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PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test English Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 one-word substitution for 'one who does not believe in the existence of God'?
Atheist.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a speech made without preparation'?
Extempore (or impromptu).
What is the one-word substitution for 'a place where birds are kept'?
Aviary.
What is the one-word substitution for 'words written on a tomb'?
Epitaph.
What is an idiom? Give an example with its meaning.
An idiom is a phrase whose meaning differs from the literal meaning of its words. Example: 'To kick the bucket' means 'to die'.
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
To reveal a secret unintentionally.
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 dust' mean?
To fail, be defeated, or die.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Something that happens very rarely.
Identify the common grammatical error: 'He is senior than me.' What is correct?
'Senior' takes 'to', not 'than'. Correct: 'He is senior to me.'
Why is 'discuss about the matter' incorrect?
'Discuss' is transitive and does not take 'about'. Correct: 'discuss the matter'.
Identify the error: 'One of the boys are absent.' What is correct?
The subject is 'One', which is singular. Correct: 'One of the boys is absent.'
What is wrong with 'I have visited London last year'? Give the correct form.
The present perfect cannot be used with a definite past time. Correct: 'I visited London last year.'
What is the error in 'He returned back home'? Why?
'Returned' already means 'came back', so 'back' is redundant. Correct: 'He returned home.'
What is the purpose of a 'spotting errors' question?
To identify the segment of a sentence that contains a grammatical mistake (or mark it error-free).
In spotting errors, what is wrong with 'Neither of the two boys have come'?
'Neither' is singular and requires a singular verb. Correct: 'Neither of the two boys has come.'
What is the goal of a 'sentence improvement' question?
To replace an underlined part of a sentence with a grammatically correct and more effective alternative (or keep it as 'No improvement').
Improve: 'If I would have known, I would have helped.' What is the correct conditional form?
Use the past perfect in the if-clause: 'If I had known, I would have helped.'
In Reading Comprehension, what is the difference between the 'main idea' and a 'supporting detail'?
The main idea is the central point of the passage; a supporting detail is specific information (facts, examples) that backs up the main idea.
In Reading Comprehension, what does it mean to 'infer'?
To draw a conclusion not directly stated in the passage, using clues and reasoning.
What is the rule for changing an active voice sentence to passive voice?
The object becomes the subject, the verb changes to the appropriate form of 'be' + past participle, and the original subject becomes the agent with 'by' (e.g., 'She wrote a letter' → 'A letter was written by her').
How is the passive voice of the present continuous tense formed?
Object + is/am/are + being + past participle (e.g., 'They are building a house' → 'A house is being built').
In Direct/Indirect Speech, what changes occur to tense and pronouns when the reporting verb is in the past?
The tense usually shifts back one step (present→past, will→would), and pronouns change according to the speaker/listener (e.g., He said, 'I am tired' → He said that he was tired).
In Direct to Indirect Speech, how are 'now', 'today', and 'here' changed?
'Now' → 'then', 'today' → 'that day', and 'here' → 'there'.
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 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 81 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 PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 PPSC One-Paper MCQ 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 PPSC One-Paper MCQ Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 13 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.