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INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance General English and Comprehension Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering General English and Comprehension as it is examined in INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General English and Comprehension deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What is an idiom?
An idiom is a fixed expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words (e.g., 'kick the bucket' means 'to die').
What does the idiom 'a piece of cake' mean?
It means something that is very easy to do.
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
It means to reveal a secret, usually by accident.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
It means very rarely; something that happens only on rare occasions.
What does the idiom 'to bury the hatchet' mean?
It means to make peace; to end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly again.
What does the idiom 'to burn the midnight oil' mean?
It means to work or study late into the night.
What is word formation, and what are its three main processes?
Word formation is the process of creating new words. Three main processes: affixation (adding prefixes/suffixes), compounding (joining words), and conversion (changing a word's part of speech).
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning (e.g., 'un-' in unhappy), while a suffix is added to the end to change meaning or word class (e.g., '-ness' in happiness).
Form the noun from the verb 'decide' and the adjective 'happy'.
Noun of 'decide' = 'decision'; noun of 'happy' = 'happiness'.
What does the prefix 'mis-' mean? Give an example.
The prefix 'mis-' means wrongly or badly. Example: 'misunderstand' (to understand wrongly), 'misuse' (to use wrongly).
What suffix is commonly added to verbs to form nouns denoting the doer of an action? Give an example.
The suffix '-er' (or '-or'). Examples: teach → teacher, act → actor.
What is the antonym of the word 'expand', and what prefix is used?
The antonym is 'contract'. Using a prefix, 'compress' or 'condense' work; but with affixation, 'expand' contrasts with 'shrink'. For prefix-based opposite: 'inflate/deflate' (de- = remove/reverse).
What is reading comprehension?
Reading comprehension is the ability to read a passage, understand its meaning, and answer questions based on its content, main idea, inferences, and vocabulary.
What is the difference between the 'main idea' and a 'supporting detail' in a passage?
The main idea is the central point the author wants to convey, while supporting details are facts, examples, or reasons that explain or back up the main idea.
What is an 'inference' question in reading comprehension?
An inference question asks you to draw a logical conclusion that is implied but not directly stated in the passage, using clues and reasoning.
What is the recommended first step when answering reading comprehension questions?
Skim the passage to grasp the overall idea, then read each question carefully and scan the passage for the relevant information before choosing an answer.
What is sentence rearrangement (para jumbles)?
Sentence rearrangement is a task where jumbled sentences must be reordered to form a coherent, logically connected paragraph.
What clues help in solving sentence rearrangement questions?
Identify the opening sentence (introduces the topic), find pronoun and reference links, look for connecting words (however, therefore, then), follow chronological/logical order, and locate the concluding sentence.
In sentence rearrangement, why is the first/opening sentence important?
The opening sentence introduces the subject independently, without referring back to earlier ideas, so it usually contains a noun (not a pronoun) and sets the context for the rest.
What is a cloze test?
A cloze test is a passage with several blanks where you must choose the most appropriate word for each blank based on grammar, vocabulary, and the context/meaning of the passage.
What strategy is best for solving a cloze test?
Read the entire passage first to understand the theme, then fill each blank considering grammar (tense, part of speech), collocations, and logical context, ensuring the whole passage reads coherently.
In a cloze test, what should guide the choice between two grammatically correct options?
The context and meaning of the passage, along with collocation (which word naturally pairs with surrounding words), should decide the best fit.
What is a 'collocation', which is often tested in cloze tests?
A collocation is a pair or group of words that habitually go together and sound natural to native speakers, such as 'make a decision', 'heavy rain', or 'strong tea'.
What is the difference between active voice and passive voice?
In active voice, the subject performs the action ('The nurse gave the medicine'); in passive voice, the subject receives the action ('The medicine was given by the nurse').
What this deck covers
The General English and Comprehension deck follows the INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance General English and Comprehension syllabus — 3 chapters and 9 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 16.7 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 136 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.
General English and Comprehension flashcards FAQ
How many General English and Comprehension flashcards are in this INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance 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 INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance 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 General English and Comprehension cards cover?
They follow the INC CET / BSc Nursing Entrance General English and Comprehension syllabus — 3 chapters and 9 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.