PMA Entrance Exam English Review: Grammar, Composition, Reading
PMA Entrance Exam English Review: Grammar, Composition, Reading
English is one of the three areas PMA says its entrance exam measures, alongside math and abstract reasoning (the SPMA). PMA lists the English coverage as grammar, composition, and reading and comprehension. It doesn't publish how many items there are.
PMA's application page has sample English questions — for example, identifying what kind of noun "English" is (a proper noun) and choosing "more clearly" to complete a comparison. Start there to see the style.
Grammar
- Parts of speech — including kinds of nouns (proper, common, collective, mass, concrete)
- Subject–verb agreement — long subjects, "each", "either/neither", collective nouns
- Pronouns — agreement with antecedents, correct case
- Verb tenses and consistency
- Adjectives vs adverbs, and comparatives ("more clearly than")
- Modifiers — misplaced and dangling
- Parallel structure
- Commonly confused words — affect/effect, its/it's, than/then
Composition
"Composition" covers how sentences and paragraphs are built. Practise:
- choosing the clearest, most correct version of a sentence
- combining short sentences correctly
- putting sentences in a logical order to form a paragraph
- spotting sentences that don't belong in a paragraph
- using transitions ("however", "therefore", "in addition") correctly
Reading and comprehension
- Main idea of a passage or paragraph
- Details stated in the text
- Inference — what the passage implies
- Vocabulary in context
- Author's purpose and tone
Skim the questions first, read the passage actively, and go back to the text for every answer.
A three-week plan
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grammar rules and PMA's sample questions |
| 2 | Composition: sentence improvement and paragraph order |
| 3 | Reading passages; timed mixed English sets |
Read one English editorial or news article a day throughout. It builds vocabulary and reading speed together.
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What to read next
The PMA entrance exam guide covers the full review. The other areas: Math and SPMA reasoning.
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