PTE ANSWER

SHORT
QUESTIONS
1. What is the name of ground military forces? -Army
2. What is someone that cannot see called? - Blind
3. What do you call the middle of something? -Center
4. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital? -Doctor
5. What is the process of teaching and learning called? –Education
6. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? -Autobiography
7. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? -Blood
8. What is the payment of a student's education by an organization called? -Scholarship
9. What is the piece of paper with official information written on it called? -Document
10. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? -Library
11. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? -Baker
12. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? -Brain
13. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling? -Compass
14. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? -Dream
15. What is a person that belongs to an organization called? - Member
16. Who cuts men's hair? - Barber
17. What is it called when two or more people arc speaking to each other? -Conversation
18. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? -War
19. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? –Population
20. What do you call a person that can't hear? -Deaf
21. What is the day that someone is born? -Birthday
22. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? –Budget
23. What planet do we live on? - Earth
24. What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums? -Dentist
25. What is the time period before noon called? - Ante meridian
26. What is the time after noon called? - Post meridian (P.M.)
27. What organ cardiologists specialize in? -Heart
28. Which section of a newspaper gives the editor an opinion? –Editorial
29. What instrument would you use to examine very small life forms? -Microscope
30. What is the destructive program that spreads from computer to computer? -Virus
31. What term is issued for animals that gives birth to its young? -Mammals
32. What is the piece of paper that you receive after you have bought an item? -Receipt
33. What do you call the document that tells your qualification and work experience? -
CV, curriculum vitae, resume
34. How would you describe an economy that is largely based on farming? - Agricultural,
Rural
35. What is the study of stars and planet called? -Astronomy
36. In business and advertising, what dots PR stand for? – Public relations
37. What emergency service is called at sea? –Coastguard
38. Name the month that falls between April and June. -May
39. What word describes moving a file from the Internet to your computer? -
Downloading I Download
40. What do we call a picture that doctors take to see inside our body? -X-ray
41. What crime has someone stealing from a shop committed? -Shoplifting
42. If someone is feeling ill, they will say "I am feeling under the " ? - Weather
43. Under the weather- Feel sick, poor health, tired or exhausted
44. Who is the person in charge of a football match? -Referee
45. What is the last game in a sports competition that decides the champion? -Finals
46. What is the general term for painting at countryside or natural view? –Landscape
47. There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and other is ? - Professional
48. Where would you fund a whale • tropical forest or ocean? -Ocean
49. If a coat had a stain on it, where would you take it? - Drycleaners
50. What are the things that hens lay? - Eggs
51. The people who protect the public from criminals are called?-Police
52. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is surrounded
by water on all side? - Island
53. What general part of the day is known as dawn? - Sunrise
54. What are the people that plant food, raise crop commonly known as? -Farmers
55. If a button has come off a shin, what would someone most likely use to put it backon?
- Needle and thread
56. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and prevent it from spoiling? -
Fridge
57. What do we call a period of 1000 years? — Millennium
58. What do we call a period of 100 years? —Century
59. 60. What do we call a period of 10 years? — Decade
60. What is a painting of a person's head called? - Portrait
61. Where do we find urban areas • in a city or countryside? - In a city
62. What we call it when the moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? - A solar
eclipse / an eclipse
63. What point of the compass is directly opposite cast? –West
64. Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket? - (at the) Till I Checkout /
Cashier
65. 66. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level - a basement apartment
or a penthouse apartment? — A basement apartment
66. What features do pianos and computers have in common? —Keyboard
67. If you are feeling 'fed up', is it a positive or negative feeling? — A negative feeling
68. What we call a period of ten years? — Decade
69. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as a ? - Plumber
70. A famous canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean, is it the Corinth
or Suez canal? — Suez Canal
71. Where would you keep the meat you wish to keep frozen at home? -Freezer
72. What is the most important document you would have to show if you would to hire a
car? - Drivers license
73. Where would you go to work out on a treadmill? - Gym /Gymnasium
74. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in a sea - an aquaplane or an
aqualung? - An aqualung
75. Where would you most likely go to buy some flour - a bakery. a florist or a
supermarket? — Supermarket
76. Which hospital department would you go for an X-ray - radiology or cardiology? -
Radiology
77. Where would you go to sec an exhibition of sculptures? - Art gallery /Museum
78. Would you measure volume of water in liters or kilos? - Liters
79. What is the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? -Wrist
80. A picture of a globe is shown) what is this field of study? -Geology
81. What do you call an equipment we use to look at stars? —Telescope
82. What is the chemical name of Gold - Mg, Au or 02? —Au
83. In which century was the automobile manufactured on a large scale? — 20thCentury
84. Name a country located in North America? — The United States of America /Canada
85. Name a country located in the Southern hemisphere. — Australia.
86. This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June. On what date is it to be
submitted?-156 July
87. What is the name of the instrument used to measure variations in temperature? —
Thermometer
88. Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train leaves? —
Departures
89. What do we call the list of steps, which tells you to put something together?—
Instructions
90. What do we call the list of steps, which tells you to put something together?—
Instructions
91. What is the job title of someone who designs buildings? —Architect
92. What is vaccine used for ? — prevent disease
93. What word is used for someone who watches a sport event? — Spectator
94. What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house?—Ladder
95. What do we call the organ in our chest that we need to breath?—Lungs
96. What is the source of solar energy? — Sun
97. When the writer of the book is unknown, what word do we use for the writer?—
Anonymous
98. What is the collective term for cows and bulls, especially on the farm? —Cattle
99. If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do we say it is?—
Synthetic
100. What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book that tells you where to
find specific information? —Index
101. What is the word for the place where rivers start? -Source
102. Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or magazine? —
Editor
103. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or
to hide? — To hide
104. The opposite direction of southwest in a compass is?—Northeast I05.What do we call
the date a piece of work must be finish by?—Deadline / Due date
105. What do dermatologist specialized in? - Skin
106. How do butterflies fly? - Flutter
107. What is hematology related to? — Blood
108. Which major branch of science deals with classification of human beings? — Biology
109. What does the term otolaryngology mean? - ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat
110. What do ophthalmologist specialize in? - Eye operations
111. What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun? — Planet
112. What is term Neuro-Psych? — brain injury or mental health
113. Increase in iron, good or bad for health? - Good
114. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed to
magnify miniscule objects? — (electron) Microscope
115. A list of events placed in time order, is usually described in what? - chronology/a
timeline
116. Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or
community service? —Community service
117. How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? - Two
118. Which is the longest a decade, a millennium or a century? - A millennium
119. A manufacturing process releases poisonous gases. What is the most important safety
measure for workers at this plant - ensuring good ventilation, or appropriate
footwear? - (Ensuring good) Ventilation
120. A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? - A chronology / a
Timeline
121. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? - Six
122. What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? - Salt
123. Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or a
psychologist? — A psychologist
124. How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo
and New York?—By public transportation
125. In which direction does the sun come up? - East
126. What term is used for the amount of money you pay a landlord for living in their house
or apartment? - Rent
127. What do we call a company or organization that gives money to a sports or arts event
in exchange for advertising? - Sponsorship
128. Would it be better to jogging at noon or in the early morning, if you wanted to avoid
the honest part of the day? - In the early morning
129. Jane and Peter have three children, they are 4,13 and 15 years old, they only have one
son who is the youngest child, how old is their middle child? - 13 years old
130. When would it be safe to take medication, which causes drowsiness, before sleeping,
driving or operating machinery? - Before sleeping
131. When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and
the data in vertical dimension is organized in what? – Line
132. Historians use evidence to draw conclusions about the past, would a contemporary
artist's painting of an ancient battle be an original source or secondary source? -
Secondary source
133. Where would you expect to find equipment like microscopes, bounce and burner,
beaker and petri dish? - Laboratory
134. Profit means gain or loss? - Gain
135. What do we call the time before noon? - Morning
136. How many days in a week? - 7 days
137. Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odor of gas in a laboratory or in
your kitchen? -Smell
138. Which is usually considered against the law? Use of illicit drugs or use of prescribed
medication? - Use of illicit drugs
139. To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to improve their diet or? -
Do more physical exercise
140. There are two main ways to pay for goods bought in a shop, one is by cash, and the
other is by? - Credit card
141. Would you go to a pharmacy or a surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a
doctor? - A pharmacy
142. What special document does most people traveling between on country to another
need to carry? - A Passport
143. Which would be better to report the population of a major global city, hundreds,
millions or billions? -Millions
144. Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a
computer, a bed or a television? - A bed
145. In most universities, there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally, and the other
is through? -Written assignments
146. Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women
play professional football? - More men
147. At what ceremony do students receive their degree or diploma at the end of their
period of study? -Graduation
148. Which of the following is not mammal? (With pictures) - Butterfly
149. With Picture: How many courses do students have this semester? - Four
150. Which department has increased their revenue over the three years? - Sale
151. What do we call the meeting, where an employer ask potential employee questions
about their work experience? - interview
152. What is the quickest way to get to the 21st floor? - By elevator / lift
153. If a person is doing an experiment, what would he wear to protect his eyes? - Glasses
I goggles
154. Why people wear gloves when they do experiment? - Protection
155. What do you need to see thing which are far away? - Binoculars
156. From where can you have a full view of a building, the outside, inside or top? - The
outside
157. Computer, telephone and typewriter, which one is first invented? - Typewriter
158. Which is better, high employment or low employment? - High employment
159. What is the subject that involves geometry and algebra? - Mathematics
160. Which of the following is not a means of transportation? - Car sample
161. Picture (people holding a certificate) what is in the man's hand? - Certificate
162. Which symbol is used to complete a sentence? - Full stop / period
163. What is the name of the field of study that studies the human mind and behaviour? -
Psychology
164. What is the subject of study at a culinary institute? - Cooking
165. In medical terms, are antibodies harmful or beneficial for patients? – Beneficial
166. In a recession, does economic activity increase or slow down? - Slow down
167. To which of our sense do all of the following words relate, opaque, vivid, brilliant,
shiny? - Vision
168. How many years does it take to finish undergraduate study? - Three or four years
169. The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is the home to which totality? -
The United Kingdom
170. Will it be better to use km or kg to measure the distance between two cities? -
Kilometer
171. What is the last thing to do when baking a cake? - Cook it in the oven
172. What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider's brain from injury? -
Helmet
173. What can be added to a drink to cool it down on a hot day? - Ice
174. Would letter or email be the fastest way to get a message to your professor? - Email
175. Which of these was last to be explored, the Himalayas, the moon or Australia? - The
moon
176. In which season would people be least likely to go snow skiing? - In summer
177. Some calendars begin the week on Sunday, what is the other day which commonly
starts a week? -Monday
178. What does the main difference between a wristwatch and a clock relate to? - Their
relative sizes
179. Name a month that falls between September and November. – October
180. In which room of their home would someone usually wash their clothes? - In the
bathroom
181. Which of these would probably be found in an office, a printer, a blanket or a
nailbrush? - A printer
182. What is the general term for paintings of the countryside or natural views? -Landscape
183. What is the economic sector that deals with fanning? - Agriculture
184. A business doesn't want to make a loss - what does it want to make? - Profit
185. What is the word in geometry for a shape that has three sides?- Triangle
186. What do people wear if they can't see very well? - Glasses I contact lenses
187. Which major branch pf science deals with the classification of living things? - Biology
/ Ecology
188. Which major branch of science deals with the classification of human beings? -
Anthropology
189. What do we call a book that contains lots of words with their meanings- Dictionary
190. What does a king or queen wear on their head at official ceremonies? - Crown
191. if someone lives in an urban am& where do they live? - City / Town
192. If you don't feel like eating, what do we say you don't have? - Appetite
193. Name a city in the U.S. - New York / Washington / Boston
194. What arc winter, spring, summer and autumn? - Seasons
195. Which sweet food do bees produce? - Honey
196. What is the opposite of southeast? - Northwest
197. What is the antonym of vertical? - Horizontal
198. What do we call the first meal of the day? – Breakfast
199. What is the source of solar energy? - The sun
200. What is the month between January and March? - February
201. What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies? - Milk
202. What type of food is an apple? - Emit
203. How many seasons arc there in a year? - Four
204. How many days arc in a leap year? - 366
205. Where can people go to borrow books? - Library
206. If something is not expensive, what do we say it is?-Cheap
207. What desk should you go to when you first arrive to stay at a hotel? -
Reception/Check-in
208. How many people are there in a quartet? – Four
209. What is the meeting point of Sea and Sky called? - Sea level
210. What is this instrument called? - Telescope
211. How many months are in a year? - Twelve
212. What is 3 quavers of 100%?- 75%
213. Who serves food in a restaurant? - Waiter / Waitress
214. Which is the last departure train? – 1:44pm
215. When was the tractor invented? (With Table) – 1982

216. How do you call the person who faces you? - Judge
217. Tons kg and stones measure what property? - Weight
218. What does the black square represents? - Students
219. What do you call a piece of equipment we use to look at stars? - Astronomical
telescope
220. Who left this footprint, a bear or a wolf / bird? - Bear
221. What is more fuel-efficient, car or truck? -Car
222. What is inside the circle? – Telephone
223. What does ASAP mean? - As soon as possible
224. What is the ocean on the west of American? - The Pacific
225. Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area? - a city
226. What is the ceremony called for marriage? - wedding
227. What is line between sea and land? - horizon
228. Which subject is using a periodic table? — Chemistry
229. That is tom immunology? - Immune related
230. Use diameter to measure? Sphere
231. Why people wear gloves when they do experiment? Protection
232. What kind of editorial is published daily? Newspaper
233. Which one is more fuel efficient? car or truck? Car
234. What is the money that people pay to the government? Tax
235. Which planet is that person standing on? - the moon

236. Which is the fastest way to go to level 15- escalator or elevator? Elevator
237. Which group does safety goggles belong to? Glasses
238. What is the name of the field of study that studies the human mind and behaviour?
Psychology
239. What organ do optometrist specialize in? Eyes
240. What organ do dentist study? Teeth
241. Historians use evidence to draw conclusions about the past, would a contemporary
artist's painting of an ancient battle be an original source or secondary source? A
secondary source
242. Who shall we call the person who decides if a person is guilty in the court? - Judge
243. A lack of what kind of weather causes drought, dry weather? Rainy weather
244. Which is usually considered against the law? Use of illicit drugs or use of proscribed
medication? - Use of illicit drugs
245. Where is the natural habitat of animals classified as aquatic, in the land, in the sea or
in the sky? In the sea
246. Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odour of gas in a laboratory or
in your kitchen? -smell
247. To which of our senses do all of the following words relate, opaque, vivid, brilliant,
shiny? –vision
248. Birds fly to warmer places in winter, mitigation or migration? — migration
249. What is the structure over river to transport stuff? – Bridge
250. The phrase used to describe the way that something repeatedly increases and
decreases or rises and falls - ebb and flow
251. Sleep enjoyed in the afternoon. Siesta or Nap? – Siesta
252. Language which is confused and unintelligible. Jargon or vocabulary? -Jargon
253. A man whose wife is dead. Is he a Widow or Widower? - Widower
254. A place where dead bodies are kept. Cemetery or Mortuary? - Mortuary
255. One whose business is to find out criminals. Detectives or police? - Detectives
256. The government runs by the dictator. Autocracy or Democracy - Autocracy
257. 0ne who prepares plans for buildings. - Architect
258. A place where fishes are kept - Aquarium
259. The science of animal life. Biology or Zoology? - Zoology
260. One who kills animals and sells their flesh. Butcher or barber? - Butcher
261. A disease which spreads by contact. - Contagious disease
262. An animal living both on land in water- Amphibian
263. Science dealing with rules of language. Grammar or Literature. – Grammar
264. Not limited by person or number. Infinite or Finite – Infinite
265. Something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned. Flammable or Non-
flammable. - Flammable
266. The one who is unable to pay his debts. In debt or Insolvent - Insolvent
267. Medicine which induces sleep. - Narcotic
268. Having a lot of fat in one's body- Obesity
269. A notice of death in a newspaper- Obituary
270. A thing no longer in use. Obsolete or Out of date? - Both
271. What is skeleton made of? – bones
272. What is the name of the fish?

273. What is the person doing? Lightening Fire

274. What is the redline called? – Equator

275. What is this book about?- Cooking

276. Name the device which is used to generate electricity? – Windmill

277. What does this man wearing? – Swimming Goggles

278. What this man wearing gloves? – Painting