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NTS NAT-ICOM English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in NTS NAT-ICOM. 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.
In a double-blank sentence, why is the relationship between the two blanks important?
Signal words show whether the blanks should agree (similar) or contrast (opposite), guiding the correct word pair.
Complete: 'The lecture was so ___ that students felt ___ by the end.' Fill with a logical pair.
'Tedious / bored' (both blanks agree in a negative direction).
What is 'contextual word choice'?
Selecting the word whose meaning best fits the specific context of a sentence, since a word can have several meanings.
Contextual word choice: In 'He gave a ___ apology,' which fits a sincere meaning: 'heartfelt' or 'half-hearted'?
'Heartfelt' fits a sincere apology; 'half-hearted' implies insincerity.
Why can a dictionary synonym still be wrong in contextual word choice?
Because connotation, register, and collocation must match the sentence's context, not just the literal definition.
What is an idiom?
A phrase whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words (e.g., 'kick the bucket' = to die).
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
Something that seems bad at first but turns out to be good.
What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?
To endure a painful or difficult situation with courage.
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.
What are the eight parts of speech in English?
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is the function of an adjective versus an adverb?
An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun; an adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
What is a conjunction, and give an example?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, or, because).
What is a preposition, and give an example?
A word showing the relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word, usually of place or time (e.g., in, on, at, under, between).
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
A common noun names a general thing (city, boy); a proper noun names a specific one and is capitalized (Lahore, Ali).
What are the three main tenses in English, each with their basic time reference?
Past (action already happened), present (action now/general), and future (action yet to happen).
What is the structure of the present perfect tense?
Subject + has/have + past participle (e.g., 'She has finished her work').
What is the structure of the past continuous tense?
Subject + was/were + verb-ing (e.g., 'They were playing cricket').
What is the structure of the simple future tense?
Subject + will/shall + base verb (e.g., 'I will go tomorrow').
When is the present perfect continuous tense used, and what is its structure?
For an action that started in the past and continues now; structure: subject + has/have been + verb-ing (e.g., 'He has been studying for two hours').
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 subject-verb agreement, which verb form do 'each', 'every', 'everyone', and 'somebody' take?
A singular verb (e.g., 'Everyone is present').
In subject-verb agreement with 'either...or' / 'neither...nor', which subject does the verb agree with?
The verb agrees with the subject nearest to it (e.g., 'Neither the teacher nor the students are here').
In subject-verb agreement, does the verb change when a phrase comes between the subject and verb (e.g., 'The box of chocolates ___ on the table')?
No; the verb agrees with the true subject, not the intervening noun — so 'The box of chocolates is on the table'.
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the NTS NAT-ICOM English syllabus — 5 chapters and 25 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 88 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 NTS NAT-ICOM 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 NTS NAT-ICOM 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 NTS NAT-ICOM English syllabus — 5 chapters and 25 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.