Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is…
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Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic color, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. It is the most difficult color for the eye to take in, so it can be overpowering if overused. Yellow enhances concentration, hence it is used for legal pads. It also speeds metabolism.
Opens question #010031 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter.|While it is considered an optimistic color,‖people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms,|and babies will cry more.‖It is the most difficult color for the eye to take in,|so it can be overpowering if overused.‖Yellow enhances concentration,|hence it is used for legal pads.‖It also speeds metabolism.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| metabolism | me·TAB·o·li·sm | /məˈtæbəlɪzəm/ |
| concentration | con·cen·TRA·tion | /kɑnsənˈtreɪʃən/ |
| optimistic | op·ti·MIS·tic | /ɑptəˈmɪstɪk/ |
| considered | con·SID·ered | /kənˈsɪdɚd/ |
| attention | at·TEN·tion | /əˈtɛnʃən/ |
61 words, aim for 23–28 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after color, more, overused and pads; the final sentence It also speeds metabolism is short, so slow it down.
Where marks are usually lost
Stress me·TAB·o·li·sm, at·TEN·tion, con·SID·ered on the second syllable; con·cen·TRA·tion and op·ti·MIS·tic on the third. Keep the -s in tempers, rooms, babies, enhances, pads, speeds. Don't hesitate before metabolism — the last word is the one examiners hear most clearly.
General tip: five short sentences mean five falling tones; drop your pitch at each full stop instead of running them together.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 明快阳光的黄色很吸引注意。虽然它被认为是乐观的颜色，人们在黄色房间里更容易发脾气，婴儿也会哭得更多。它是眼睛最难接收的颜色，所以如果过度使用会让人难以承受。黄色能增强注意力，因此被用于法律便笺本。它还能加快新陈代谢。
हिन्दी: प्रसन्न, धूप-सा पीला रंग ध्यान खींचने वाला है। हालाँकि इसे आशावादी रंग माना जाता है, लोग पीले कमरों में अधिक बार आपा खोते हैं और बच्चे ज़्यादा रोते हैं। यह आँख के लिए ग्रहण करने में सबसे कठिन रंग है, इसलिए अधिक उपयोग होने पर यह हावी हो सकता है। पीला एकाग्रता बढ़ाता है, इसलिए इसे लीगल पैड के लिए उपयोग किया जाता है। यह चयापचय को भी तेज़ करता है।
नेपाली: हँसिलो, घमाइलो पहेँलो रंगले ध्यान खिच्छ। यसलाई आशावादी रंग मानिए पनि, मानिसहरू पहेँला कोठाहरूमा बढी रिसाउँछन् र बच्चाहरू बढी रुन्छन्। यो आँखाले ग्रहण गर्न सबैभन्दा गाह्रो रंग हो, त्यसैले धेरै प्रयोग गरिएमा यो अत्यधिक हावी हुन सक्छ। पहेँलोले एकाग्रता बढाउँछ, त्यसैले यो लिगल प्याडमा प्रयोग गरिन्छ। यसले चयापचय पनि छिटो बनाउँछ।
Tiếng Việt: Màu vàng tươi sáng, rực rỡ rất thu hút sự chú ý. Dù được coi là màu lạc quan, người ta hay mất bình tĩnh hơn trong các căn phòng màu vàng và trẻ sơ sinh sẽ khóc nhiều hơn. Đó là màu mắt khó tiếp nhận nhất, nên nếu dùng quá nhiều có thể gây choáng ngợp. Màu vàng tăng cường sự tập trung, vì thế được dùng cho sổ ghi chép pháp lý. Nó cũng đẩy nhanh quá trình trao đổi chất.
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; Pronunciation; Oral fluency |
How it is scored
- Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
- If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
- You can record your response only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.