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PTE SPEAKING

ANSWER SHORT QUESTION

KEY POINTS
 This section assesses student’s speaking and
listening skills.

 A recorded question or a picture is presented to


student.

 You have to answer promptly after


understanding the question asked.

 Keep the answer short, reply it in one or a few


words.

 Do Not Hesitate; speak fluently, in this section as


a pause of more than 3 seconds will shut the
microphone.

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[BULK PRACTICE MATERIAL]

What this process is called?


EXTINGUISH

What is the name of fish?

PUFFER
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What is the red line called?

EQUATOR

What is this book about?

FOOD

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Name this device which is used to generate electricity.

WINDMILL

What is this woman wearing?

GOGGLES

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What is this building?

INDOOR STADIUM

What this man is doing?

PAINTING

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What is this called?

ANNUAL RING

What does this bird do with its wings? Flutter or grasp?

FLUTTER

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Is this person looking angry or depressed?

DEPRESSED

How many buildings are there in this picture?

THREE

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What this electric device is called?

MOUSE

How much electricity is generated by coal?

37.4%

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What is this shape called?

PENTAGON

What is this animal called?

FOX

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Use of periodic table is in which subject?

CHEMISTRY

What happens to ice, when it is heated?

MELT

What is the sense of ear?

HEARING

What is opposite of artificial?

ORIGINAL

What do you call a system of government in which people vote for


the people who will represent them?
DEMOCRACY

Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture?


ART GALLERY/MUSEUM

Would you measure the volume of bottle water in litres or Kilos?


LITRES

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What's the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm?

WRIST

Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray: radiology


or cardiology?

RADIOLOGY

What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the
item?

RECEIPT

How many seasons in a year?


Four

How many hours in a day?


Twenty four

Which ocean is located on the west of the US?


The Pacific Ocean

The phrase used to describe the way that repeatedly increases and
decreases or rises and falls
Ebb and flow

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Sleep enjoyed in the afternoon, Siesta or Nap?


Siesta

Language which is confused and unintelligible, Jargon or


vocabulary?
Jargon

A man whose wife is dead, Is he a Widow or Widower?


Widower

A place where dead bodies are kept, Cemetery or Mortuary?


Mortuary

One whose business is to find out criminals, Detectives or police?


Detectives

The government runs by the dictator. Autocracy or Democracy


Autocracy

A great lover of books


Bibliophile

One who tests eyesight and sells spectacles.


Optician

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One who kills animals and sells their flesh. Butcher or barber?
Butcher

Which disease can spread by contact?


Contagious disease

A man, who thinks only for himself?


Egoistic

An animal living both on land in water


Amphibian

A building for keeping and feeding horses in, Stable or Kennel?


Stable

A string of beads used for counting prayers, Rosary or Garland?


Rosary

Art and science dealing with rules of language, Grammar or


Literature
Grammar

Not limited by person or number. Infinite or Finite


Infinite

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Something that is quickly and easily set on fire and burned, Is it


flammable or Non-flammable?
Flammable

The one who is unable to pay his debts, Indebt or Insolvent


Insolvent

Name a medicine which induces sleep.


Narcotic

Having a lot of fat in one’s body


Obesity

A notice of death in a newspaper


Obituary

Who specialises in the study of psychological effect of words?


Psychologist

Who specialises in the study of earth and its composition?


Geologist

The medical graduate serving as an apprentice in a hospital taking


medical training is an?
Intern

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Treatment of diseases by drugs whose effect on the body is the


opposite of the disease.
Allopathic

The doctor who specialises in the treatment of children’s diseases?


Paediatrician

What is piece of paper with official information written on it?


Document

What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are
sleeping?
Dream

What do you call the number of people living in a specific area?


Population

What is a violent conflict between two or more countries?


War

What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each


other?
Conversation

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What is a person belongs to an organization called?


Member

What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are


traveling?
Compass

What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and


thoughts?
Brain

Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries?


Baker

A disease or accident which ends in death?


Fatal

A person who does not believe in the existence of god


Atheist

Animals, those eat flesh.


Carnivorous

What we call a tank, where fish or water plants are kept.


Aquarium

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Person who believes in the existence of God


Theist

What we call to two children born at same time?


Twins

That which is subject to death?


Mortal

An assembly of listeners:
Audience

A person who is unable to pay his debts


Insolvent

A person coming to a foreign land to settle there


Immigrant

Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time


Mortuary

A person who wishes to throw his establishment


Anarchist

Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat


Butterfly

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What do you call tax on goods produced and used in a country?


Excise tax

Whenever a person goes to an interview, would he be in an


enthusiastic mood or sad mood?
Enthusiastic mood

A government where the power is concentrated in the hands of


one person, what is it called?
Autocracy

A country ruled by two countries.


Condominium

Name the device of computer having named same to that of an


animal.
Mouse

A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a


river is called?
Valley

If you forget the way what will you buy to find your destination?
A map

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A person who is active, lively and enjoys the company of others, is


called?
Extrovert

What is the name of ground military forces?


Army

What is someone that can’t see called?


Blind

What is the process of teaching and learning called?


Education

What kind of book is written by a person about their own life?


Autobiography

What is the red liquid that flows through a body?


Blood

What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization


called?
Scholarship

Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and
soil; essential to life but may cause disease?
Bacteria

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Literary theft or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own


Plagiarism

One who attends to sick people and prescribe medicines


Physician

Anything written in a letter after it is signed?


Postscript

A list of books representing some scholarly work for reference


Bibliography

The art of cultivating and managing gardens


Horticulture

An event that occurs suddenly causing a great damage or suffering


Catastrophe

The property which a new wife brings to her husband


Dowry

What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly
known as?
Farmers

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A place where people may obtain food and refreshment


Restaurant

If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely
use to put it back on?
A needle and thread

On what geographical location would someone be living if their


country is surrounded by water on all side?
An island

A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at
work
Crèche

The person in-charge of library


Librarian

What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each


other?
Conversation

A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting


Agenda

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What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and


preventing from spoiling?
Fridge

What is the chemical breakdown of a substance by yeasts or some


bacteria?
Fermentation

Extreme fear from strangers


Xenophobia

One who studies the past through objects left behind


Archaeologist

To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without


using boat, what is usually required?
A bridge

A fishes where fishes are kept


Aquarium

What general part of the day is known as dawn?


A sunrise

What point of the compass is directly opposite east?


West
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Who cuts men’s hair?


Barber

What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be
spent?
Budget

A plant or animal growing on another


Parasite

What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and


thoughts?
Brain

What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are


traveling?
Compass

What do you call the number of people living in a specific area?


Population

What do you call a person that can’t hear?


Deaf

What is the day that someone is born?


Birthday
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What planet do we live on?


Earth

What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums?
Dentist

What is the time period before noon is called?


Ante meridian

What is the time after noon called?


Post meridian

There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and


other is _?
Professional

Where would you find the whale (tropical forest, ocean)?


Ocean

Coat had a stain on it where would they take?


A dry cleaner’s

What are the things that ‘hens lay’ called?


Eggs

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The people who use _ to obey the rules and protect the public
from criminals are called?
The police

What do we call a period of 10 years?

DECADE

What do we call a period of 100 years?

CENTURY

What do we call a period of 1000 years?

MILLENIUM

A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as?

PLUMBER

What is a painting of person head usually called?

PORTRAIT

Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the countryside?

A CITY

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What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light
from the Sun?

A SOLAR ECLIPSE

What point of compass is directly opposite to East?

WEST

Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket?

CHECKOUT

What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a


basement apartment or a penthouse?

BASEMENT APARTMENT

What feature do pianos and computers have in common?


KEYBOARD

If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling?

NEGATIVE FEELING

What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble


at sea: ambulance or coastguard?

COASTGUARD
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Name a month that falls between April and June?


MAY

What word describes moving a program or other material from a


website to your computer?
DOWNLOADING

What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your


body?

X-RAY

A famous canal links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean. Is
it the Corinth or the Suez Canal?
SUEZ CANAL

What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed:


shop fitting or shoplifting?
SHOPLIFTING

If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling "under
the __________" what?
WEATHER

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Who is the person in charge of a football match?


REFREE

What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which


decide the champion?
FINALS

What is the general term of paintings of the countryside or natural


views?

LANDSCAPE

Which of these would probably be found in an office: a printer, a


blanket or a nail brush?

A PRINTER

Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home?
FREEZER

What is the most important document you would have to show if


you wanted to hire a car?
DRIVERS LICENSE

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Where would you go to work out on a treadmill?


GYM

What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an


aqualung or an aquaplane?
AQUALUNG

What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea?
AQUAPLANE

Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist
or a supermarket?
A SUPERMARKET

What do you call the document that gives details about your
qualifications and work experience?
CURRICULUM VITAE/RESUME

How would you describe an economy based largely on farming?


AGRICULTRAL ECONOMY

What is the study of stars and planets called?


ASTRONOMY

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In business and advertising what does PR stand for?


PUBLIC RELATION

Which section of a Newspaper gives the editor's opinion?


EDITORIAL

What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or life
forms?

MICROSCOPE

What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to


computer?

VIRUS

What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth
to live young: mammals or reptiles?
MAMMALS

What is the quickest way of traveling from Hong Kong to Paris?

BY PLANE

What is the name for the huge natural body that orbits the sun?
A PLANET
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What can be added to the drink to cool it down on hot day?


ICE

What special document does most people travelling from one


country to another carry?
PASSPORT

What kind of equipment is used to protect motorbike rider's brain


from injury?

A HELMET

What is the last thing to do when baking a cake?


COOK IT IN OVEN

Would you go to the pharmacy or surgery to get a prescription filled


after visiting a doctor?
A PHARMACY

There are two main way to pay in shop, one by cash and other by?
CREDIR CARD

How many days are in a leap year?


366

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To improve their health and fitness, most people either try to


improve their diet or?
DO MORE PHSICAL EXERCISE

Would it be better to use kilometres or kilograms to measure the


distance between two cities?

KILOMETERS

The large island just off the coast of mainland Europe is home to
which country?

THE UNITED KINGDOM

Would it be better to go jogging at noon, or in early morning, if you


wanted to avoid hottest part of the day?
EARLY MORNING

In which century did the automobile manufacture in large scale?


20TH CENTURY

Name any country located in North America?


UNITED STATES

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Some calendar begins the week on Sunday. What is the other day
which commonly starts as week?
MONDAY

Where would you see the exhibits of dinosaurs?


A MUSEUM

Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Canada or Australia?

AUSTRALIA

In which season people will be least likely to go skiing?


IN SUMMER

Which of these was last to be explored, Himalayas, the moon or


Australia?

THE MOON

Would letter or email would be the fastest way to get a message to


your professor?

EMAIL

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Which would be better to report the population of a major global


city - hundred, millions or billions?
MILLIONS

This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on what
date it be submitted?
15TH JULY

Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a


philosopher or psychologist?
A PSYCHOLOGIST

How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like
Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York?
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Would a supermarket, a cafe or book store probably have the widest


range of products available?
A SUPERMARKET

In which room of their home would someone usually wash their


clothes?

IN THE BATHROOM

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Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more
men or women play professional football?
MORE MEN

Which major branch of science deals with classification of human


beings?

BIOLOGY

In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed, one
is orally, and the other is through written assignments
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

Name the month that falls between September and November?


OCTOBER

Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area?


A CITY

Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the


world, a computer, a bed or a TV?
A BED

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What does the main difference between the wrist watch and a clock
relate to?

SIZE

Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train
leaves?

DEPARTURE

What do we call the list of steps, which tell you to put something
together?

INSTRUCTIONS

What do we call the meeting, where an employer asks potential


employee questions about their work experience?
INTERVIEW

What desk you go to when you first arrive to the hotel?


RECEPTION/CHECK IN DESK

What is the job title, someone who designs building?


ARCHITECT

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What term is used for the amount you pay to landlord, for living in
his house or apartment?
RENT

What do we call a first meal of the day?


BREAKFAST

What word is used for someone who watches the sport event?
SPECTATOR

What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house?
LADDER

If you don’t feel like eating, what do we say you don’t have?
APETITE

What do we call the organ in our chest, we need to breath?


LUNGS

If someone lives in the urban areas, where do they live?

IN CITY

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What does the king or queen wear on their head on official


ceremonies?

CROWN

What do we call the book with list of words, with their meanings?
DICTIONARY

What is the source of solar energy?


SUN

When the writer of the book is unknown, what word we use for the
writer?

ANONYMOUS

What do we called a company or organisation that gives money to


sports event in exchange of advertising
SPONSORSHIP

What do we called a study of living things?


BIOLOGY

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What a winter, spring, summer and autumn?


SEASON

What is the collective term for cows and bulls, especially on the
farm?

CATTLE

Is something is not expensive, what do we say it is?


CHEAP

What a people wear, if they can't see very well?


GLASSESS/LENS

If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do


we say it is?

SYNTHETIC

What type of food is an apple?


FRUIT

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How many months are in a year?


TWELVE

What is the opposite of East?


WEST

When ice is in the room temperature, what does it become?


WATER/LIQUID

Which sweet food is produced by bees?


HONEY

Where can people go to borrow books?


LIBRARY

Who serve food in a restaurant?


WAITER/WAITRESS

What is the word in geometry, for shape has three sides?


TRIANGLE

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What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, which
tells you where to find specific information?
INDEX

What is the word for the place, where rivers start?


SOURCE / HEAD WATER

Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or


magazine?

EDITOR

A business does not want to make a loss? What does it want to


make?

PROFIT

What is the economic sector that deals with the farming?

AGRICULTRAL SECTOR

What do you call a very long essay, that student have to write for
doctor degree?

THESIS/DISERTATION

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At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at


end of their study?
GRADUATION

What do we call the date; the piece of work must be finish by?
DEADLINE/DUE DATE

If telescope is used for far distant object, what instrument is


employed for miniscule objects?
MICROSCOPE

A list of events placed in time order, is usually describe as what?


A CHORONOLOGY/A TIMELINE

A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most


important safety measure for workers at this plant - ensuring good
ventilation or appropriate footwear?
ENSURING GOOD VENTILATION

What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or


community service?
COMMUNITY SERVICE

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In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides does it have?


SIX

What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water?
SALT

Which is a longest, a decade, a millennium or a century?


MILLENIUM

How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement?


TWO

What organs do cardiologist specialist in?


HEART

In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage is to attract a


mate, to find food or to hide?

TO HIDE

How do we weight butterfly, Kilogram or gram?


GRAMS

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What Dermatology specialized in?


SKIN HAIRS NAILS

What is Haematology relates to?


BLOOD TEST

What is Orthopaedic relates to?


JOINTS, KNEE, BONES

What is term Neuro-Psychology related to?


BRAIN INJURY

What is term Immunology is related to?


IMMUNITY

What is recession, downfall in economy or upsurge in economy?


DOWNFALL IN ECONOMY

What is Ophthalmologist specialist in?


EYE CARE

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