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Military Nursing Service (MNS) Entrance English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in Military Nursing Service (MNS) Entrance. 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.
Correct the error: 'I am living here since 2010.'
'I have been living here since 2010.' (Use the present perfect continuous with 'since' for an action continuing from the past to now.)
What is the difference between a synonym and an antonym?
A synonym is a word with a similar meaning to another (happy/joyful); an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning (happy/sad).
What is the difference between a homophone and a homonym?
Homophones sound the same but differ in spelling and meaning (their/there). Homonyms share spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings (bank = riverbank/financial bank).
What is the meaning of the word 'ubiquitous'?
Present, appearing, or found everywhere; omnipresent.
What is the difference between 'stationary' and 'stationery'?
'Stationary' means not moving (an adjective); 'stationery' means writing materials such as paper and pens (a noun).
What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence; 'effect' is usually a noun meaning a result (or a verb meaning to bring about).
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
A good thing that initially seemed bad or unfortunate.
What does the idiom 'bite the bullet' mean?
To force oneself to endure or do something difficult or unpleasant.
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 accidentally.
What does the idiom 'to burn the midnight oil' mean?
To work or study late into the night.
What does the idiom 'to add fuel to the fire' mean?
To make a bad situation worse, often by words or actions that increase anger or tension.
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning (un-happy); a suffix is added to the end, often changing the part of speech (happi-ness).
What is the noun form of the verb 'decide', and the adjective form of 'beauty'?
Noun of 'decide' = decision; adjective of 'beauty' = beautiful.
What does the prefix 'mis-' mean, with an example?
It means wrongly or badly (e.g., misunderstand = to understand wrongly).
Form the abstract noun from the adjective 'wise' and the adjective from the noun 'danger'.
Abstract noun of 'wise' = wisdom; adjective of 'danger' = dangerous.
In reading comprehension, what is the 'main idea' of a passage?
The central point or most important message the author wants to convey; the overall point that the supporting details develop.
What is the difference between an inference and a directly stated fact in a comprehension passage?
A stated fact is written explicitly in the text; an inference is a conclusion the reader draws from clues and reasoning, not stated directly.
What strategy helps identify the meaning of an unknown word in a reading passage?
Using context clues — surrounding words, examples, definitions, or contrast within the sentence — to infer the word's meaning.
What is a cloze test in English exams?
A passage with blanks that must be filled with the most appropriate words, testing grammar, vocabulary, and contextual understanding.
In a fill-in-the-blanks question, what is the key strategy for choosing the correct word?
Read the full sentence/passage for context, check grammatical fit (tense, part of speech, agreement), and ensure the word matches the intended meaning and collocation.
What is sentence rearrangement (para jumbles)?
A task in which jumbled sentences must be reordered to form a coherent, logically connected paragraph.
What clues help solve a sentence rearrangement question?
Identify the opening sentence (introduces the topic), follow logical/chronological order, and use connecting words, pronoun references, and articles (a/the) to link sentences.
What is a collocation, with an example?
A pair or group of words that habitually go together and sound natural to native speakers (e.g., 'make a decision', 'heavy rain', 'strong coffee').
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the Military Nursing Service (MNS) Entrance English syllabus — 3 chapters and 10 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 105 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 Military Nursing Service (MNS) 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 Military Nursing Service (MNS) 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 English cards cover?
They follow the Military Nursing Service (MNS) Entrance English syllabus — 3 chapters and 10 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.