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AIIMS NORCET General English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General English as it is examined in AIIMS NORCET. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General English deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Give a common synonym for the word 'abundant'.
Plentiful (also: ample, copious, profuse).
Give a common synonym for the word 'brave'.
Courageous (also: valiant, fearless, intrepid).
Give a common synonym for the word 'enormous'.
Huge (also: gigantic, immense, colossal).
Give a common synonym for the word 'diligent'.
Hardworking (also: industrious, assiduous, conscientious).
What is an antonym?
An antonym is a word with the opposite meaning to another word. Example: 'hot' and 'cold'.
What is the antonym of 'ancient'?
Modern (also: new, recent).
What is the antonym of 'generous'?
Stingy (also: miserly, mean).
What is the antonym of 'transparent'?
Opaque.
What is the antonym of 'expand'?
Contract (also: shrink, compress).
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words. Example: 'kick the bucket' means to die.
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
Something that seems bad or unlucky at first but results in something good later.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Something that happens very rarely.
What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?
To force oneself to endure or face a difficult or unpleasant situation bravely.
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
To reveal a secret, usually by accident.
What does the idiom 'to burn the midnight oil' mean?
To work or study late into the night.
What does the idiom 'to be on cloud nine' mean?
To be extremely happy or delighted.
What does the idiom 'to make a mountain out of a molehill' mean?
To exaggerate a small or trivial problem, making it seem far more serious.
What is Reading Comprehension as an exam skill?
Reading comprehension is the ability to read a passage and understand, interpret, and answer questions about its meaning, details, inferences, tone, and vocabulary.
What is the difference between a 'main idea' question and a 'detail' question in reading comprehension?
A main idea question asks for the central theme or overall point of the passage, while a detail question asks for a specific fact or piece of information stated in the text.
What is an 'inference' question in reading comprehension?
An inference question asks for a conclusion that is not directly stated but logically implied by the information in the passage.
What is the best general strategy for answering reading comprehension questions accurately?
Skim the passage for the main idea, read questions carefully, then locate and base each answer on textual evidence rather than personal opinion.
In passage analysis, what is meant by the 'tone' of a passage?
Tone is the author's attitude or emotional stance toward the subject, e.g. critical, optimistic, humorous, sarcastic, or objective.
In passage analysis, what is the 'theme' and how does it differ from the 'topic'?
The topic is what the passage is about (the subject), while the theme is the central message or underlying idea the author conveys about that topic.
What is the author's 'purpose' in passage analysis, and what are common types?
The author's purpose is the reason for writing. Common types: to inform, to persuade, to describe, to entertain, or to narrate.
What this deck covers
The General English deck follows the AIIMS NORCET General English syllabus — 3 chapters and 8 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 16.7 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 80 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General English flashcards FAQ
How many General English flashcards are in this AIIMS NORCET deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these AIIMS NORCET flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General English cards cover?
They follow the AIIMS NORCET General English syllabus — 3 chapters and 8 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.