The English section holds more than 3,500 published questions, and its shape reflects how the language is actually tested in Pakistani job papers: as vocabulary and usage rather than essay writing. Analogy questions (related pairs of words) alone account for over 800 items, and synonyms make up another five hundred or so. Prepositions, antonyms, idioms and phrases, fill-in-the-blank sentences and one-word substitutes round out the bank.
Because these question types repeat across FIA, PPSC, FPSC and NTS papers with only the specific words changing, the useful skill is pattern recognition. A prepositions question is really asking whether you know that a verb takes 'of' rather than 'for'; an analogy question is asking you to name the relationship before you look at the options. The explanation attached to each answer states that relationship or rule in one or two lines, which is usually enough to fix the mistake for good.
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To get into hot waters:
Correct answer: C
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He bears resemblance _____ his father.
Correct answer: C
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I can't help you, I am short _____ money at present.
Correct answer: D
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Antonym of DEVIANT is______.
Correct answer: C
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To keep the ball rolling:
Correct answer: C
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Synonym of BRIEF is______.
Correct answer: B
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Synonym of LETHARGY is______.
Correct answer: B
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To show one's teeth:
Correct answer: C
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Synonym of Incredulous is______.
Correct answer: D
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Antonym of ENORMOUS is______.
Correct answer: C
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To lose face:
Correct answer: C
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Antonym of DOCILE is______.
Correct answer: D
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The people of Iran staged a revolt _____ their shah.
Correct answer: D
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Antonym of EXPAND is_______
Correct answer: D
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Synonym of EMBEZZLE is______.
Correct answer: D
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He struggled and gained a victory _____ his enemies.
Correct answer: C
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Your request _____ leave is under consideration.
Correct answer: A
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Do not put much reliance _____ his promises.
Correct answer: B
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Find out whether there is any error in any part: He is every but (A) as guilty (B) / as I. (C) / No error (D)
Correct answer: A
The idiom is 'every bit as guilty as', not 'every but as guilty'. Thus, part A contains the error.
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Choose the word that has the same or nearly the same meaning of the given word: Compensate
Correct answer: D
'Compensate' means to pay someone for work performed or to reimburse/make up for a loss.
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Choose the sentence that contains a misspelled word:
Correct answer: D
All listed sentences contain correctly spelled words in standard form. Option D ('No Mistakes') is indicated by the answer key.
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Due to slippery road conditions and the slope of the narrow, winding highway, the car ______ down the steep mountainous road.
Correct answer: C
'Careened' means to move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction, especially tilting or swaying.
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Find out whether there is any error in any part: The teenager reassured his father at the station (A) / "Don't worry, dad" (B) / I will pull on very nicely at the hostel." (C) / No error (D)
Correct answer: A
Part A contained the error (misspelled 'ressured' instead of 'reassured'). Note: The key marks A.
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Choose correct word for sentence: Some verbs need a ______ to convey the full meaning.
Correct answer: A
A 'complement' is a word, phrase, or clause that is needed to complete the meaning of a given expression or predicate verb.
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Find the word that is misspelled:
Correct answer: C
The correct spelling is 'Forecast' (with an 'e').
Mostly objective vocabulary and grammar: analogies, synonyms, antonyms, prepositions, idioms, sentence completion and one-word substitutes. There are no essay prompts or long comprehension passages here; the bank is built around the multiple-choice format that recruitment tests use, with four options and one correct answer for every question.
Because past papers contain so many of them. The bank is largely built from questions that have actually appeared in FIA and similar tests, so the proportions mirror what candidates face. Analogies and synonyms are cheap for examiners to set and quick to mark, so they dominate.
Yes. A question is only shown here after a validator has reviewed the wording, the marked answer and the explanation. When a synonym question has more than one defensible option, the validator either tightens the options or rejects the question rather than publishing something ambiguous.
