PTE READING EXAM JUNE 2018 – MCQ SINGLE ANSWER WITH ANSWERS

PTE READING – MCQ SINGLE ANSWER WITH ANSWERS

Below are “PTE Reading MCQ Singles Answer” Questions, please read the paragraph carefully and choose ONE answer out of four.

QUESTION 1

Jupiter has 2-1/2 times more mass as compared to all other planets put together. Besides, its diameter is 11 times more than Earth’s diameter. Because of its size, the scientists were also forced into believing that it became a star. Gasses and dust contracted to build the planet and immense pressure was created by the gravitational forces along with tens of thousands of degrees of temperature. However, unlike the Sun, the unavailability of sufficient mass required to create the temperature which can initiate fusion reaction, Jupiter relatively got coller over a period of time.

Question: What’s the main idea of the passage?

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a. Comparison of Jupiter’s temperature with other planets.

b. Size of Jupiter compared to other planets.

c. Jupiter’s development as compared to Earth over a period.

d. Jupiter’s development as compared to Sun.

QUESTION 2

The artists were not a rich man’s frivolous addtion to his entourage but an essential part of a scientific team in the age before photography. Their  principle task was to draw the specimens that the scientists collected. Although the naturalists, such as Banks, intended to preserve some of their specimens and take them home to England, it would not be practical to do so with all of them. Banks also expected to dissect certain animals, and the artists would preserve a record of this work. In addition to their scientific drawings, Banks wanted the artists to sketch the people and places they visited.

Question: Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

a. Dissecting specimens was not as useful as taking them to England.

b. Photography eventually made scientific expeditions more productive.

c. Artists performed a variety of tasks in early scientific explorations.

d. Natualists themselves were often talented artists.

QUESTION 3

When he was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Newcastle, even John Robertson himself must surely have looked back in wonder at his astonishing rise to success. The year was 1910, and those assembled were to hear not only of this generosity to the University, which enabled it ti contribute to the pioneering research into tropical disease being carried out at that time, but also of his humanitarian work in southern Africa, where he was ahead of his time in improving the working conditions of local mine workers. To those who knew John in his youth, it will have come as no surprise to hear of his success. He was now enjoying the rewards of the fierce determination, desire to succeed and extraordinary ability to acquire knowledge, which they had noticed in the young man.

Question: What does the reader of this text learn about John Robertson?

a. He was born in Africa.

b. His abilities were evident at a young age.

c. He studied medicine.

d. He completed his degree in 1910

QUESTION 4

Every day millions of lights and computers are left on in deserted offices, apartments and houses. Environmental activists say that simply switching them off could cut Sydney’s greenhouse gas emissions by five percent over the next year. Per capita, Australia is one of the world’s largest producers of carbon dioxide and other gases that many scientists believe are helping to warm the Earth’s atmosphere, causing climate upset. A long-standing drought and serious water shortages in Australia have focused much attention on climate change. Some experts warn higher temperatures could leave this nation of 20 million people at the mercy of more severe droughts and devastating tropical cyclones.

Question: One present indicator of climate change in Australia is …?

a. Gas emissions

b. Environmental activists

c. Carbon dioxide

d. Drought

ALL ANSWERS BELOW –

QUESTION 1: d. Jupiter’s development as compared to Sun.

QUESTION 2: c. Artists performed a variety of tasks in early scientific explorations.

QUESTION 3: b. His abilities were evident at a young age.

QUESTION 4: a. Gas emissions