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FPSC General Recruitment Test English Flashcards
49 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in FPSC General Recruitment 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 function of an apostrophe?
It shows possession (John's car) or marks omitted letters in contractions (don't = do not).
Give synonyms for the word 'abundant'.
Plentiful, ample, copious, profuse, bountiful.
Give synonyms for the word 'candid'.
Frank, honest, straightforward, open, sincere.
Give synonyms for the word 'diligent'.
Industrious, hardworking, assiduous, conscientious, persevering.
What is the antonym of 'benevolent'?
Malevolent (also: cruel, unkind, hostile).
What is the antonym of 'transparent'?
Opaque (also: obscure, unclear).
What is the antonym of 'frugal'?
Extravagant (also: wasteful, lavish, prodigal).
One-word substitution: 'A person who speaks many languages.'
Polyglot.
One-word substitution: 'A government run by the wealthy.'
Plutocracy.
One-word substitution: 'One who does not believe in the existence of God.'
Atheist.
One-word substitution: 'A medicine that counteracts a poison.'
Antidote.
What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?
To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage; to face something unavoidable.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Very rarely; almost never.
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
To reveal a secret, often by accident.
Distinguish between 'affect' and 'effect'.
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence ('Rain affects crops'); 'effect' is usually a noun meaning result ('The effect was clear').
Distinguish between 'stationary' and 'stationery'.
'Stationary' (with an 'a') means not moving; 'stationery' (with an 'e') means writing materials like paper and pens.
Distinguish between 'principal' and 'principle'.
'Principal' means chief/head (the school principal) or main; 'principle' means a rule or fundamental truth.
Correct the sentence: 'He is junior than me.'
'He is junior to me.' Latin-derived comparatives (junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior) take 'to', not 'than'.
Correct the sentence: 'One of my friend is a doctor.'
'One of my friends is a doctor.' 'One of' is followed by a plural noun and a singular verb.
Spot the error: 'The scenery of Kashmir are very beautiful.'
Error is 'are'; it should be 'is'. 'Scenery' is an uncountable (singular) noun: 'The scenery of Kashmir is very beautiful.'
In sentence completion, what does a contrast word like 'although', 'but', or 'however' signal?
It signals that the missing part contrasts with or opposes the preceding idea, so the blank needs an opposite-direction word.
What is the recommended method for solving sentence rearrangement (jumbled sentence) questions?
Identify the opening sentence (independent idea), find logical links via pronouns, connectors, and time order, and trace the flow to the concluding sentence.
What is a phrasal verb? Give the meaning of 'call off' and 'put off'.
A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition/adverb forming a new meaning. 'Call off' = to cancel; 'put off' = to postpone.
Which prepositions are correctly used: 'good ___ , married ___ , afraid ___ , angry ___ (a person)'?
Good at, married to, afraid of, angry with (a person).
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the FPSC General Recruitment Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 22 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 71 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 FPSC General Recruitment Test deck?
49 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these FPSC General Recruitment Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 49-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the English cards cover?
They follow the FPSC General Recruitment Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 22 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.