PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 | Practice Tests for PTE PDF Download
Reading & Writing: Fill In The Blanks
Q1: Below is a text with blanks. Fill the appropriate answer choice from the given options for each blank.
'Wetland' is the collective term used for marshes, swamps, and bogs, found along the edges of streams, rivers, lakes and coastlines. Wetlands are indeed the vital link between water and land. They help regulating water levels within watersheds, reduce flood and storm damages, and provide fish and wildlife habitat. They support hunting, fishing and other ___(1)____ activities. Some are wet all the time. The ___(2)____ presence of water favours the growth of specially adapted plants. They vary widely because of topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry and vegetation. Wetlands exist in almost all countries and climatic zones from the Tundra to the Tropics. They are so ___(3)____ that often they are not fully recognised. Wetlands are regarded wastelands – sources of mosquitoes, flies, snakes and diseases. People have had negative views about them and they have ___(4)____ them. Many of them have been changed by human activities such as farming, building of roads, dams and towns. Some of them have been converted into farmland, filled by industrial wastes. With the ___(5)____ of education, people have started understanding ecological processes and their attitudes towards wetlands changed. They have recognised the ecological significance of the wetlands.
Given below are the answer choices for the blanks in the passage. Choose one option for each blank.
1. work / supporting / recreational / religious
2. short / desired / occasional / prolonged
3. similar / varied / homogeneous / active
4. eliminated / preserved / erase / discard
5. propagation / production / awareness / protest
View AnswerAns:
1. recreational
2. prolonged
3. varied
4. eliminated
5. propagation
'Wetland' is the collective term used for marshes, swamps, and bogs, found along the edges of streams, rivers, lakes and coastlines. Wetlands are indeed the vital link between water and land. They help regulating water levels within watersheds, reduce flood and storm damages, and provide fish and wildlife habitat. They support hunting, fishing and other recreational activities. Some are wet all the time. The prolonged presence of water favours the growth of specially adapted plants. They vary widely because of topography, climate, hydrology, water chemistry and vegetation. Wetlands exist in almost all countries and climatic zones from the Tundra to the Tropics. They are so varied that often they are not fully recognised. Wetlands are regarded wastelands – sources of mosquitoes, flies, snakes and diseases. People have had negative views about them and they have eliminated them. Many of them have been changed by human activities such as farming, building of roads, dams and towns. Some of them have been converted into farmland, filled by industrial wastes. With the propagation of education, people have started understanding ecological processes and their attitudes towards wetlands changed. They have recognised the ecological significance of the wetlands.
Q2: Below is a text with blanks. Fill the appropriate answer choice from the given options for each blank.
The United Nations is an international organisation founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. Due to its unique ___(1)____ character, and the powers vested in its founding Charter, the Organisation can take action on a wide range of issues, and provide a forum for its 193 Member States to express their ___(2)____, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees. The work of the United Nations reaches every corner of the ___(3)____ . Although best known for peacekeeping, peace building, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance, there are many other ways the United Nations affects our lives and makes the world a ___(4)____ place. The Organisation works on a broad range of fundamental issues in order to achieve its goals and coordinate efforts for a safer world for this and future generations.
Given below are the answer choices for the blanks in the passage. Choose one option for each blank.
1. omnipresent / international / metropolitan / localised
2. views / objection / councils / chances
3. globe / country / state / universe
4. good / terrible / great / better
View AnswerAns:
1. international
2. views
3. globe
4. better
The United Nations is an international organisation founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights. Due to its unique international character, and the powers vested in its founding Charter, the Organisation can take action on a wide range of issues, and provide a forum for its 193 Member States to express their views, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees. The work of the United Nations reaches every corner of the globe. Although best known for peacekeeping, peace building, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance, there are many other ways the United Nations affects our lives and makes the world a better place. The Organisation works on a broad range of fundamental issues in order to achieve its goals and coordinate efforts for a safer world for this and future generations.
Q3: Below is a text with blanks. Fill the appropriate answer choice from the given options for each blank.
The truth is that a number of processes combined to create the views that you see in today's Grand Canyon. The most powerful ___(1)____ to have an impact on the Grand Canyon is erosion, primarily by water (and ice) and second by wind. Other forces that ___(2)____ to the Canyon's formation are the course of the Colorado River itself, volcanism, continental drift and slight variations in the earth's orbit which in turn cause variations in seasons and climate.
Water seems to have had the greatest ___(3)____ basically because our planet has lots of it, and it is always on the move. Many people cannot ___(4)____ how water can have such a profound impact considering that the Canyon is basically located in a desert. This is one of the biggest reasons that water has such a ___(5)____ impact here. Because, the soil in the Grand Canyon is baked by the sun, it tends to become very hard and cannot absorb water when the rains come. When it does rain, the water tends to come down in torrents which only adds to the problem.
Given below are the answer choices for the blanks in the passage. Choose one option for each blank.
1. idea / force / power / unit
2. provided / donated / assigned / contributed
3. potential / impact / power / energy
4. manage / understand / retain / handle
5. big / small / minor / giant
View AnswerAns:
1. force
2. contributed
3. impact
4. understand
5. big
The truth is that a number of processes combined to create the views that you see in today's Grand Canyon. The most powerful force to have an impact on the Grand Canyon is erosion, primarily by water (and ice) and second by wind. Other forces that contributed to the Canyon's formation are the course of the Colorado River itself, volcanism, continental drift and slight variations in the earth's orbit which in turn cause variations in seasons and climate.
Water seems to have had the greatest impact basically because our planet has lots of it, and it is always on the move. Many people cannot understand how water can have such a profound impact considering that the Canyon is basically located in a desert. This is one of the biggest reasons that water has such a big impact here. Because, the soil in the Grand Canyon is baked by the sun, it tends to become very hard and cannot absorb water when the rains come. When it does rain, the water tends to come down in torrents which only adds to the problem.
Q4: Below is a text with blanks. Fill the appropriate answer choice from the given options for each blank.
Part of being a human being is to be unique. It makes one wonder what kind of people would really like to have a clone. Whoever they are, they will not succeed. We are not facing the crisis in the continuity of human kind. Cloning of a human being is not, and never will be possible because one significant ___(1)____ - the mind - cannot be cloned.
The only thing that can be cloned is the body. But, human being is not only the body. It is also the mind. The mind-body ___(2)____ seems to be unquestionable these days.
Each human being is a ___(3)____ entity constituted of three: the material, social and personal being. All these beings are interconnected by interactions. Their constituents such as mind, perception, beliefs, judgments and actions can all be defined in ___(4)____ of interactions.
On that account, the mind is a result of an interaction between the brain and the world. If the mind can not be a clone, there is no chance to clone a person.
Given below are the answer choices for the blanks in the passage. Choose one option for each blank.
1. partly / portion / component / fraction
2. collision / debate / conflict / interaction
3. tripartite / triangular / additional / bipartite
4. way / terms / sight / meaning
View AnswerAns:
1. component
2. interaction
3. tripartite
4. terms
Part of being a human being is to be unique. It makes one wonder what kind of people would really like to have a clone. Whoever they are, they will not succeed. We are not facing the crisis in the continuity of human kind. Cloning of a human being is not, and never will be possible because one significant component - the mind - cannot be cloned.
The only thing that can be cloned is the body. But, human being is not only the body. It is also the mind. The mind-body interaction seems to be unquestionable these days.
Each human being is a tripartite entity constituted of three: the material, social and personal being. All these beings are interconnected by interactions. Their constituents such as mind, perception, beliefs, judgments and actions can all be defined in terms of interactions.
On that account, the mind is a result of an interaction between the brain and the world. If the mind can not be a clone, there is no chance to clone a person.
Q5: Below is a text with blanks. Fill the appropriate answer choice from the given options for each blank.
When so much in and about Britain has changed — and is still changing — can its universities continue to live in a bubble ___(1)____ by what is happening around them? The short answer is no, and this is ___(2)____ in the ongoing debate over the future of British universities, more specifically the Ivy League institutions, the most visible ___(3)____ of which internationally are Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and the London School of Economics. To start with, higher education in Britain is no longer an elitist idea or a purely intellectual pursuit, but has become closely linked with bread–and–butter issues as in much of the rest of the world. A university degree is not a badge of snobbery any more, but an aspirational thing among an upwardly ___(4)____ middle–class, which lies at the heart of the Labour–voting Middle England. Indeed, rightly or wrongly, higher education is starting to become such an ___(5)____ part of careerism that universities are being asked to justify teaching subjects such as classics, medieval history and philosophy which have no application in real life.
Given below are the answer choices for the blanks in the passage. Choose one option for each blank.
1. isolated / impressed / influenced / unaffected
2. reflected / indicated / engaged / vindictive
3. systems / marks / symbols / landmarks
4. mobile / rampant / focussed / changing
5. undesirable / integral / irrelevant / umpteenth
View AnswerAns:
1. unaffected
2. reflected
3. symbols
4. mobile
5. integral
When so much in and about Britain has changed — and is still changing — can its universities continue to live in a bubble unaffected by what is happening around them? The short answer is no, and this is reflected in the ongoing debate over the future of British universities, more specifically the Ivy League institutions, the most visible symbols of which internationally are Oxford and Cambridge Universities, and the London School of Economics. To start with, higher education in Britain is no longer an elitist idea or a purely intellectual pursuit, but has become closely linked with bread–and–butter issues as in much of the rest of the world. A university degree is not a badge of snobbery any more, but an aspirational thing among an upwardly mobile middle–class, which lies at the heart of the Labour–voting Middle England. Indeed, rightly or wrongly, higher education is starting to become such an integral part of careerism that universities are being asked to justify teaching subjects such as classics, medieval history and philosophy which have no application in real life.
Reading: Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers
Q6: Read the text and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. More than one response is correct.
Which of the following statements, in respect of education and examination system, are true as per the text?
Question Passage
Despite all the new thinking, there is still no acceptable alternative to the examination. Whether it be at the end of term, or the year, or at the end of a school course or for the purpose of choosing candidates for a course of study and training, the only practicable way of measuring a student's performance or of assessing his potential is by an examination, supplemented where necessary, by recommendation, interview and other devices.
The most unfortunate by-product of the examination system has been the proliferation of study notes, guides to passing examination, model answers, hints for writing essays and similar travesties of education. There is no need to engage on the unethical nature of these publications. From the student's point of view a rigorous censorship of this kind of publication would be a great advantage. For one thing these 'notes' promote the habit of rote learning. For the other, they are priced more highly than the poems of Wordsworth or the plays of Shakespeare, although they are not worth the paper they are printed on. The sooner we find a way to dispense with these, the better it is for the student community and the system at large.
1. Examinations are meant to analyse the extent of learning.
2. There are serious problems in assessing a student's progress through examinations.
3. The study notes and guides hinder the true process of study.
4. Examinations recognise a student's difficulties and overcome them.
5. There are no alternatives, better or worse, to the examination system.
View AnswerAns: (1,3)
Option 1 is correct as it can be derived from, "..the only practicable way of measuring a student's performance or of assessing his potential is by an examination."
Option 2 is incorrect because the problem is not in assessing students through examination, but in helping them through "unethical publications", as these 'notes' promote the habit of rote learning.
Option 3 is correct as it can be derived from, "The most unfortunate by-product of the examination system has been the proliferation of study notes, guides to passing examination"
Option 4 is incorrect as it is nowhere mentioned in the text.
"Despite all the new thinking, there is still no acceptable alternative to the examination" makes option 5 incorrect. This is because alternatives do exist, but they are not acceptable.
Reading: Re-order Paragraphs
Q7: The text items below have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by Choosing the correct sequence.
1. I have over and over again introduced ants from one of my nests into another nest of the same species to test this; and they were invariably attacked, seized by a leg or an antenna, and dragged out once spotted.
2. And it is a lesson to us, that no one has ever yet seen a quarrel between any two ants belonging to the same community.
3. On the other hand, it must be admitted that they are in hostility not only with most other insects, including ants of different species, but even with those of the same species if belonging to different communities.
4. The communities of ants are sometimes very large, numbering even up to 500,000 individuals.
5. It is evident, therefore, that the ants of each community all recognise one another, which is very remarkable.
View AnswerAns: (4,2,3,1,5)
4. The communities of ants are sometimes very large, numbering even up to 500,000 individuals.
2. And it is a lesson to us, that no one has ever yet seen a quarrel between any two ants belonging to the same community.
3. On the other hand, it must be admitted that they are in hostility not only with most other insects, including ants of different species, but even with those of the same species if belonging to different communities.
1. I have over and over again introduced ants from one of my nests into another nest of the same species to test this; and they were invariably attacked, seized by a leg or an antenna, and dragged out once spotted.
5. It is evident, therefore, that the ants of each community all recognise one another, which is very remarkable.
Statement 4 begins the discussion and should be first in the series. Statement 2 should follow statement 4. Statement 4 highlights the fact that despite the ant community being large, ants of same community never fight, which is mentioned in statement 2. Statement 3 will follow statement 2 as "quarrel" in statement 2 relates with "hostility" in statement 3. Statements 1 and 5 should come together as they talk about attacking of ants of different communities once "identified/spotted". Statement 5 ends the discussion with "therefore".
Q8: The text items below have been placed in a random order. Restore the original order by Choosing the correct sequence.
1. Indeed established companies that prosper are those that don't allow their success to lull them to sleep.
2. Nothing has changed the fundamental economics of business.
3. It's also good to be big.
4. It's still good to have a lot of capital.
5. The problem is when you let your bigness make you slow, or when you let your experience lead you to believe your way is the best way.
View AnswerAns: (2,3,4,5,1)
2. Nothing has changed the fundamental economics of business.
4. It's still good to have a lot of capital.
3. It's also good to be big.
5. The problem is when you let your bigness make you slow, or when you let your experience lead you to believe your way is the best way.
1. Indeed established companies that prosper are those that don't allow their success to lull them to sleep.
Statement 2 begins the discussion by stating that there is no "change" in the economics of business. Statement 4 will follow statement 2 as "having a lot of capital" relates with "economics of business" stated in 2. (2-4 link) Statement 5 will follow statement 3 as "big" relates with "bigness" in 5. "It's still..." (in statement 3) relates with "It's still..." in statement 4.(4-3-5 link) Statement 1 will conclude the paragraph. Statements 5 and 1 convey that you should not become lethargic when you attain success. Therefore, the answer is 2-4-3-5-1.
Reading: Fill In The Blanks
Q9: In the text below some words are missing. choose words from the given options appropriate place in the text.
From its ___(1)____ just half a century ago, computing has become the defining technology of our age. Computers are integral to modern culture and are the primary engine behind much of the world's ___(2)____ growth. The field, moreover, continues to evolve at an ___(3)____ pace. New technologies are introduced continually, and existing ones become ___(4)____ almost as soon as they appear.
Options: (economic / obsolete / civic / inception / novel / astonishing / assumed)
View AnswerAns:
1. inception - it is hinted by "half a century ago"; the beginning of something is being talked about.
2. economic - it collocates with "growth".
3. astonishing - an adjective is required; it should begin with a vowel as the blank is preceded by 'an'; the other options don't create meaning in context.
4. obsolete - when the new comes, the old becomes 'obsolete'.
Q10: In the text below some words are missing. choose words from the given options appropriate place in the text.
Misery contains a possibility of happiness. Life is rarely desperate. One can usually bring about the changes that are favourable to ___(1)____, if one strives for them. These changes may concern mostly one's attitude toward a difficult situation that is largely ___(2)____. A smile is a sun-like wonder ___(3)____ of a dandelion that can ___(4)____ and multiply on practically barren ground despite countless ___(5)____.
Options: (change / bloom / unchangeable / reminiscent / benefits / contentment / rigors / pliable)
View AnswerAns:
1. contentment - a noun is required; "contentment" means "a feeling of satisfaction" and it fits logically with "changes that are favourable".
2. unchangeable - "difficult situations" may appear to be "unchangeable".
3. reminiscent - a smile reminds one of a dandelion (a flower).
4. bloom - a flower (dandelion) blooms; the other options don't create meaning in context.
5. rigors - it means "hardships"; smile is compared to a dandelion which blooms on barren ground (which is its hardship).
Q11: In the text below some words are missing. choose words from the given options appropriate place in the text.
Governments typically use two tools to ___(1)____ citizens to engage in civic behaviour like paying their taxes, driving safely or ___(2)____ their garbage: exhortation and fines. These efforts are often ___(3)____. So, it might be a good time to expand the government's repertory to include positive reinforcement; ___(4)____ good behaviour can work.
Options: (dissuade / ineffective / encourage / rewarding / sponsoring / recycling / spreading)
View Answer1. encourage - a verb is required; "dissuade" would mean the opposite.
2. recycling - "recycling their garbage" would be considered civic, not "spreading" it.
3. ineffective - the efforts are "ineffective"; the next line states what to do then.
4. rewarding - it is the only option that can be an example of "positive reinforcement".
Q12: In the text below some words are missing. choose words from the given options appropriate place in the text.
If the French revolution resulted in the end of ___(1)____ and aristocratic privilege, it also led to the evolution of modern totalitarianism and Nazism. Rousseau's ___(2)____ in the Sovereign to force men to be free in the interest of the General Will led to dictatorships as he ___(3)____ democratic institutions. No wonder, his legacy was Robespierre and the radicals who fathered the Reign of Terror in France. He ___(4)____ the supremacy of the Sovereign to have full control over individuals to protect and grant liberty. In the centuries that followed, the Sovereign became a dictator and men such as Hitler and Mussolini justified the despotic powers of the Sovereign.
Options: (democracy / faith / country / supported / experience / distrusted / monarchy)
View Answer1. monarchy - 'Monarchy' fits with 'aristocratic privilege'.
2. faith - The only option that fits is 'faith'.
3. distrusted - His faith in the Sovereign led to his 'distrust' in the 'democratic institutions'.
4. supported - The word 'supported' can be derived from 'Rousseau's faith in the Sovereign'.
Reading: Multiple Choice, Choose Single Answer
Q13: Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.
What main point is the author trying to make?
Question Passage
No scientific derivations prove any aura of mystery enveloping the Bermuda Triangle. Many theories pertaining to extraterrestrials, evil humans, anti gravity, magnetic field, oceanic flatulence and other technical sounding and weird hypothesis have been put forth. But a few investigators contrive ill luck, pirates, incompetence of navigators to be the cause of these missing ships and planes. A few diehard rationalists believe that there is no mystery element that needs to be explained as the figures pertaining to wrecks is common when there is such exceeding traffic on sea.
Options:
1. The Bermuda Triangle has always been shrouded in mystery.
2. The missing ships in the Bermuda Triangle's domain perhaps were lost to identifiable reasons.
3. The missing ships and planes around the Bermuda Triangle have aroused wild speculations.
4. No one has taken up serious investigation on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
View AnswerAns:
Option 1 is incorrect because it is rather too extreme as it is states that Bermuda Triangle has always been surrounded by mystery. The passage lends no support to this statement.
Option 2 is incorrect because if there were identifiable reasons, then theories would not have been put forward. The passage starts with "No scientific derivations prove.....mystery enveloping the Bermuda Triangle."
Option 3 is correct as the text states that different people come up with their own reasons to explain the mystery surrounding the Bermuda triangle. That justifies the wild speculation in this option.
Option 4 is incorrect as the text does not state that whether these theories have not been put forth after serious investigation.
|
Nov 17, 2024 Last updated |
|
Explore Courses for PTE exam
|
|
Sample Paper
,Objective type Questions
,Free
,Exam
,PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 | Practice Tests for PTE
,ppt
,Extra Questions
,study material
,video lectures
,PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 | Practice Tests for PTE
,mock tests for examination
,MCQs
,Semester Notes
,past year papers
,Important questions
,Summary
,shortcuts and tricks
,practice quizzes
,PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 | Practice Tests for PTE
,Viva Questions
,Previous Year Questions with Solutions
;
PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 Free PDF Download
Importance of PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5
PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 Notes
PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 PTE
Study PTE Reading: Practice Questions - 5 on the App
|
© EduRev
|
Education Revolution
|
Follow Us
|
