PTE Writing: Practice Questions - 17 | Practice Tests for PTE PDF Download

Summarize Written Text

You need to summarize the passage given below. In the exam, you will have 10 minutes to complete this task. Your response will be assessed on how well you capture the essential points of the passage and the clarity of your writing.
You can draft your answer on paper, and then check your response by clicking the "View Answer" button.

Q1: It has been recently announced that scientists have cloned human embryos for the first time. While this may seem to be a great breakthrough in science, this also constitutes a dire dilemma of ethics and morals. Cloning could be used in a wide variety of capacities such as genetic engineering of embryos, creating human/animal hybrids, and creating a slave race of fetuses in artificial wombs to serve as organ donors.

If this cloned embryo is used for obtaining stems cells or used experimentally, it is referred to as therapeutic cloning. If the embryo were to be implanted into a woman's womb in order for it to gestate and be born, then this is referred to as reproductive cloning. These uses are important to note as they describe the use of a cloned embryo, not the act of cloning itself. There may be some scientific merit in human cloning, but depending on its use, it may end up being very dubious. This is particularly true should human cloning result in the creation of infants used for organ harvesting or other questionable practices.

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Q2: Journalists are expected to handle queries frankly but diplomatically. A straightforward macho approach may cause and has often caused problems. This boldness, rather brashness, is the reason that British media has often gone haywire. They remain a macho lot checking at any right or wrong move of the political parties. This behavior seems quaint but it certainly helps to keep off corruption. At a time when the whole pond of fish is afflicted by the demon of corruption, British political system is a relatively healthy lot. Ministers' conduct is deeply scrutinized and a true picture is put forth before the masses to make the right choices. Already three cabinet ministers in the recent past have been exposed and have lost their jobs due to their own wrongdoing.

The ones protesting against free press argue that 24-hour rolling news channels pick up disjointed, often false segments to produce scoops and cover stories. They need stuff to feed their news slots. They go to any extent for this kind of coverage even misleading the general public.

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Write Essay

You will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic below. Carefully read the statement below and write an essay in response. A sample essay is available for you to review by clicking on the "View Answer" button.
Your essay will be evaluated based on how effectively you develop your position, organize your ideas, provide supporting details, and adhere to the conventions of standard written English. Aim for a word count between 200-300 words.

Q1: With the advent of Internet age, increasing number of workers are doing their jobs from home and communicating with their office through Internet. Known as telecommuting, this trend is expected to catch up with most office workers in the coming decades.
How is the trend likely to impact society and the way we live and work?
Support your point of view with reasons and/or examples from your own experience or observations.

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