Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer · Part 2: Reading

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281 students marked "I sat this"Added 10 Apr 2020Question #080124

Choose the one correct answer.

If our language acts as a pair of glasses with tinted lenses, can we go one step further? Are these lenses actually distorting? Does our language predispose us to a particular line of thinking and warp our view of reality? Do the differences that exist between languages in their grammatical structure or in their vocabulary actually control our patterns of thought? As some linguists have asked: How different would Aristotle's logic have been if he had spoken Mandarin or Hopi?

What is the main issue which is concerning the writer?

  1. Athe way in which writers distort reality
  2. Bthe extent to which language influences thought
  3. Cthe causes of differences between languages
  4. Dthe reasons behind Aristotle's philosophy
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Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Multiple Choice, Single Answer

PromptText up to 110 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading

How it is scored

  • Scored as either correct or incorrect.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.