AIIMS Nursing (BSc) Entrance General English Flashcards

24 sample cards from the General English deck

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1. What is the meaning of the word 'candid'?

   Truthful and straightforward; frank and honest in expression.

2. Distinguish the meanings of 'stationary' and 'stationery'.

   'Stationary' (with 'a') means not moving; 'stationery' (with 'e') means writing materials such as paper and pens.

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

   A good thing that initially seemed bad or unfortunate.

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

   To force oneself to endure a difficult or unpleasant situation with courage.

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

   Very rarely; almost never.

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

   To reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.

7. What does the idiom 'to burn the midnight oil' mean?

   To work or study late into the night.

8. What does the phrase 'to turn a blind eye' mean?

   To deliberately ignore or pretend not to notice something wrong.

9. What does the idiom 'to be in hot water' mean?

   To be in trouble or in a difficult situation.

10. Which spelling is correct: 'accommodate' or 'accomodate'?

    'Accommodate' is correct — it has double 'c' and double 'm'.

11. Which spelling is correct: 'occurrence' or 'occurence'?

    'Occurrence' is correct — double 'c' and double 'r'.

12. Which spelling is correct: 'separate' or 'seperate'?

    'Separate' is correct (remember 'there is a rat in separate').

13. State the spelling rule shown by 'believe' and 'receive'.

    'I before E except after C' — believe (i before e), but receive (e after c).

14. Which is correct: 'definitely' or 'definately'?

    'Definitely' is correct; it contains the word 'finite'.

15. Choose the right word: 'Their/There/They're going to the park.'

    'They're going to the park.' 'They're' = they are; 'their' shows possession; 'there' indicates place.

16. In reading comprehension, what is the difference between the main idea and a supporting detail?

    The main idea is the central point the passage conveys; supporting details are the facts, examples, or reasons that explain or back up that main idea.

17. In reading comprehension, what does it mean to 'infer' from a passage?

    To draw a logical conclusion based on evidence in the text combined with reasoning, rather than from information stated directly.

18. What is the difference between a passage's 'tone' and its 'theme'?

    Tone is the author's attitude or mood toward the subject (e.g., critical, humorous); theme is the underlying central message or idea of the passage.

19. In sentence rearrangement, what is usually the best clue to identify the opening sentence of a jumbled paragraph?

    The opening sentence introduces the main subject independently and contains no pronouns or linking words referring back to earlier information.

20. In sentence rearrangement, how do transition/linking words help order jumbled sentences?

    Words like 'however', 'therefore', 'moreover', and 'finally' signal a sentence's relationship to the previous one, indicating sequence, contrast, or conclusion.

21. In sentence rearrangement, what role do pronouns and articles play in finding sentence sequence?

    A pronoun (he, it, they) or definite article 'the' refers to a noun already introduced, so that sentence must come AFTER the sentence naming the noun.

22. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'She is good ___ mathematics.'

    'at' — 'She is good at mathematics.' Use 'good at' for skills/subjects.

23. Fill in the blank with the correct article: '___ honest man is respected by all.'

    'An' — 'An honest man...' because 'honest' begins with a vowel sound (the 'h' is silent).

24. Fill in the blank: 'He has been working here ___ five years.' (since/for)

    'for' — 'for five years.' Use 'for' with a period of time and 'since' with a point in time.

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