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No scientific derivations prove any aura of mystery…

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No scientific derivations prove any aura of mystery enveloping the Bermuda Triangle. Many theories pertaining to extraterrestrials, evil humans, anti gravity, magnetic field, oceanic flatulence and other technical sounding and weird hypothesis have been put forth. But a few investigators contrive ill luck, pirates, incompetence of navigators to be the cause of these missing ships and planes. A few die hard rationalists believe that there is no mystery element that needs to be explained as the figures pertaining to wrecks is common when there is such exceeding traffic on sea.

What main point is the author trying to make?

  1. ANo one has taken up serious investigation on the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
  2. BThe missing ships in the Bermuda Triangle’s domain perhaps were lost to identifiable reasons.
  3. CThe missing ships and planes around the Bermuda Triangle have aroused public curiosity.
  4. DThe Bermuda Triangle has always been shrouded in mystery
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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.