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PIEAS Admission Test English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in PIEAS Admission 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 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').
When two singular subjects are joined by 'and', is the verb singular or plural?
Plural (e.g., 'Tom and Jerry are friends'), unless the two nouns refer to a single idea.
With subjects joined by 'or' or 'nor', which subject determines the verb form?
The verb agrees with the subject nearest to it (e.g., 'Neither the boys nor the girl is here').
Do indefinite pronouns like 'everyone', 'each', and 'nobody' take a singular or plural verb?
Singular (e.g., 'Everyone is present').
In the sentence 'The team of players is winning', why is 'is' singular?
Because the subject is the singular collective noun 'team'; 'of players' is a prepositional phrase that does not affect the verb.
What are the eight parts of speech?
Noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
What is the function of an adjective?
It describes or modifies a noun or pronoun (e.g., 'a tall building').
What is the function of an adverb?
It modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, often telling how, when, where, or to what degree (e.g., 'She sang beautifully').
What is a conjunction, and give an example?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses; examples include 'and', 'but', 'or', and 'because'.
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 (London, Ahmed).
In error identification, what is wrong with 'She don't like coffee'?
The verb should agree with the singular subject: 'She doesn't like coffee.'
Identify the error: 'He is more taller than his brother.'
Double comparative — 'more' and '-er' should not be used together; correct is 'He is taller than his brother.'
What is the error in 'I have visited Paris last year'?
Present perfect cannot be used with a finite past time ('last year'); use the past simple: 'I visited Paris last year.'
Identify the error: 'One of the students were absent.'
Subject-verb agreement — 'One' is singular, so it should be 'One of the students was absent.'
What is the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence?
A simple sentence has one independent clause; a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon.
What is a complex sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent (subordinate) clause (e.g., 'I stayed home because it rained').
What is a run-on sentence?
Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly without proper punctuation or a conjunction (e.g., 'I like tea I drink it daily').
When is a comma used before a coordinating conjunction?
When the conjunction (and, but, or, etc.) joins two independent clauses (e.g., 'I called him, but he didn't answer').
What is the main use of a semicolon (;)?
To join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction (e.g., 'It was late; we went home').
What is the function of an apostrophe (')?
To show possession (John's book) or to mark omitted letters in contractions (don't = do not).
In reading comprehension, what is the 'main idea' of a passage?
The central point or overall message the author wants to convey about the topic.
What is an 'inference' in reading comprehension?
A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning in the text rather than from explicitly stated information (reading between the lines).
What is the difference between a passage's 'topic' and its 'main idea'?
The topic is what the passage is about (a word or phrase); the main idea is the specific point the author makes about that topic (a full statement).
What is contextual vocabulary, and how do you determine a word's meaning from context?
It is deducing a word's meaning from the surrounding sentence; use context clues such as definitions, examples, synonyms, antonyms, or the overall tone to infer the intended meaning.
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the PIEAS Admission Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 11 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.5 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 110 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 PIEAS Admission Test 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 PIEAS Admission Test 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 PIEAS Admission Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 11 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.