PTE Speaking: Short Answer Questions (1–200)

PTE Speaking: Short Answer Questions (1–200)

General Knowledge

1.      What do we call a person who writes novels?
Answer: Novelist

2.      What is the capital of Nepal?
Answer: Kathmandu

3.      How many days are there in a week?
Answer: Seven

4.      What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars

5.      What do bees produce?
Answer: Honey

6.      How many months are there in a year?
Answer: Twelve

7.      What gas do humans breathe in?
Answer: Oxygen

8.      Which animal is called the king of the jungle?
Answer: Lion

9.      What is H₂O commonly known as?
Answer: Water

10. What do we call frozen water?
Answer: Ice

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🔹 Science & Technology

11. What device is used to measure temperature?
Answer: Thermometer

12. What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis?
Answer: Leaf

13. What do we call energy from the sun?
Answer: Solar energy

14. What gas do plants absorb?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

15. What instrument measures earthquakes?
Answer: Seismograph

16. What do we call the study of weather?
Answer: Meteorology

17. What is the hardest natural substance?
Answer: Diamond

18. What organ pumps blood?
Answer: Heart

19. What do we call a scientist who studies living things?
Answer: Biologist

20. What is the main source of energy on Earth?
Answer: Sun

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🔹 Geography

21. What is the largest ocean?
Answer: Pacific Ocean

22. Which country has the largest population?
Answer: China

23. What do we call land surrounded by water?
Answer: Island

24. What is the longest river in the world?
Answer: Nile

25. Which continent is Nepal in?
Answer: Asia

26. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest

27. What do we call the imaginary line around the Earth?
Answer: Equator

28. Which desert is the largest?
Answer: Sahara

29. What do we call molten rock under Earth?
Answer: Magma

30. What is the capital of Japan?
Answer: Tokyo

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Education & Language

31. What do we call a person who teaches?
Answer: Teacher

32. What do we call a place with many books?
Answer: Library

33. What is the plural of “child”?
Answer: Children

34. What punctuation ends a question?
Answer: Question mark

35. What do we call words with similar meanings?
Answer: Synonyms

36. What is the opposite of “hot”?
Answer: Cold

37. What do we call a book about a person’s life?
Answer: Biography

38. What do we call spoken communication?
Answer: Speech

39. What do we call incorrect spelling?
Answer: Misspelling

40. What is the past tense of “go”?
Answer: Went

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 Health & Human Body

41. How many lungs do humans have?
Answer: Two

42. What do we call a doctor for teeth?
Answer: Dentist

43. What organ helps us see?
Answer: Eyes

44. What vitamin comes from sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D

45. What do we call a disease that spreads?
Answer: Infection

46. What part of the body helps us think?
Answer: Brain

47. What do we call regular physical activity?
Answer: Exercise

48. What liquid flows in veins?
Answer: Blood

49. What do we call medicine for pain?
Answer: Painkiller

50. What is the normal human body temperature?
Answer: 37°C

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 Technology & Daily Life

51. What device is used to make calls?
Answer: Mobile phone

52. What do we use to type on a computer?
Answer: Keyboard

53. What do we call unwanted emails?
Answer: Spam

54. What is used to browse the internet?
Answer: Browser

55. What do we call an electronic letter?
Answer: Email

56. What device stores data?
Answer: Hard drive

57. What do we call online shopping?
Answer: E-commerce

58. What do we use to click on screen?
Answer: Mouse

59. What do we call social media messages?
Answer: Posts

60. What do we call a computer error?
Answer: Bug

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 Environment & Nature

61. What do we call cutting down trees?
Answer: Deforestation

62. What gas causes global warming?
Answer: Carbon dioxide

63. What do we call reused waste?
Answer: Recycling

64. What energy comes from wind?
Answer: Wind energy

65. What do we call protection of nature?
Answer: Conservation

66. What is polluted air called?
Answer: Smog

67. What do we call endangered animals?
Answer: Wildlife

68. What do we call natural disasters?
Answer: Calamities

69. What do we call rain with thunder?
Answer: Storm

70. What covers most of the Earth?
Answer: Water

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 Business & Economics

71. What do we call money earned?
Answer: Income

72. What do we call money saved in bank?
Answer: Deposit

73. What do we call buying and selling?
Answer: Trade

74. What do we call money paid for work?
Answer: Salary

75. What do we call a person who buys?
Answer: Customer

76. What do we call a place to buy goods?
Answer: Market

77. What do we call price increase?
Answer: Inflation

78. What do we call money borrowed?
Answer: Loan

79. What do we call business profit?
Answer: Revenue

80. What do we call joblessness?
Answer: Unemployment

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Miscellaneous (81–200)

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81. Shape with three sides? Triangle

82. Tool to cut paper? Scissors

83. Opposite of tall? Short

84. Device to tell time? Clock

85. Animal that barks? Dog

86. Vehicle that flies? Aeroplane

87. Place to watch movies? Cinema

88. Device for photos? Camera

89. Natural satellite of Earth? Moon

90. Tool to write? Pen

91. Season with snow? Winter

92. Opposite of fast? Slow

93. Tool to measure weight? Scale

94. Place to treat patients? Hospital

95. Object that reflects light? Mirror

96. Vehicle on rails? Train

97. Person who flies planes? Pilot

98. Tool to clean floors? Broom

99. Opposite of day? Night

100.                     Shape with no corners? Circle

PTE Speaking: Short Answer Questions (101–200)

Daily Life & Objects

101.                     What do we use to unlock a door?
Answer: Key

102.                     What do we call a vehicle with two wheels?
Answer: Bicycle

103.                     What do we use to drink water?
Answer: Glass

104.                     What do we call a place to sleep?
Answer: Bedroom

105.                     What do we use to cut vegetables?
Answer: Knife

106.                     What do we call a printed newspaper?
Answer: Daily

107.                     What do we wear on feet?
Answer: Shoes

108.                     What do we use to clean hands?
Answer: Soap

109.                     What do we call a moving staircase?
Answer: Escalator

110.                     What do we call a seat with arms?
Answer: Chair

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Travel & Transport

111.                     What do we call a place where planes land?
Answer: Airport

112.                     What document is needed to travel abroad?
Answer: Passport

113.                     What do we call travel by air?
Answer: Flight

114.                     What do we call a long journey?
Answer: Trip

115.                     What vehicle runs underground?
Answer: Metro

116.                     What do we call a person who drives a bus?
Answer: Driver

117.                     What do we call road signs?
Answer: Signals

118.                     What do we call a place to stay overnight?
Answer: Hotel

119.                     What do we call travel for pleasure?
Answer: Tourism

120.                     What do we call a bag for travel?
Answer: Luggage

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Food & Drinks

121.               What do we call the first meal of the day?
Answer: Breakfast

122.                     What drink contains caffeine?
Answer: Coffee

123.                     What do cows produce?
Answer: Milk

124.                     What do we call food cooked outdoors?
Answer: Barbecue

125.                     What do we call food without meat?
Answer: Vegetarian

126.                     What do we call sweet food after meals?
Answer: Dessert

127.                     What do we call boiled rice?
Answer: Rice

128.                     What do we call unhealthy food?
Answer: Junk food

129.                     What do we call food from restaurants?
Answer: Cuisine

130.                     What do we call preserved food?
Answer: Canned food

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🔹 Education & Work

131.                     What do we call a university teacher?
Answer: Professor

132.                     What do we call a final exam?
Answer: Test

133.                     What do we call money for education?
Answer: Scholarship

134.                     What do we call a person who studies?
Answer: Student

135.                     What do we call office work time?
Answer: Working hours

136.                     What do we call a job interview?
Answer: Interview

137.                     What do we call a group discussion?
Answer: Meeting

138.                     What do we call a certificate after graduation?
Answer: Degree

139.                     What do we call a short training?
Answer: Workshop

140.                     What do we call professional skills?
Answer: Expertise

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Science & Health

141.                     What do we call a medicine doctor?
Answer: Physician

142.                     What organ helps digestion?
Answer: Stomach

143.                     What do we call lack of vitamins?
Answer: Deficiency

144.                     What do we call body immunity?
Answer: Resistance

145.                     What do we call regular health check?
Answer: Check-up

146.                     What do we call mental stress?
Answer: Anxiety

147.                     What do we call body fitness?
Answer: Health

148.                     What do we call study of the body?
Answer: Anatomy

149.                     What do we call sleeping disorder?
Answer: Insomnia

150.                     What do we call blood pressure check?
Answer: BP test

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Environment & Society

151.                     What do we call dirty water?
Answer: Sewage

152.                     What do we call noise pollution?
Answer: Noise

153.                     What do we call protection of animals?
Answer: Wildlife conservation

154.                     What do we call reusable energy?
Answer: Renewable energy

155.                     What do we call climate change cause?
Answer: Global warming

156.                     What do we call tree planting?
Answer: Afforestation

157.                     What do we call plastic waste?
Answer: Litter

158.                     What do we call clean surroundings?
Answer: Sanitation

159.                     What do we call public awareness?
Answer: Campaign

160.                     What do we call law and order?
Answer: Justice

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 Technology & Media

161.                     What do we call online meetings?
Answer: Video conference

162.                     What do we call a website address?
Answer: URL

163.                     What do we call computer memory?
Answer: RAM

164.                     What do we call fake online news?
Answer: Misinformation

165.                     What do we call internet addiction?
Answer: Cyber addiction

166.                     What do we call a search engine?
Answer: Google

167.                     What do we call digital money?
Answer: Cryptocurrency

168.                     What do we call online learning?
Answer: E-learning

169.                     What do we call social networking sites?
Answer: Social media

170.                     What do we call data protection?
Answer: Cyber security

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 Miscellaneous

171.                     What do we call a person who paints?
Answer: Painter

172.                     What do we call a musical instrument with keys?
Answer: Piano

173.                     What do we call a place of worship?
Answer: Temple

174.                     What do we call national flag symbol?
Answer: Emblem

175.                     What do we call a public holiday?
Answer: Festival

176.                     What do we call morning prayer?
Answer: Worship

177.                     What do we call traditional clothes?
Answer: Costume

178.                     What do we call a sports competition?
Answer: Tournament

179.                     What do we call Olympic sports event?
Answer: Olympics

180.                     What do we call teamwork skill?
Answer: Cooperation

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Final Set

181.                     What do we call a person who helps others?
Answer: Volunteer

182.                     What do we call spoken language accent?
Answer: Accent

183.                     What do we call human behavior study?
Answer: Psychology

184.                     What do we call moral values?
Answer: Ethics

185.                     What do we call problem solving skill?
Answer: Reasoning

186.                     What do we call decision making power?
Answer: Authority

187.                     What do we call leadership quality?
Answer: Leadership

188.                     What do we call time management skill?
Answer: Planning

189.                     What do we call self-confidence?
Answer: Confidence

190.                     What do we call lifelong learning?
Answer: Education

191.                     What do we call job satisfaction?
Answer: Fulfillment

192.                     What do we call career growth?
Answer: Promotion

193.                     What do we call public speaking fear?
Answer: Stage fright

194.                     What do we call creative thinking?
Answer: Innovation

195.                     What do we call goal achievement?
Answer: Success

196.                     What do we call personal improvement?
Answer: Development

197.                     What do we call social responsibility?
Answer: Accountability

198.                     What do we call human rights protection?
Answer: Equality

199.                     What do we call peace agreement?
Answer: Treaty

200.                     What do we call lifelong ambition?
Answer: Goal