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FBISE Examinations English (Compulsory) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering English (Compulsory) as it is examined in FBISE Examinations. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the English (Compulsory) 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 for changing an active sentence into the passive voice?
The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive; the verb changes to (form of 'be' + past participle); and the original subject is placed after 'by'.
Change to passive voice: 'She writes a letter.'
A letter is written by her.
What form of the verb is always used in the passive voice?
The past participle (third form) of the main verb, preceded by an appropriate form of the verb 'to be' (is/am/are/was/were/been/being).
How is the passive of the Present Continuous tense formed? Give an example.
Object + is/am/are + being + past participle + by + subject. Example: A letter is being written by her.
Can intransitive verbs be changed into the passive voice? Why or why not?
No. Intransitive verbs have no object, and since the passive needs an object to become the subject, they cannot be made passive.
In Direct and Indirect Speech, what is the basic change made to the verb tense when the reporting verb is in the past?
The tense of the reported speech moves one step back into the past (e.g., present simple becomes past simple, present continuous becomes past continuous).
In reported speech, what does 'say to' usually change to, and what does it become with an object?
'say to' changes to 'tell'; without an object 'say' remains 'say'/'said'. Example: He said to me → He told me.
Convert to indirect speech: He said, 'I am busy.'
He said that he was busy.
In reported speech, how are 'now', 'today', and 'here' changed?
now → then; today → that day; here → there.
How is a reported question (interrogative) introduced in indirect speech?
Wh-questions are introduced with the question word; yes/no questions are introduced with 'if' or 'whether'. The sentence becomes a statement (subject before verb) and the question mark is removed.
Convert to indirect speech: He said, 'Where are you going?'
He asked where I was going.
In reported speech, how are imperative sentences (commands/requests) changed?
Use a reporting verb like ordered/told/requested/advised + object + 'to' + base verb. Example: He said, 'Open the door' → He ordered me to open the door.
When does the tense NOT change in indirect speech even with a past reporting verb?
When the reported statement is a universal truth, habitual fact, or scientific fact. Example: The teacher said, 'The earth is round' → The teacher said that the earth is round.
What is the function of a full stop (period), and where is it used?
It marks the end of a complete declarative or imperative sentence and is also used after abbreviations. Example: He is my friend.
When is a capital letter used in punctuation?
At the beginning of a sentence, for proper nouns, for the pronoun 'I', for days/months, and for the first word of a direct quotation.
What are the main uses of the apostrophe (')?
To show possession (boy's book) and to show omission of letters in contractions (do not → don't).
What is the difference between a comma and a semicolon?
A comma marks a short pause within a sentence; a semicolon marks a longer pause and joins two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction.
What punctuation marks are used in writing direct speech?
Inverted commas/quotation marks (" ") enclose the spoken words, a comma separates them from the reporting verb, and the first spoken word begins with a capital letter.
What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym?
A synonym is a word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another (happy/glad); an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning (happy/sad).
Give the synonyms and antonyms: provide one synonym and one antonym for 'brave'.
Synonym: courageous/bold. Antonym: cowardly/timid.
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a fixed group of words whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the individual words. Example: 'to break the ice' means to start a conversation.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'a black sheep'?
A person who is a disgrace or shame to a family or group; a worthless or odd member.
What are 'Pairs of Words', and why are they tested? Give an example pair with meanings.
Pairs of words are words that look or sound similar but differ in meaning/spelling, tested to check correct usage. Example: 'accept' (to receive/agree) vs 'except' (other than/excluding).
What are the four essential parts of a well-structured essay?
A title, an introduction (introducing the topic), the body (main paragraphs developing ideas with details), and a conclusion (summing up the main idea).
What this deck covers
The English (Compulsory) deck follows the FBISE Examinations English (Compulsory) syllabus — 7 chapters and 21 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 7.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 121 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 (Compulsory) flashcards FAQ
How many English (Compulsory) flashcards are in this FBISE Examinations deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these FBISE Examinations flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the English (Compulsory) cards cover?
They follow the FBISE Examinations English (Compulsory) syllabus — 7 chapters and 21 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.