PTE Snacks V6 16 Flashcards
1501 Which vitamin is essential for the formation of normal bones and teeth?
Vitamin D
1502 What is the architecture with smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb?
Pyramid
1503 What do we call a stone that is transparent, and when it is cut and polished, valued as a precious gem?
Diamond
1504 Which one belongs to oriental countries, Japan or Canada?
Japan
1505 What is the opposite situation of flood?
Drought
1506 Which climate zone do the countries like Vietnam and Thailand belong to?
Tropical zone / tropics
1507 What do we call an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage away from houses?
Sewer
1508 Which heavenly body does the word ‘lunar’ relate to ?
Moon
1509 What do we call the line in the far distance where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea?
Horizon
1510 What is the system of American government?
Federalism
1511 What is the southernmost continent in the earth?
Antarctica
1512 What do we call the son of a king or queen?
Prince
1513 What do we call a piece of iron that attracts objects made of iron towards it?
Magnet / magnetic-iron
1514 What do we call one half of the earth, especially the half above or below the equator?
Hemisphere
1515 What is the force that things fall to the ground when they are dropped in the earth?
Gravity
1516 What do we call an expert who studies birds?
Ornithologist
1517 What do we call an opening or a door in the deck of a ship or the bottom of an aircraft, through which goods to be carried are passed?
Hatch / hatchway / trap door / trapdoor
1518 How do we describe something that can be processed and used again?
Recyclable
1519 What do we call a company that pays the cost of an event in order to advertise?
Sponsor
1520 What do we call the dark area that sometimes appears on the sun’s surface?
Sunspot
1521 What do we call a female heir, especially one who has received or will receive a large amount of money?
Heiress / inheritress / inheritrix
1522 Which organ of our body is related to the word “gastric”?
Stomach
1523 What is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen?
Chirography / penmanship / calligraphy
1524 What do we call a small open area of grass in a forest?
Glade
1525 What do we call an entertainer who performs difficult physical acts such as jumping and balancing, especially in a circus?
Acrobat
1526 What do we call the condition of being unable to sleep?
Insomnia / sleeplessness
1527 How many millimeters is one centimeter equal to?
Ten
1528 What do we call the length of a line that goes around a circle or any other curved shape?
Circumference/ Perimeter
1529 What do we call the regular beating of blood through your body, and you can feel it especially when you touch your wrist?
Pulse / Sphygmus
1530 Which organ does the word “cerebral” relate to?
Brain
1531 What do we call an animal or plant that has parents of different species or varieties?
Hybrid / crossbreed
1533 What do we call a small bed for a baby that can be pushed gently from side to side?
Cradle
1534 What do we call a person who gives evidence in court?
Witness
1535 What do we call the army that fight on horses?
Cavalry
1536 How do we call the soldiers that fight on foot?
Infantry
1537 Which word is related to physical disability, handicap or obstacle?
Handicap
1538 What do we call animals with no backbone?
Invertebrate
1539 What do we call a very young form of an insect that looks like a worm?
Larva / larvae
1540 Which word is used to refer to a person who learns skills from others, master or apprentice?
Apprentice
1541 What is the part that is inside a nut’s or a seed’s shell ?
Kernel
1542 What do we call a vehicle equipped for carrying the injured or sick?
Ambulance
1543 What do we call the head of a court?
Judge
1544 How often is a quarterly journal published?
Every three months / once a quarter
1545 What is the part of the leg below the thigh?
Shank / calf
1546 What do we call the industry which involves designing, building and flying of aircrafts?
Aviation
1547 What do you call the medicine that is used against headache?
Pain killer / painkiller
1549 What do you call the brother of your father or mother?
Uncle
1550 What is the top surface inside the room?
ceiling
1551 What do we call drawings or writing on a wall, especially in a public place?
Graffiti
1552 What do we call the people who move from one country to another country, usually for work or a better life?
Migrants
1553 How do we describe the food that is not cooked?
Raw / uncooked
1554 What do we call the line between a sunset and the sea?
Sea-sky-line / horizon
1555 When you bake a cake, what do you put the cake into?
Oven
1556 What does the word ‘T V’ stand for?
Television
1557 Who serves and helps passengers in a plane?
Flight attendant / cabin crew / air hostess / steward / stewardess
1558 Who flies an airplane?
Pilot
1559 What is ‘BA’ for, such as history and literature?
Bachelor of art
1560 What do we call the clothes that need washing?
Laundry
1561 What do we call the state of believing in oneself?
Confidence / confident / self- confidence / self- confident
1562 How do dumb people communicate with others?
Body language/sign language
1563 What are breakfast, lunch, and dinner examples of?
Meal/Food
1565 How many days does it take for a full moon to occur?
Thirty
1566 What do you use in a non-verbal communication with expressions to convey a message effectively?
Body language / sign language
1567 What do we call the behavior of not buying products from an exact company as a way of protesting?
boycott
1568 What is the term for a large, luxurious car, often driven by a chauffeur?
Limousine
1569 What do you call a place with lodging, food, and other services for travelers?
hotel
1570 What is the term for a journey, especially a long one, involving travel by sea or in space?
Voyage
1571 What do we call a short trip taken for pleasure, usually lasting a day?
Excursion
1572 What do we call a document issued by a country to its citizens allowing them to travel abroad?
Passport
1573 What is the term for a piece of land surrounded by water?
Island
1574 What do we call the area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it?
Valley
1575 What is the term for a large crack or opening in the earth’s surface?
Crevice
1576 What do we call the process of wearing away soil and rock by water, wind, or other natural agents?
Erosion
1577 What is the name for the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by movement of the earth’s crust?
Earthquake
1578 What is the term for an intense snowstorm with high winds and low visibility?
Blizzard
1579 What do you call the gradual increase in the overall temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect?
Global Warming
1580 What do we call the sudden occurrence of intense high winds, often with rain, snow, or hail?
Storm
1581 What is the name of the atmospheric layer closest to Earth’s surface, where most weather occurs?
Troposphere
1582 What is the term for a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall?
drought
1583 What is the name of the current geological epoch, starting from the end of the last Ice Age?
Holocene
1584 What do we call the average weather conditions in an area over a long period?
climate
1585 What is the term for an extended period of armed conflict between nations or states?
war
1586 What do you call the vehicle used in combat with heavy armor and typically armed with a large cannon?
tank
1587 What do we call the ground forces of a military organization?
Army
1588 What is the term for a large painting or decoration, created either directly on a wall or ceiling or on a canvas attached to the wall?
Mural
1589 What do we call the area of art concerned with arranging and composing dance movements and patterns?
Choreography
1590 What is the term for a fast, rough drawing made to capture the basic elements and structure of a scene?
Sketch
1591 What do you call the art of making two-dimensional images move, often used in cartoons and films?
Animation
1592 What is the name for a three-dimensional work of art, typically created by shaping or combining materials?
sculpture
1593 What do we call a drawing or painting of a person, especially one showing only the face or head and shoulders?
portrait
1594 What is the term for a symbol that represents an unknown quantity in an equation?
variable
1595 What do we call the sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon?
Perimeter
1596 What is the term for the shape formed by the set of all points in a plane that are a certain distance from a given point?
circle
1597 What do we call a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are equal?
Equation
1598 What is the mathematical term for a quantity representing the chance of a particular outcome in an uncertain situation?
Probability
1599 What is the term for the distance from the center of a circle to any point on its circumference?
Radius
1600 What is the term for the middle number in a sorted list of numbers?
Median