PTE Academic Practice Questions Practice Test
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- 1. Grammar for Academic English
The findings, ___ were published last year, have influenced current policy. Which choice is correct?
- a.who
- b.that
- c.which
- d.whom
Answer: c
Explanation: In a non-defining relative clause set off by commas and referring to a thing, 'which' is required. 'That' cannot introduce a non-defining clause, and 'who' refers to people.
- 2. Grammar for Academic English
The more data the team collected, the ___ their conclusions became. Which choice is correct?
- a.confident
- b.confidently
- c.most confident
- d.more confident
Answer: d
Explanation: The 'the more..., the more...' structure requires a comparative in both halves: 'the more confident'. A superlative or plain adjective breaks the pattern.
- 3. Grammar for Academic English
Having ___ the experiment three times, the students were confident in their results. Which choice is correct?
- a.ran
- b.run and
- c.run
- d.running
Answer: c
Explanation: The perfect participle 'having' is followed by a past participle: 'having run'. 'Ran' is the simple past and cannot follow 'having'.
- 4. Academic Vocabulary
The results were ___ with the researchers' original predictions. Which word best fits?
- a.consistent
- b.reluctant
- c.curious
- d.abundant
Answer: a
Explanation: 'Consistent with' means in agreement with, which fits results matching predictions. The other adjectives do not collocate with 'with' in this sense.
- 5. Academic Vocabulary
Further research is needed to ___ these preliminary findings. Which word best fits?
- a.dismiss
- b.exaggerate
- c.confirm
- d.ignore
Answer: c
Explanation: To 'confirm' findings is to verify them, which is the goal of further research. The other verbs would undermine or overstate the findings.
- 6. Word Forms
The data were ___ collected over a period of ten years. Which choice is correct?
- a.system
- b.systematically
- c.systematic
- d.systematize
Answer: b
Explanation: The blank modifies the verb 'collected', so an adverb is needed: 'systematically'. 'Systematic' is the adjective.
- 7. Word Forms
The professor asked us to ___ our sources at the end of the essay. Which choice is correct?
- a.cite
- b.citation
- c.cited
- d.citable
Answer: a
Explanation: After 'to', the base verb is needed: 'cite'. 'Citation' is the noun and does not follow the infinitive marker.
- 8. Connectors & Prepositions
The first experiment failed; ___, the team revised its method. Which choice is correct?
- a.nevertheless
- b.for instance
- c.consequently
- d.in contrast
Answer: c
Explanation: 'Consequently' signals a result: the failure led to a revised method. 'Nevertheless' would imply contrast, which does not fit the cause-and-effect here.
- 9. Connectors & Prepositions
The lecture focused ___ the ethical implications of the research. Which choice is correct?
- a.at
- b.to
- c.in
- d.on
Answer: d
Explanation: The verb 'focus' takes the preposition 'on': 'focused on the ethical implications'. The other prepositions do not collocate with 'focus'.
- 10. Common Usage Errors
Which sentence corrects the error in 'This research is different than previous studies'?
- a.This research is different to than previous studies.
- b.This research is more different than previous studies.
- c.This research is different from previous studies.
- d.This research is differ from previous studies.
Answer: c
Explanation: In formal written English, 'different' is followed by 'from': 'different from previous studies'. 'Different than' is considered nonstandard in academic writing.