Part 1: Speaking & Writing
PTE Answer Short Question questions: page 2
You hear a short question and answer it with a single word or a few words. A longer answer earns nothing extra.
All 1,268 Answer Short Question questions
Page 2 of 13: #050101 to #050200, by question number.
#050101What is the name for a huge natural body that orbits the sun?12 students marked "I sat this"#050102In the university, what do you study if you want to study the human mind and behaviors?10 students marked "I sat this"#050103What is the opposite direction of northwest?7 students marked "I sat this"#050104What is the opposite of east?16 students marked "I sat this"#050105What is the opposite of southeast?6 students marked "I sat this"#050106What is the wet place does crocodile prefer to live?18 students marked "I sat this"#050107What is the quickest way to get to the 21st floor?7 students marked "I sat this"#050108What is the quickest way to travel from Hong Kong to Paris?6 students marked "I sat this"#050109What is the source of solar energy?9 students marked "I sat this"#050110What is the study of the stars and planets called?8 students marked "I sat this"#050111What is the subject of study at a culinary institute?8 students marked "I sat this"#050112What is the subject that involves geometry and algebra?7 students marked "I sat this"#050113What is the word for a period of one hundred years?7 students marked "I sat this"#050114What is the word for the place where a river starts?9 students marked "I sat this"#050115What is the shape in geometry for a shape that has three sides?11 students marked "I sat this"#050116What is this instrument called?14 students marked "I sat this"#050117What key mineral makes seawater different from fresh water?7 students marked "I sat this"#050118What kind of protector does a motorbike rider wear to protect his head?6 students marked "I sat this"#050119What kind of liquid do mammals feed their babies?11 students marked "I sat this"#050120What object would you use to climb up to the roof of a house?8 students marked "I sat this"#050121What organ do cardiologists specialize in?17 students marked "I sat this"#050122What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an aquaplane?3 students marked "I sat this"#050123The opposite direction of southwest on a compass is?3 students marked "I sat this"#050124What shall we call the person who decides if a person is guilty in the court?9 students marked "I sat this"#050125What special document do most people traveling between one country to another need to carry?3 students marked "I sat this"#050126What term is used for animals such as humans that usually give birth to live young, mammals or reptiles?6 students marked "I sat this"#050127What term is used for the amount of money you pay a landlord for living in their house or apartment?7 students marked "I sat this"#050128What type of food is an apple?8 students marked "I sat this"#050129What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your computer?4 students marked "I sat this"#050130What is the southernmost or northernmost part of the earth called?13 students marked "I sat this"#050131What word is used to describe frozen water?8 students marked "I sat this"#050132What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm?12 students marked "I sat this"#050133When would it be safe to take medication which causes drowsiness, before sleeping, driving or operating machinery?7 students marked "I sat this"#050134When ice is at room temperature, what does it become?6 students marked "I sat this"#050135When the writer of a book is unknown, what word is used for the author?11 students marked "I sat this"#050136When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and the data in vertical dimension is organized in what?13 students marked "I sat this"#050137Where can people go to borrow books?11 students marked "I sat this"#050138Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket?8 students marked "I sat this"#050139Where would you normally expect to find equipment like microscopes, bunsen burner, beakers and petri dishes?8 students marked "I sat this"#050140Where would you find an urban area, in a city or in countryside?11 students marked "I sat this"#050141Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture?4 students marked "I sat this"#050142Where would you go to see exhibits of dinosaurs?6 students marked "I sat this"#050143Where would you go to work out on a treadmill?12 students marked "I sat this"#050144Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home?4 students marked "I sat this"#050145Which country is in the southern hemisphere, Australia or Canada?10 students marked "I sat this"#050146Which department has increased their revenue over the three years?8 students marked "I sat this"#050147Which hospital department would you go to for an X‐ray, radiology or cardiology?7 students marked "I sat this"#050148Which instrument is used to used for measuring temperature?7 students marked "I sat this"#050149Which is better, high employment or low employment?3 students marked "I sat this"#050150Which is usually considered against the law, use of illicit drugs or use of prescribed medication?12 students marked "I sat this"#050151Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or community service?7 students marked "I sat this"#050152Which main branch of science deals with classification of living things?5 students marked "I sat this"#050153Which of the 5 senses are you using, if you detect the odor of gas in a laboratory or in your kitchen?4 students marked "I sat this"#050154Which of these was last to be explored, the Himalayas, the moon or Australia?5 students marked "I sat this"#050155Which of these would probably be found in an office, a printer, a blanket or a nail brush?6 students marked "I sat this"#050156Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a computer, a bed or a television?5 students marked "I sat this"#050157Which section of a newspaper gives the opinion of an editor ?8 students marked "I sat this"#050158Which section of a train timetable will tell you what time your train leaves?3 students marked "I sat this"#050159Which sweet food is produced by bees?6 students marked "I sat this"#050160Which symbol is used to complete a sentence?9 students marked "I sat this"#050161Which was invented earlier, computer, telephone or typewriter?6 students marked "I sat this"#050162Which would be better to report the population of a major global city, hundreds, millions or billions?4 students marked "I sat this"#050163Who is the main journalist responsible for producing a newspaper or magazine?3 students marked "I sat this"#050164Who is the person in charge of a football match?6 students marked "I sat this"#050165Who serves food in a restaurant?4 students marked "I sat this"#050166Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or a psychologist?2 students marked "I sat this"#050167Why do people wear gloves when they do experiments?6 students marked "I sat this"#050168Will it be better to use km or kg to measure the distance between two cities?6 students marked "I sat this"#050169Would a person suffering problems with their vision consult a biologist or an optometrist?9 students marked "I sat this"#050170Would a supermarket, a caf?or a bookstore probably have the widest range of products available4 students marked "I sat this"#050171Would a town, a village or a city probably cover the largest area?4 students marked "I sat this"#050172Would fresh milk last longer in a fridge or in a cool cupboard?3 students marked "I sat this"#050173Would it be better to go jogging at noon or in the early morning, if you wanted to avoid the hottest part of the day?3 students marked "I sat this"#050174Would letter or email be the fastest way to get a message to your professor?4 students marked "I sat this"#050175Would you go to a pharmacy or a surgery to get a prescription filled after visiting a doctor?8 students marked "I sat this"#050176Would you measure the volume of bottled water in liters or kilos?10 students marked "I sat this"#050177What is the name of ground military forces?5 students marked "I sat this"#050178What do you call someone who cannot see?8 students marked "I sat this"#050179What do you call the middle of something?5 students marked "I sat this"#050180Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital?5 students marked "I sat this"#050181What is the process of teaching and learning called?7 students marked "I sat this"#050182What kind of book is written by a person about their own life?13 students marked "I sat this"#050183What is theredliquid thatflowsfromthe heartto therestof the body?4 students marked "I sat this"#050184What is the payment of a student's education by an organization called?3 students marked "I sat this"#050185What is the piece of paper with official information written on it called?7 students marked "I sat this"#050186What is the name of a building where you can borrow books?6 students marked "I sat this"#050187Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries?8 students marked "I sat this"#050188What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts?7 students marked "I sat this"#050189What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling?5 students marked "I sat this"#050190What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping?4 students marked "I sat this"#050191What is a person that belongs to an organization called?7 students marked "I sat this"#050192Who cuts men’s hair?11 students marked "I sat this"#050193What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other?5 students marked "I sat this"#050194What is a violent conflict between two or more countries?6 students marked "I sat this"#050195What do you call the number of people living in a specific area?4 students marked "I sat this"#050196What do you call a person that can’t hear?7 students marked "I sat this"#050197What is the day that someone is born?4 students marked "I sat this"#050198What is the financial plan of how much money you will spend over a period of time ?6 students marked "I sat this"#050199What planet do we live on?8 students marked "I sat this"#050200What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums?5 students marked "I sat this"