Pearson PTE General Practice Test
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Sample practice questions
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- 1. Everyday Grammar
Choose the correct tense: 'While I ___ dinner, the phone rang.'
- a.cooked
- b.was cooking
- c.have cooked
- d.cook
Answer: b
Explanation: The past continuous 'was cooking' describes an action in progress that was interrupted by a shorter past action ('rang').
- 2. Everyday Grammar
Select the correct option: 'There isn't ___ milk left in the fridge.'
- a.many
- b.a few
- c.several
- d.much
Answer: d
Explanation: 'Milk' is uncountable, so the quantifier 'much' is used in the negative. 'Many', 'a few', and 'several' go with countable nouns.
- 3. Everyday Grammar
Complete: 'I wish I ___ more time to finish the project.'
- a.have
- b.had
- c.will have
- d.am having
Answer: b
Explanation: 'I wish' about a present situation is followed by the past simple to express an unreal wish, so 'had' is correct.
- 4. Everyday Vocabulary
Select the best fit: 'He made a ___ decision and later regretted it.'
- a.hearty
- b.healthy
- c.handy
- d.hasty
Answer: d
Explanation: 'Hasty' means done too quickly without thought, which fits a decision that was later regretted. The other words are unrelated.
- 5. Everyday Vocabulary
Choose the correct word: 'Could you ___ the door open while I carry this box?'
- a.catch
- b.hold
- c.take
- d.grab
Answer: b
Explanation: 'Hold the door open' means to keep it open, which fits the situation. 'Catch' and 'grab' suggest a sudden action, not keeping it open.
- 6. Building the Right Word
Complete: 'She spoke ___ about her travels in South America.'
- a.passionately
- b.passionate
- c.passion
- d.passions
Answer: a
Explanation: An adverb is needed to describe how she spoke. 'Passionately' is the adverb form.
- 7. Building the Right Word
Choose the correct form: 'The success of the event depended on careful ___.'
- a.prepare
- b.prepared
- c.preparation
- d.preparing
Answer: c
Explanation: A noun is needed after the adjective 'careful'. 'Preparation' is the noun form of 'prepare'.
- 8. Linking Words & Prepositions
Select the best connector: 'We can go to the beach ___ the weather is fine.'
- a.as long as
- b.in spite of
- c.despite
- d.although
Answer: a
Explanation: 'As long as' introduces a condition: the trip depends on fine weather. The other options signal contrast.
- 9. Linking Words & Prepositions
Select the best linker: '___ finishing her degree, she travelled around Europe.'
- a.During
- b.While
- c.After
- d.Since
Answer: c
Explanation: 'After + -ing' shows that travelling happened once the degree was finished. 'During' and 'while' would imply the events overlapped.
- 10. Common Mistakes
Identify the error-free sentence.
- a.She's lived here since she was born.
- b.She's living here since she was born.
- c.She lives here since she was born.
- d.She's lived here for she was born.
Answer: a
Explanation: A state continuing from the past to now uses the present perfect with 'since' + a starting point: 'has lived here since she was born'.