50 PTE (Pearson Test of English)
Short Answer Practice Questions
with options + correct answers
(exam-style format):
✅ PTE Short Answer Questions (1–50)
🔹 General Knowledge (1–15)
1. What is the capital of France?
A) Berlin
B) Madrid
C) Paris
D) Rome
Answer: C) Paris
2. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Arctic
D) Pacific
Answer: D) Pacific
3. What is the currency of Japan?
A) Won
B) Yuan
C) Yen
D) Dollar
Answer: C) Yen
4. What planet is known as the Red Planet?
A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Jupiter
D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars
5. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
A) K2
B) Everest
C) Makalu
D) Kilimanjaro
Answer: B) Everest
6. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
A) Picasso
B) Van Gogh
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
Answer: C) Leonardo da Vinci
7. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
A) Go
B) Au
C) Gd
D) Ag
Answer: B) Au
8. What is the fastest land animal?
A) Lion
B) Tiger
C) Cheetah
D) Horse
Answer: C) Cheetah
9. What is the capital of Nepal?
A) Pokhara
B) Lalitpur
C) Kathmandu
D) Bhaktapur
Answer: C) Kathmandu
10. What is the largest organ in the human body?
A) Liver
B) Heart
C) Skin
D) Lungs
Answer: C) Skin
11. What gas do plants absorb?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Hydrogen
Answer: B) Carbon dioxide
12. Who discovered gravity?
A) Einstein
B) Newton
C) Galileo
D) Tesla
Answer: B) Newton
13. What is the capital of USA?
A) New York
B) Washington DC
C) Los Angeles
D) Chicago
Answer: B) Washington DC
14. What is the smallest prime number?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
Answer: C) 2
15. What is the boiling point of water?
A) 90°C
B) 50°C
C) 100°C
D) 120°C
Answer: C) 100°C
🔹 Science & Nature (16–30)
16. What is H₂O commonly known as?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Water
D) Salt
Answer: C) Water
17. What planet is closest to the Sun?
A) Venus
B) Mercury
C) Earth
D) Mars
Answer: B) Mercury
18. What is the largest bone in the human body?
A) Tibia
B) Femur
C) Humerus
D) Radius
Answer: B) Femur
19. What is the main gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Nitrogen
D) Carbon dioxide
Answer: C) Nitrogen
20. What is the process of plants making food called?
A) Respiration
B) Digestion
C) Photosynthesis
D) Fermentation
Answer: C) Photosynthesis
21. What is the unit of electric current?
A) Volt
B) Watt
C) Ampere
D) Ohm
Answer: C) Ampere
22. What is the center of an atom called?
A) Electron
B) Proton
C) Nucleus
D) Neutron
Answer: C) Nucleus
23. What is the hardest natural substance?
A) Gold
B) Iron
C) Diamond
D) Silver
Answer: C) Diamond
24. What planet has rings?
A) Mars
B) Jupiter
C) Saturn
D) Venus
Answer: C) Saturn
25. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
A) 0°C
B) 50°C
C) 100°C
D) 150°C
Answer: C) 100°C
26. What is the human heart's function?
A) Digest food
B) Pump blood
C) Control breathing
D) Store oxygen
Answer: B) Pump blood
27. What is the study of stars called?
A) Biology
B) Geology
C) Astronomy
D) Ecology
Answer: C) Astronomy
28. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
A) Earth
B) Jupiter
C) Saturn
D) Uranus
Answer: B) Jupiter
29. What is the process of water cycle evaporation?
A) Liquid to solid
B) Gas to liquid
C) Liquid to gas
D) Solid to gas
Answer: C) Liquid to gas
30. What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
A) O₂
B) Ox
C) O
D) Og
Answer: C) O
🔹 Language & Everyday Knowledge (31–40)
31. What is a synonym of “big”?
A) Small
B) Large
C) Thin
D) Short
Answer: B) Large
32. What is the opposite of “hot”?
A) Warm
B) Cold
C) Dry
D) Wet
Answer: B) Cold
33. What do we call a person who writes books?
A) Actor
B) Author
C) Teacher
D) Editor
Answer: B) Author
34. What is the plural of “child”?
A) Childs
B) Children
C) Childes
D) Childer
Answer: B) Children
35. What is a group of words forming a sentence called?
A) Phrase
B) Clause
C) Paragraph
D) Sentence
Answer: D) Sentence
36. What is punctuation used at the end of a question?
A) Period
B) Exclamation mark
C) Question mark
D) Comma
Answer: C) Question mark
37. What is the opposite of “happy”?
A) Joyful
B) Sad
C) Excited
D) Calm
Answer: B) Sad
38. What is a synonym of “fast”?
A) Slow
B) Quick
C) Late
D) Weak
Answer: B) Quick
39. What do we call a person who fixes pipes?
A) Teacher
B) Plumber
C) Doctor
D) Engineer
Answer: B) Plumber
40. What is a antonym of “strong”?
A) Powerful
B) Weak
C) Brave
D) Tall
Answer: B) Weak
🔹 Mixed General Knowledge (41–50)
41. What is the capital of India?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) New Delhi
D) Kolkata
Answer: C) New Delhi
42. What is the largest desert in the world?
A) Gobi
B) Sahara
C) Kalahari
D) Thar
Answer: B) Sahara
43. Who invented the light bulb?
A) Newton
B) Edison
C) Tesla
D) Galileo
Answer: B) Edison
44. What is the main language of Brazil?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Portuguese
D) French
Answer: C) Portuguese
45. What is the capital of Japan?
A) Osaka
B) Tokyo
C) Kyoto
D) Nagoya
Answer: B) Tokyo
46. What is the currency of USA?
A) Euro
B) Dollar
C) Pound
D) Yen
Answer: B) Dollar
47. What is the longest river in the world?
A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Ganga
D) Yangtze
Answer: B) Nile
48. What is the main source of energy for Earth?
A) Moon
B) Sun
C) Wind
D) Water
Answer: B) Sun
49. What is the capital of China?
A) Beijing
B) Shanghai
C) Hong Kong
D) Wuhan
Answer: A) Beijing
50. What is the chemical symbol for iron?
A) Ir
B) Fe
C) In
D) I
Answer: B) Fe
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