers.

4Chapters
15Topics
50Flashcards

English syllabus: all 4 chapters

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  1. Grammar

     5 topics
    • Parts of Speech
    • Tenses and Verb Forms
    • Subject-Verb Agreement
    • Prepositions and Articles
    • Sentence Correction

  2. Vocabulary

     4 topics
    • Synonyms
    • Antonyms
    • Word Meanings in Context
    • Idioms and Phrases

  3. Sentence Structure

     3 topics
    • Sentence Completion
    • Sentence Rearrangement
    • Analogies and Word Relationships

  4. Reading Comprehension

     3 topics
    • Main Idea and Purpose
    • Inference and Tone
    • Detail and Vocabulary in Passage

FAST-NU Entry Test English flashcards — 50 questions with answers

  1. What are the eight traditional parts of speech in English?

    Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

  2. What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

    A common noun names a general person, place, or thing (city, boy), while a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Lahore, Ali).

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

    A noun that names an idea, quality, or state that cannot be physically perceived, e.g., honesty, freedom, courage, happiness.

  4. What is the function of an adverb, and what kinds of words can it modify?

    An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, typically indicating manner, time, place, frequency, or degree (e.g., quickly, very, often).

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

    A transitive verb takes a direct object (She wrote a letter), while an intransitive verb does not require an object (He slept).

  6. What are the three degrees of comparison for adjectives? Give an example.

    Positive, comparative, and superlative, e.g., tall, taller, tallest.

  7. What is a conjunction, and name the three main types.

    A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses. The three types are coordinating (and, but, or), subordinating (because, although, if), and correlative (either…or, neither…nor).

  8. What are the twelve tenses formed from the present, past, and future combined with the four aspects?

    Each of present, past, and future has simple, continuous (progressive), perfect, and perfect continuous forms, giving twelve tenses.

  9. How is the simple present tense used?

    To express habitual actions, general truths, and permanent situations, e.g., 'Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.'

  10. What is the structure of the present perfect tense?

    Subject + has/have + past participle (e.g., 'She has finished her work'); it links a past action to the present.

  11. What is the structure of the past continuous tense and when is it used?

    Subject + was/were + present participle (verb+ing); used for an action in progress at a specific past time (e.g., 'They were playing').

  12. What is the structure of the future perfect tense?

    Subject + will have + past participle (e.g., 'By 2026 he will have graduated'); it shows an action completed before a future point.

  13. What are the three principal parts (forms) of a verb? Illustrate with 'go'.

    Base form, past simple, and past participle: go, went, gone.

  14. What is the present perfect continuous tense structure?

    Subject + has/have + been + present participle (e.g., 'I have been studying for two hours').

  15. What is the basic rule of subject-verb agreement?

    A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb (e.g., 'The boy runs' vs 'The boys run').

  16. In subject-verb agreement, what verb form follows two singular subjects joined by 'and'?

    A plural verb, because the compound subject is plural (e.g., 'Tom and Jerry are friends').

  17. When subjects are joined by 'or' or 'nor', which subject determines the verb?

    The verb agrees with the subject nearer to it (e.g., 'Neither the boys nor the teacher is here').

  18. What verb form do indefinite pronouns like 'each', 'everyone', and 'somebody' take?

    They are singular and take a singular verb (e.g., 'Everyone is present').

  19. In 'The number of students is large', why is the verb singular?

    'The number of' is treated as singular, whereas 'a number of' is plural and takes a plural verb.

  20. Do collective nouns like 'team' or 'committee' usually take a singular or plural verb?

    Usually singular when acting as a single unit (e.g., 'The team wins'), but plural when members act individually.

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  1. What is a preposition? Give three common examples.

    A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word, often indicating position, direction, or time, e.g., in, on, at, by, with.

  2. What is the difference between the prepositions 'in', 'on', and 'at' for time?

    'In' for months/years/long periods (in May), 'on' for days/dates (on Monday), and 'at' for specific times (at 5 p.m.).

  3. What are the three articles in English and their two categories?

    'A' and 'an' are indefinite articles; 'the' is the definite article.

  4. When do you use 'a' versus 'an'?

    Use 'a' before a consonant sound (a book, a university) and 'an' before a vowel sound (an apple, an hour).

  5. When is the definite article 'the' used?

    Before specific or previously mentioned nouns, unique things (the sun), superlatives (the best), and rivers/oceans/mountain ranges.

  6. What does the preposition 'between' refer to versus 'among'?

    'Between' is used for two items or people, while 'among' is used for three or more.

  7. In sentence correction, what is a 'dangling modifier'?

    A modifying phrase whose intended subject is missing or unclear, e.g., 'Walking home, the rain started' (who was walking?).

  8. What is faulty parallelism in a sentence?

    When items in a list or series are not in the same grammatical form, e.g., 'She likes reading, to write, and jogging' should be 'reading, writing, and jogging'.

  9. What is a comma splice and how is it corrected?

    Joining two independent clauses with only a comma; correct it with a period, semicolon, or a coordinating conjunction.

  10. Correct the error: 'Each of the players have a uniform.' What is right?

    'Each of the players has a uniform' — 'each' is singular and requires the singular verb 'has'.

  11. What is a synonym?

    A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word (e.g., happy and joyful).

  12. Give a synonym for the word 'abundant'.

    Plentiful (also: ample, copious, profuse).

  13. Give a synonym for the word 'diligent'.

    Hardworking (also: industrious, assiduous, conscientious).

  14. Give a synonym for the word 'candid'.

    Frank (also: honest, straightforward, sincere).

  15. What is an antonym?

    A word that has the opposite meaning of another word (e.g., hot and cold).

  16. What is the antonym of 'benevolent'?

    Malevolent (also: cruel, unkind, hostile).

  17. What is the antonym of 'transparent'?

    Opaque.

  18. What is the antonym of 'frugal'?

    Extravagant (also: wasteful, lavish).

  19. Why must vocabulary words be judged by meaning 'in context'?

    Because many words are polysemous (have multiple meanings) and the surrounding sentence determines which meaning applies.

  20. In context, what does 'novel' mean in 'a novel approach to the problem'?

    New or original (here it is an adjective, not the noun meaning a book).

  21. In context, what does the word 'check' mean in 'The dam checks the flow of water'?

    To restrain, stop, or control — not the financial or examination meanings.

  22. What is an idiom?

    A fixed expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words (e.g., 'kick the bucket' means to die).

  23. What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?

    Something that seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good.

  24. What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?

    To force oneself to endure or do something difficult or unpleasant.

  25. What does the phrase 'once in a blue moon' mean?

    Very rarely; almost never.

  26. What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?

    To accidentally reveal a secret.

  27. In a sentence-completion question, what should you analyze to choose the correct word for a blank?

    The context clues, logical relationship (contrast, cause-effect, definition) and signal words like 'but', 'because', or 'although' that indicate the needed meaning.

  28. In sentence rearrangement (jumbled sentences), what is the first step to find the correct order?

    Identify the opening sentence (often containing the main subject/noun, not a pronoun) and then link ideas using pronouns, connectors, and logical sequence.

  29. In verbal analogies, what does 'A is to B as C is to D' require you to find?

    The pair (C:D) that shares the same relationship as the given pair (A:B), such as synonym, antonym, part-to-whole, or cause-to-effect.

  30. What is the word relationship in the analogy 'Author : Book :: Composer : Symphony'?

    Creator to creation (the maker and the thing they produce).

FAST-NU Entry Test English FAQ

What is in the FAST-NU Entry Test English syllabus?

FAST-NU Entry Test English is split into 4 chapters: Grammar, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure and Reading Comprehension. Together they contain 15 topics.

How many chapters are in FAST-NU Entry Test English?

4 chapters, containing 15 topics. The largest chapter is Grammar, with 5 topics.

Are there flashcards for FAST-NU Entry Test English?

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