PTE Reading Practice 1
Welcome to your first reading practice set. This session focuses on Fill in the Blanks and Re-order Paragraphs. Remember to keep track of your time—aim to finish these exercises in 10 minutes.
Exercise 1: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Select the most appropriate word for each blank from the options provided.
Text: "The impact of climate change on global agriculture is (1) __________ . Researchers have (2) __________ that yields of staple crops like wheat and corn could drop by 10% in the coming decades. To (3) __________ this crisis, farmers must adopt more (4) __________ irrigation techniques."
Options:
(1) significant / trivial / optional
(2) doubted / concluded / ignored
(3) exacerbate / address / stimulate
(4) wasteful / sustainable / traditional
Options:
(1) significant / trivial / optional
(2) doubted / concluded / ignored
(3) exacerbate / address / stimulate
(4) wasteful / sustainable / traditional
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Answers: (1) significant, (2) concluded, (3) address, (4) sustainable.
Logic: The text discusses a crisis, so the impact is "significant" and we need to "address" it with "sustainable" methods.
Logic: The text discusses a crisis, so the impact is "significant" and we need to "address" it with "sustainable" methods.
Exercise 2: Re-order Paragraphs
Arrange the following sentences in the correct logical order.
A) This process, known as photosynthesis, is essential for life on Earth.
B) Plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food.
C) It also releases oxygen into the atmosphere as a byproduct.
D) Without this oxygen, most organisms would be unable to survive.
B) Plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into food.
C) It also releases oxygen into the atmosphere as a byproduct.
D) Without this oxygen, most organisms would be unable to survive.
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Correct Order: B-A-C-D
Logic: B introduces the main action. A identifies the process by name ("This process"). C adds a secondary result ("It also"). D explains the consequence of that result ("Without this oxygen").
Logic: B introduces the main action. A identifies the process by name ("This process"). C adds a secondary result ("It also"). D explains the consequence of that result ("Without this oxygen").
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