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BPSC Test English (Precis and Composition) Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English (Precis and Composition) as it is examined in BPSC Test. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
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Change to passive voice: 'They are building a bridge.'
A bridge is being built (by them).
Change to active voice: 'The letter was written by him.'
He wrote the letter.
In passive voice, how is the Present Perfect 'has done' expressed?
As 'has been done' (have/has been + past participle). E.g., 'She has completed it' becomes 'It has been completed (by her).'
Define synonyms and antonyms.
Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning (e.g., happy / joyful); antonyms are words with opposite meanings (e.g., happy / sad).
Give a synonym and an antonym for the word 'abundant'.
Synonym: plentiful/ample. Antonym: scarce/sparse.
Give a synonym and an antonym for the word 'benevolent'.
Synonym: kind/generous. Antonym: malevolent/cruel.
What is a one-word substitution? Give an example.
A single word used in place of a phrase or group of words. Example: 'a person who writes dictionaries' = lexicographer.
One-word substitution: 'A person who does not believe in the existence of God.'
Atheist.
One-word substitution: 'A government run by the wealthy class.'
Plutocracy (a government by the wealthy).
One-word substitution: 'A speech made without previous preparation.'
Extempore (or impromptu).
One-word substitution: 'A medicine that counteracts a poison.'
Antidote.
What is an idiom? Give an example with its meaning.
An idiom is a group of words whose meaning differs from the literal meaning of the individual words. Example: 'to bury the hatchet' means to make peace / end a quarrel.
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
A misfortune that eventually turns out to have a good or beneficial result.
What does the idiom 'to call a spade a spade' mean?
To speak frankly and plainly, telling the truth directly without softening it.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Very rarely; almost never.
Explain the difference between the pair of words 'affect' and 'effect'.
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence (The weather affects my mood); 'effect' is usually a noun meaning result (The effect was clear). Note: 'effect' can also be a verb meaning to bring about.
Explain the difference between 'stationary' and 'stationery'.
'Stationary' (with an 'a') is an adjective meaning not moving/fixed; 'stationery' (with an 'e') is a noun meaning writing materials such as paper and pens.
Explain the difference between 'principal' and 'principle'.
'Principal' means chief/most important or the head of a school, or a sum of money; 'principle' is a noun meaning a rule, law, or fundamental truth.
Explain the difference between 'compliment' and 'complement'.
A 'compliment' is an expression of praise; to 'complement' means to complete or go well with something.
Identify and correct the error: 'He is senior than me.'
Correct: 'He is senior to me.' Latin-origin comparatives (senior, junior, superior, inferior, prior) take 'to', not 'than'.
Identify and correct the error: 'One of my friend is a doctor.'
Correct: 'One of my friends is a doctor.' After 'one of', a plural noun is required, but the verb stays singular ('is').
Identify and correct the error: 'I have been knowing him for years.'
Correct: 'I have known him for years.' Stative verbs like 'know' are not used in continuous tenses.
What is subject-verb agreement, and what does it require?
The principle that a verb must agree with its subject in number and person — a singular subject takes a singular verb (He runs) and a plural subject takes a plural verb (They run).
What is sentence construction, and what are the four basic sentence types by structure?
Sentence construction is arranging words/clauses into grammatically correct, meaningful sentences. The four types are: simple (one independent clause), compound (two or more independent clauses), complex (one independent + one or more dependent clauses), and compound-complex.
What this deck covers
The English (Precis and Composition) deck follows the BPSC Test English (Precis and Composition) syllabus — 5 chapters and 20 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 10.0 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 99 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.
English (Precis and Composition) flashcards FAQ
How many English (Precis and Composition) flashcards are in this BPSC Test 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 BPSC Test 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 English (Precis and Composition) cards cover?
They follow the BPSC Test English (Precis and Composition) syllabus — 5 chapters and 20 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.