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COMSATS Admission Test English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in COMSATS Admission Test. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the English deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
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., 'He runs' / 'They run').
In the present tense, when do you add '-s/-es' to the verb?
With third-person singular subjects (he, she, it, or a singular noun): 'She writes', 'The dog barks'.
When two subjects are joined by 'and', is the verb singular or plural?
Plural (e.g., 'Tom and Jerry are friends'), unless the two form a single unit (e.g., 'Bread and butter is my breakfast').
With subjects joined by 'or' or 'nor', what determines the verb form?
The verb agrees with the subject nearest to it (e.g., 'Neither the teacher nor the students were present').
What verb form do indefinite pronouns like 'everyone', 'each', and 'nobody' take?
Singular (e.g., 'Everyone is here', 'Each of the boys was tired').
Does the verb agree with the subject or with words in an intervening phrase? Example?
With the subject, not the intervening phrase (e.g., 'The box of chocolates IS on the table').
What is a preposition of time? Give examples for 'in', 'on', and 'at'.
Shows when something happens: 'at' for clock times (at 5 p.m.), 'on' for days/dates (on Monday), 'in' for months/years/long periods (in July, in 2026).
Which prepositions of place correspond to 'in', 'on', and 'at'?
'in' for enclosed spaces (in the room), 'on' for surfaces (on the table), 'at' for specific points (at the door).
Which preposition typically follows 'depend', 'rely', and 'insist'?
'on' for 'depend on' and 'rely on'; 'on' for 'insist on'.
Which preposition follows 'good', 'bad', and 'expert' when describing skill?
'at' (e.g., 'good at math', 'expert at chess').
What are the three articles in English, and how are they classified?
'a' and 'an' are indefinite articles; 'the' is the definite article.
When do you use 'a' versus 'an'?
Use 'a' before a consonant sound and 'an' before a vowel sound (e.g., 'a university' /yu/, 'an hour' /silent h/).
When is the definite article 'the' used?
For a specific or previously mentioned noun, unique things, superlatives, and certain proper nouns (e.g., 'the sun', 'the best', 'the Indus').
What is a determiner? Give three categories.
A word placed before a noun to clarify it. Categories include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), and quantifiers (some, many, few).
What is the difference between 'few' and 'a few'?
'few' has a negative sense (almost none); 'a few' has a positive sense (some, a small number).
When do you use 'much' versus 'many'?
'much' with uncountable nouns (much water); 'many' with countable nouns (many books).
In single-blank completion questions, what is the main strategy?
Read the whole sentence for context clues, predict a word that fits the logic and tone, then match it to the closest option.
What role do signal words like 'because', 'although', and 'therefore' play in completion questions?
They signal logical relationships (cause, contrast, result) that tell you whether the blank needs a similar or opposite idea.
In a single-blank sentence, what does the contrast word 'but' tell you about the missing word?
It signals that the blank should contrast with or oppose an idea earlier in the sentence.
In double-blank completion questions, how should both blanks be treated?
Both blanks must fit together logically; an option is correct only if BOTH words make the full sentence coherent.
What is an efficient elimination tactic for double-blank questions?
Test one blank first to eliminate options where that word fails, then check the remaining options' second word.
What are contextual clues in reading?
Hints within surrounding text (definitions, examples, synonyms, antonyms, or tone) that help you infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
What is a 'definition/restatement' contextual clue?
When the sentence directly defines or restates the unfamiliar word, often after a comma, dash, or 'that is' (e.g., 'arid, meaning very dry').
What is a 'contrast' contextual clue, and which words signal it?
A clue where an opposite idea reveals the word's meaning, signaled by 'but', 'however', 'unlike', 'although', or 'whereas'.
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the COMSATS Admission Test English syllabus — 5 chapters and 19 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 108 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 flashcards FAQ
How many English flashcards are in this COMSATS Admission 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 COMSATS Admission 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 cards cover?
They follow the COMSATS Admission Test English syllabus — 5 chapters and 19 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.