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Police Constable Test English Syllabus

The English syllabus for Police Constable Test in full: 4 chapters and 18 topics, every one listed below, plus 50 English flashcards with answers.

4Chapters
18Topics
50Flashcards

English syllabus: all 4 chapters

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  1. Grammar

     6 topics
    • Parts of Speech
    • Tenses
    • Articles
    • Active and Passive Voice
    • Direct and Indirect Speech
    • Subject-Verb Agreement

  2. Vocabulary

     5 topics
    • Synonyms
    • Antonyms
    • One Word Substitution
    • Idioms and Phrases
    • Spellings

  3. Sentence Structure

     4 topics
    • Sentence Correction
    • Sentence Completion
    • Sentence Rearrangement
    • Common Errors

  4. Comprehension

     3 topics
    • Reading Passages
    • Cloze Test
    • Fill in the Blanks

Police Constable Test English flashcards — 50 questions with answers

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

    Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, and Interjection.

  2. What is a noun, and what are its main types?

    A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Types: Proper, Common, Collective, Material, and Abstract nouns.

  3. What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb?

    An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun (e.g., a 'quick' runner); an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (e.g., runs 'quickly').

  4. What is a conjunction? Name its three types.

    A conjunction joins words, phrases, or clauses. Types: Coordinating (and, but, or), Subordinating (because, although, if), and Correlative (either...or, neither...nor).

  5. What is the function of an interjection? Give examples.

    An interjection expresses sudden emotion or feeling and is usually followed by an exclamation mark. Examples: Oh!, Alas!, Hurrah!, Wow!

  6. What are the three main tenses, and how many forms does each have?

    Past, Present, and Future. Each has four forms: Simple (Indefinite), Continuous (Progressive), Perfect, and Perfect Continuous — twelve tenses in all.

  7. What is the structure of the Present Perfect tense (affirmative)?

    Subject + has/had... actually: Subject + has/have + past participle (V3). Example: 'She has finished her work.'

  8. What is the structure of the Past Continuous tense?

    Subject + was/were + present participle (V-ing). Example: 'They were playing football.'

  9. What is the structure of the Future Perfect tense?

    Subject + will/shall + have + past participle (V3). Example: 'I will have completed the test by 5 p.m.'

  10. Which helping verbs are used in the Present Perfect Continuous tense?

    'has been' / 'have been' + present participle (V-ing). Example: 'He has been studying for two hours.'

  11. What is the basic structure of the Simple Present tense (affirmative)?

    Subject + base verb (V1); add -s/-es for third person singular. Example: 'She writes a letter.'

  12. What are the two types of articles, and what are they?

    Definite article: 'the'; Indefinite articles: 'a' and 'an'.

  13. When is 'a' used versus 'an'?

    'a' is used before words beginning with a consonant sound; 'an' before words beginning with a vowel sound. Examples: 'a university' (yoo sound), 'an hour' (silent h).

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

    Before a specific or particular noun, unique things (the sun), superlatives (the best), rivers, seas, oceans, and things already mentioned.

  15. Why do we say 'an honest man' but 'a one-rupee note'?

    Because article choice depends on sound, not spelling: 'honest' starts with a vowel sound (silent h), while 'one' starts with a consonant 'w' sound.

  16. What is the difference between Active Voice and Passive Voice?

    In Active Voice the subject performs the action ('The cat killed the rat'); in Passive Voice the subject receives the action ('The rat was killed by the cat').

  17. What are the steps to change an active sentence into passive voice?

    Make the object the new subject, change the verb to past participle with the correct form of 'be', and put the original subject after 'by'.

  18. How is the verb formed in the passive voice?

    Appropriate form of 'be' (is/are/was/were/has been, etc.) + past participle (V3) of the main verb.

  19. Convert to passive: 'The teacher teaches the students.'

    'The students are taught by the teacher.'

  20. In passive voice, what happens to the subject pronouns I, we, he, she, they?

    They change to object form after 'by': by me, by us, by him, by her, by them.

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  1. What is the difference between Direct and Indirect (Reported) Speech?

    Direct speech quotes the exact words within quotation marks ('He said, "I am tired"'); Indirect speech reports the meaning without quotes ('He said that he was tired').

  2. In Direct to Indirect speech, how does the present tense generally change?

    Present tense shifts to past: simple present to simple past, present continuous to past continuous, and present perfect to past perfect.

  3. In reported speech, how do 'now', 'today', 'tomorrow', and 'here' change?

    now to then, today to that day, tomorrow to the next day, here to there.

  4. How is a question converted into indirect speech?

    Use 'asked' with 'if/whether' for yes/no questions or the wh-word, remove the question mark, and change word order to a statement. Example: He asked if I was ready.

  5. Convert to indirect speech: She said, 'I will help you.'

    She said that she would help me.

  6. What is the basic rule of Subject-Verb Agreement?

    A singular subject takes a singular verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb. Example: 'He runs' vs 'They run'.

  7. When two singular subjects are joined by 'and', is the verb singular or plural?

    Plural, in most cases. Example: 'Ali and Sara are friends.' (Exception: when they refer to one thing/person.)

  8. With 'either...or' / 'neither...nor', does the verb agree with which subject?

    The verb agrees with the subject nearest to it. Example: 'Neither the boys nor the teacher was present.'

  9. Do 'each', 'every', 'everyone', and 'somebody' take a singular or plural verb?

    They take a singular verb. Example: 'Each of the students has a book.'

  10. What verb form do uncountable nouns like 'news', 'information', and 'furniture' take?

    They take a singular verb. Example: 'The news is good.'

  11. What is a synonym?

    A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Example: 'happy' and 'joyful'.

  12. Give a synonym for each: 'brave', 'huge', 'begin'.

    brave = courageous; huge = enormous/gigantic; begin = commence/start.

  13. Give a synonym for each: 'honest', 'rich', 'clever'.

    honest = truthful; rich = wealthy/affluent; clever = intelligent/smart.

  14. What is an antonym?

    A word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Example: 'hot' and 'cold'.

  15. Give the antonym for each: 'ancient', 'victory', 'expand'.

    ancient = modern; victory = defeat; expand = contract/shrink.

  16. Give the antonym for each: 'generous', 'transparent', 'praise'.

    generous = stingy/miserly; transparent = opaque; praise = blame/criticize.

  17. What is 'One Word Substitution'?

    Replacing a phrase or group of words with a single precise word. Example: 'a person who writes books' = author.

  18. One word for: 'a person who cannot read or write'.

    Illiterate.

  19. One word for: 'a place where money is coined / where coins are made'.

    Mint.

  20. One word for: 'a government by the people'.

    Democracy.

  21. One word for: 'one who studies the stars and planets'.

    Astronomer.

  22. What is an idiom?

    A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meaning of its individual words. Example: 'to kick the bucket' means 'to die'.

  23. What does the idiom 'to break the ice' mean?

    To start a conversation or ease tension in a social situation; to make a beginning.

  24. What does the idiom 'a black sheep' mean?

    A person who is a disgrace to or different (in a bad way) from the rest of a family or group.

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

    Very rarely; almost never.

  26. What does the phrase 'to call off' mean?

    To cancel something (an event, plan, or arrangement).

  27. Which is correctly spelled: 'recieve' or 'receive'? State the rule.

    'Receive' is correct. Rule: 'i' before 'e' except after 'c'.

  28. Give the correct spelling: 'seperate' or 'separate'; 'definately' or 'definitely'.

    Correct spellings: 'separate' and 'definitely'.

  29. Correct the error: 'He do not knows the answer.'

    'He does not know the answer.' ('does' for third person singular, and the main verb stays in base form after 'does not').

  30. Correct the error: 'One of my friend are a doctor.'

    'One of my friends is a doctor.' ('friends' is plural after 'one of', and the verb 'is' agrees with the singular subject 'one').

Police Constable Test English FAQ

What is in the Police Constable Test English syllabus?

Police Constable Test English is split into 4 chapters: Grammar, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure and Comprehension. Together they contain 18 topics.

How many chapters are in Police Constable Test English?

4 chapters, containing 18 topics. The largest chapter is Grammar, with 6 topics.

Are there flashcards for Police Constable Test English?

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