ANSWER SHORT QUESTION

PTE Academic Speaking – Answer Short Question Sample Practice Exercise

PTE Speaking: Answer Short Question – Listen the audio first and give a simple short answer which will be in one or few words. We have compiled most important short question answers. (TRANSCRIPT is only for reference, it will not be given in PTE Academic Test)

 

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PTE SPEAKING – ANSWER SHORT QUESTION

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The molten rock that comes from a volcano after it has erupted is known as what?
Answer

Lava

 

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System of government where people vote for people.
Answer

Democracy

 

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A state of armed conflict between different countries? 
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War

 

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A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep.
Answer

Dream

 

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What is H20 more commonly known as? 
Answer

Water

 

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 A single piece of coiled DNA is known as a?
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Chromosome

 

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

 

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The study of insects is? 
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Entomology

 

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What does 3 square equal?  
Answer

9 

 

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People that plant food, raise crop are commonly known as? 
Answer

Farmers

 

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Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what? 
Answer

Antibiotics

 

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What do we call a period of ten years?
Answer

Decade

 

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To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using a boat, what is usually required? 
Answer

A Bridge

 

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Name the instrument which is used to examine very small things.
Answer

Microscope

 

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Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal. True or false? 
Answer

True

 

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What is the hottest planet in our solar system? 
Answer

Venus

 

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Name the pictures taken by the doctor to see the inside body? 
Answer

X-Ray

 

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

Dentist

 

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What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? 
Answer

Library

 

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Which department of a hospital would you go for an x-ray? Radiology or Cardiology?
Answer

Radiology

 

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One who pretends to be what he is not?  
Answer

Hypocrite

 

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One who copies from other writers?
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Plagiarist

 

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One who know many languages?
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Polyglot

 

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When is the last time you laughed?
Answer

Yesterday

 

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Something you’re not wearing? 
Answer

Earrings

 

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What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea. Ambulance or Coast Guard? 
Answer

Coast Guard

 

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What is the general term for paintings of the countryside or natural views? 
Answer

Landscape

 

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A person was wearing goggles blue in colour. What is this person wearing?
Answer

Googles

 

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People are doing something in space on the moon. Where are these people? 
Answer

On the Moon

 

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Where would you go to work out on a treadmill?
Answer

Gym

 

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What is the pointing device of a computer? 
Answer

Mouse

 

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What is the solid form of water? 
Answer

Ice

 

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What is the time of a day before noon called? 
Answer

Morning

 

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What’s the fastest way to get from the 20th floor to the 1st floor? 
Answer

Elevator

 

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What is the quickest way of travelling from Tokyo to Paris? 
Answer

Airplane

 

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Plants receive their nutrients mainly from?
Answer

Soil

 

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Solar power generates electricity from what source? 
Answer

Sun

 

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What point of the compass is directly opposite East? 
Answer

West

 

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What we call it, when the moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? 
Answer

A Solar Eclipse or An Eclipse 

 

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What do you call an apartment that is below ground level? 
Answer

Basement Apartment

 

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