Part 1: Speaking & Writing
PTE Answer Short Question questions: page 5
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 5 of 13: #050401 to #050500, by question number.
#050401What can we call the one who speaks less?5 students marked "I sat this"#050402What can we call the practice of having several wives?2 students marked "I sat this"#050403What can we call the practice of having several husbands?6 students marked "I sat this"#050404What can we call the practice of having two wives or husbands?2 students marked "I sat this"#050405How do we describe a behaviour or idea the prohibited by law?5 students marked "I sat this"#050406What is the word used to describe that through which light cannot pass?1 student marked "I sat this"#050407What is the word used to describe that through which light can partly pass?1 student marked "I sat this"#050408How do we describe that through which light can pass?2 students marked "I sat this"#050409What is the word used to describe that which is against law?1 student marked "I sat this"#050410A燽ook written by an unknown author, what can we call the author?2 students marked "I sat this"#050411What does AM stand for?1 student marked "I sat this"#050412What does PM stand for?1 student marked "I sat this"#050413What can we call zero-degree longitude?4 students marked "I sat this"#050414What can we call the longitude that divides the earth in East and West hemisphere?0 students marked "I sat this"#050415What does AD mean?1 student marked "I sat this"#050416What does BC mean?2 students marked "I sat this"#050417What can we call a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership, favoring collectivism in a classless society?0 students marked "I sat this"#050418What can we call an economic system based on private ownership of capital?5 students marked "I sat this"#050419What can we call an economic system based on state ownership of capital?4 students marked "I sat this"#050420What can we call a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations?1 student marked "I sat this"#050421What is shortened form of a word or phrase called?2 students marked "I sat this"#050422What can we call an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf?4 students marked "I sat this"#050423What is a relatively flat highland called?3 students marked "I sat this"#050424What can we call a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land?2 students marked "I sat this"#050425What is a large natural stream of water called?2 students marked "I sat this"#050426What can we call someone supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show?3 students marked "I sat this"#050427What can we call the Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds?0 students marked "I sat this"#050428What can we call the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing?0 students marked "I sat this"#050429What can we call an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure?0 students marked "I sat this"#050430What stage is a ten-year old child in?9 students marked "I sat this"#050431What can we call the science or practice of drawing maps?2 students marked "I sat this"#050432What do we call a line of latitude north of the south pole?4 students marked "I sat this"#050433Where is 180-degree longitude?0 students marked "I sat this"#050434Where is the latitude 90-degree North?2 students marked "I sat this"#050435What is correlation with a cause?11 students marked "I sat this"#050436What can we call the situation ‘Existing in fact’ whether or not with lawful authority?0 students marked "I sat this"#050437What can we call a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river?2 students marked "I sat this"#050438What can we call a strip of land projecting into a body of water?0 students marked "I sat this"#050439What can we call the sport running at a moderately swift pace or running for exercise?2 students marked "I sat this"#050440What does FYI mean?1 student marked "I sat this"#050441What are the two holes in your nose that use to breathe?2 students marked "I sat this"#050442What does UFO mean?0 students marked "I sat this"#050443What does DOB mean?1 student marked "I sat this"#050444What does BTW mean?1 student marked "I sat this"#050445What does NASA mean?1 student marked "I sat this"#050446What can we call an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay?1 student marked "I sat this"#050447What can we call a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water?0 students marked "I sat this"#050448What do we call the principal character in a work of fiction?1 student marked "I sat this"#050449What do we call the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapour?0 students marked "I sat this"#050450What do we call a field of cultivated and mowed grass?0 students marked "I sat this"#050451What is the adjective relating to the sky?2 students marked "I sat this"#050452What can we call the process to make something become liquid through heating?3 students marked "I sat this"#050453What is the activity to cook foods (primarily meat) on a grill by using fire or hot coals called?4 students marked "I sat this"#050454What can we call the movement to cook in an oven by using heat?1 student marked "I sat this"#050455What do we call the process of pressing and stretching dough, usually used with making bread?0 students marked "I sat this"#050456What is the process to transfer liquid from one container to another called?1 student marked "I sat this"#050457What can we call the preparation of food by heating it so that the food is not raw?1 student marked "I sat this"#050458What is the process to put two or more things together?1 student marked "I sat this"#050459What is the word used to describe dividing into small parts by rubbing on a serrated surface, usually used with cheese?1 student marked "I sat this"#050460What do we call the movement of a knife to separate or divide?2 students marked "I sat this"#050461What is the word used to describe mixing liquid ingredients by moving a spoon around in a circular motion?2 students marked "I sat this"#050462What can we call the existing state of affairs?0 students marked "I sat this"#050463An artisan who makes jewellery and other objects out of gold, what’s his job?1 student marked "I sat this"#050464What do we call a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil?2 students marked "I sat this"#050465What can we call a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work?2 students marked "I sat this"#050466What can we call a person who makes or repairs shoes?0 students marked "I sat this"#050467What can be used to describe desert: aridity or humidity?4 students marked "I sat this"#050468What does it mean by ‘fortnight’?3 students marked "I sat this"#050469What is the book with map?1 student marked "I sat this"#050470Before airplanes were invented, how did people travel from America to Europe?15 students marked "I sat this"#050471What system does the earth belong to?5 students marked "I sat this"#050472In the word 'postgraduate', what does 'post' mean?3 students marked "I sat this"#050473What is the opposite of positive?2 students marked "I sat this"#050474When you create a table, the data in horizontal dimension is organized in rows and the data in vertical dimension is organized in what?1 student marked "I sat this"#050475What do we call the thread in the center of a candle?3 students marked "I sat this"#050476What's the opposite of maximize?2 students marked "I sat this"#050477If a species is described as venomous, what substance it has?3 students marked "I sat this"#050478What is the shape of an egg?0 students marked "I sat this"#050479Under which circumstance would you describe the economy as a good one, the one with high unemployment or low unemployment?3 students marked "I sat this"#050480What natural resource is used by a carpenter?6 students marked "I sat this"#050481If you are happy with an agreement, what would you like to put at the bottom of the contract with the date?2 students marked "I sat this"#050482How many hemisphere does the equator split the earth into??4 students marked "I sat this"#050483If a conference is held annually, how often is it held?2 students marked "I sat this"#050484In mathematics and arithmetic, there are addition, multiplication, division What is the other one?3 students marked "I sat this"#050485Which one is a past tense: “has gone”, ”went”, or ”going”?1 student marked "I sat this"#050486How many days are there in February during a leap year?3 students marked "I sat this"#050487What is the most catching line of the newspaper?1 student marked "I sat this"#050488What is the adjective to describe the creatures that no longer exist?1 student marked "I sat this"#050489Which one is not a mammal: elephant, kangaroo, butterfly or dolphin?0 students marked "I sat this"#050490What can you call the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material?2 students marked "I sat this"#050491Which one can be put into a backpack, a book or a table?0 students marked "I sat this"#050492What do ornithologists study, humans, birds or machines?1 student marked "I sat this"#050493What instrument do you use when long-distance learning?0 students marked "I sat this"#050494If you have a toothache, who would you go to?2 students marked "I sat this"#050495What can we call a person who studies teeth?3 students marked "I sat this"#050496What do we call a person who working in the street or in a crosswalk?1 student marked "I sat this"#050497What does an altitude measure?2 students marked "I sat this"#050498What do we call a festival which is held every four years gathering people together as a sporting event?3 students marked "I sat this"#050499To which of our sense do all of the following words relate: rough, smooth and soft?0 students marked "I sat this"#050500Which of the following sports is more dangerous, parachuting or jogging?1 student marked "I sat this"