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Testing PTE Listening

Testing PTE Listening

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Which of the following are mentioned as influences on the English landscape garden?

  1. The poet Alexander Pope
  2. The Romantic Movement
  3. A person's political affiliations
  4. Italian classical painting
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Which of these countries still use woodblock printing on fabrics?

  1. Japan
  2. Peru
  3. India
  4. Egypt
  5. China
  6. Mexico
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.

Which of the countries listed below continue to enforce punishments for failure to vote?

  1. France
  2. Bolivia
  3. the UK
  4. Australia
  5. Austria
  6. Greece
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

  1. The speaker tells us that clichés are the enemy of literature and art. They are words, phrases and images that have become stale through overuse and therefore have nothing new to say to us. They are an enemy to clear and original thinking, although they are sometimes useful in advertising to get a simple message across.
  2. While clichés in writing reveal lazy thinking and are to be avoided at all costs, in the graphic arts they become essential, helping to get the message across quickly, clearly and with emotional force. This is especially true of advertising and propaganda where the impact must be immediate.
  3. Clichés are worn out, overused and over-familiar phrases, and the etymology of the word helps to explain this. Originally, a cliché or stereotype was a printer's term for a pre-set block of type with phrases used frequently in the newspapers. The word has since adopted a negative meaning and careful writers avoid them where they can.
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

  1. Dolphins, whales and porpoises are all social animals, but some species are more sociable than others. This depends on the environment because a species adopts the lifestyle most suitable for this. Among dolphins, forming groups makes it easier for them to find food, reproduce and gain knowledge. They are safer, too, because dolphins can communicate danger when there are threats around.
  2. The speaker explains that whales, dolphins, and porpoises have evolved differently and face different threats. River dolphin numbers are declining, while ocean dolphins are doing well in spite of the threats they face. The reason for this is that ocean dolphins are better adapted for finding food and avoiding predators.
  3. Dolphins have adopted group living as a response to living in close contact with other animals in the ocean, some of which kill dolphins for food. Living in social groups makes it easier to hunt for food and, in a dangerous environment, it makes sense in terms of safety to move about in large numbers.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

What made the speaker take up geology as a profession?

  1. The fact that he can travel to interesting places.
  2. Because he sees geologists as detectives.
  3. His childhood interest in fossils.
  4. He regards building a picture of an unknown country as exciting work.
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

What is the speaker's view of creative writing classes?

  1. In the end they can teach you to write well.
  2. There are certain important aspects of writing they can teach.
  3. It is better to read well than take writing classes.
  4. They aim to develop a love of language in students.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

What is the speaker's attitude to the report on narcissism?

  1. He is amused by it.
  2. He doesn't believe any of it is true.
  3. He is angered by it.
  4. He is skeptical of it.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You will hear a recording about the brain. At the end of the recording, the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

  1. ignored people speaking
  2. participated in conversations
  3. understood spoken language
  4. understood foreign languages
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

You will hear a recording about money. At the end of the recording, the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

  1. notes
  2. accounts
  3. drafts
  4. paper
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