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PPSC Subject Specialist Test English Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering English as it is examined in PPSC Subject Specialist 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.
In indirect speech, how are these time/place words changed: now, today, tomorrow, yesterday, here?
now to then, today to that day, tomorrow to the next day, yesterday to the previous day, here to there.
How is a yes/no question reported in indirect speech?
Use 'asked/enquired' + if/whether, change to statement word order (subject before verb), apply backshift, and drop the question mark (e.g., 'He asked if I was ready.').
How is an imperative (command/request) converted into indirect speech?
Use a reporting verb like told, ordered, requested, or advised + object + to-infinitive; for negatives use 'not to' (e.g., 'He told me to sit down'; 'She asked me not to go.').
Give the synonyms and antonyms of 'benevolent'.
Synonyms: kind, generous, charitable. Antonyms: cruel, malevolent, unkind.
What is a synonym and an antonym for the word 'abundant'?
Synonym: plentiful, ample, copious. Antonym: scarce, sparse, meager.
Give a synonym and an antonym for 'candid'.
Synonym: frank, honest, straightforward. Antonym: deceitful, evasive, insincere.
Give a synonym and an antonym for 'transient'.
Synonym: temporary, fleeting, short-lived. Antonym: permanent, lasting, enduring.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a person who knows many languages'?
A polyglot (or linguist).
What is the one-word substitution for 'a government run by a small group of people'?
An oligarchy.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a medicine that can counteract a particular poison'?
An antidote.
What is the one-word substitution for 'one who does not believe in the existence of God'?
An atheist (a person who believes God exists is a theist; one unsure is an agnostic).
What is the one-word substitution for 'words inscribed on a tomb'?
An epitaph.
What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?
To force oneself to endure or face a painful or unpleasant situation with courage.
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
Something that seems bad or unfortunate at first but results in a good outcome later.
What does the idiom 'to let the cat out of the bag' mean?
To reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Very rarely; something that happens only on rare occasions.
What is the difference in usage between 'affect' and 'effect'?
'Affect' is normally a verb meaning to influence ('It affects me'); 'effect' is normally a noun meaning a result ('the effect of rain').
Distinguish between 'stationary' and 'stationery'.
'Stationary' (with an 'a') is an adjective meaning not moving; 'stationery' (with an 'e') is a noun meaning writing materials such as paper and pens.
Distinguish between 'principal' and 'principle'.
'Principal' means chief/main or the head of a school (a person/adjective); 'principle' is a noun meaning a rule, law, or fundamental truth.
What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?
'Its' is the possessive form (the dog wagged its tail); 'it's' is the contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
Identify the common grammatical error: 'Each of the students have submitted their work.' What is correct?
Error in subject-verb agreement: 'each' is singular, so it should be 'Each of the students HAS submitted...' (verb 'has', singular).
What is a dangling modifier, and how is it corrected?
A modifier with no clear word to describe (e.g., 'Walking to school, the rain started'). Correct it by giving it a logical subject: 'Walking to school, I was caught in the rain.'
Differentiate the four sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Simple: one independent clause. Compound: two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinator. Complex: one independent + at least one dependent clause. Compound-complex: two or more independent clauses + at least one dependent clause.
What is the rule for using a semicolon versus a comma between two independent clauses?
Use a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses without a conjunction ('I came; I saw'). A comma alone between them is a comma splice error; use a comma only with a coordinating conjunction.
What this deck covers
The English deck follows the PPSC Subject Specialist Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 102 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 Subject Specialist Test deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these PPSC Subject Specialist Test flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the English cards cover?
They follow the PPSC Subject Specialist Test English syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 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.