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RBI Assistant English Language Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering English Language as it is examined in RBI Assistant. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the English Language deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What does the idiom 'to call it a day' mean?
To stop working on something / to decide to end an activity for the time being.
What does the idiom 'a blessing in disguise' mean?
Something that seems bad or unlucky at first but results in a good outcome later.
What does the idiom 'to bite the bullet' mean?
To force yourself to do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding.
What does the idiom 'to beat around the bush' mean?
To avoid talking about the main point directly; to speak in a roundabout, evasive way.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
Very rarely; something that happens only occasionally.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a person who does not believe in the existence of God'?
Atheist (compare: agnostic = one who believes God's existence is unknowable; theist = one who believes in God).
What is the one-word substitution for 'a government run by officials'?
Bureaucracy.
What is the one-word substitution for 'a speech made without prior preparation'?
Extempore (impromptu).
What is the one-word substitution for 'one who cannot read or write'?
Illiterate.
What is the one-word substitution for 'money paid for work; a list of employees and the pay due to each'?
Wages (for work paid); Payroll (for the list of employees and their pay).
What is the one-word substitution for 'a person who studies the population, its growth and distribution'?
Demographer (the study itself is demography).
What is the difference in meaning between 'principal' and 'principle'?
'Principal' means chief/main, a head of a school, or the original sum of money in finance; 'principle' means a fundamental rule, law, or belief.
What is the difference between 'stationary' and 'stationery'?
'Stationary' (with an 'a') means not moving / fixed in place; 'stationery' (with an 'e') means writing materials such as paper and pens.
What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?
'Affect' is usually a verb meaning to influence (The rate cut will affect loans); 'effect' is usually a noun meaning a result (The effect was higher demand). As a verb, 'effect' means to bring about.
What is the difference between 'complement' and 'compliment'?
'Complement' means something that completes or goes well with another (the wine complements the meal); 'compliment' means an expression of praise.
Which is the correct spelling: 'accomodate' or 'accommodate'? State the rule that helps.
'Accommodate' is correct - it takes double 'c' and double 'm'.
In Para Jumbles, why is identifying the 'opening sentence' the key first step, and how do you spot it?
The opening sentence sets the context and anchors the whole sequence. Spot it by finding the sentence that introduces the topic, has no pronoun referring to earlier text, and does not begin with linking words like 'however', 'therefore', 'this' or 'they'.
In sentence rearrangement, what role do pronouns and reference words like 'it', 'this', 'these', 'such' play in finding the correct order?
They are linking clues: a pronoun/reference word must follow the sentence containing the noun it refers to, so the antecedent sentence comes first, helping you fix the sequence of mandatory pairs.
In a Cloze Test, what is the main skill being tested when filling blanks within a connected passage?
It tests using the overall context, grammar, collocation, and the logical flow between sentences to select words that fit both the sentence and the passage's meaning (coherence and cohesion).
In a Cloze Test or fill-in-the-blanks, what is a 'collocation' and why does it matter?
A collocation is a pair/group of words that habitually go together (e.g., 'make a decision', 'heavy rain', 'take measures'); choosing the natural collocation is often the key to the correct blank.
What is the function of a 'contrast connector', and name three examples used as sentence connectors/starters.
A contrast connector signals an opposing or contrasting idea. Examples: however, nevertheless, on the contrary (also 'whereas', 'although', 'yet').
What is the function of an 'addition connector', and give three examples of sentence connectors/starters.
An addition connector adds further, similar information. Examples: moreover, furthermore, in addition (also 'besides', 'additionally').
Which connectors signal cause-and-effect, and how do 'therefore' and 'because' differ in usage?
Cause-effect connectors include therefore, thus, consequently, hence, because, since. 'Because/since' introduce the cause (a dependent clause); 'therefore/thus/hence' introduce the effect/result, usually starting a new independent clause.
In fill-in-the-blanks, how do prepositions paired with verbs (e.g., 'depend ___', 'comply ___', 'consist ___') get chosen?
By the fixed verb-preposition collocation rather than meaning: depend ON, comply WITH, consist OF, abide BY, refrain FROM - these prepositional pairings must be memorised.
What this deck covers
The English Language deck follows the RBI Assistant English Language syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 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 120 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 Language flashcards FAQ
How many English Language flashcards are in this RBI Assistant 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 RBI Assistant 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 Language cards cover?
They follow the RBI Assistant English Language syllabus — 4 chapters and 14 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.