PTE TEST- Speaking: Read Aloud
Question #1
Look at the text below. In 37 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Richard Owen- a famed paleontologist devised the term dinosaur in 1842. The word derived from the Greek deinos infers "terrible" or "fearfully great," and sauros means "lizard" or reptile." Scientists stratify dinosaurs into two orders — Saurischians and Ornithischians. The classification is based on the structure of their hip bones. Dinosaurs, undoubtedly were the largest creatures to have existed on earth.
Question #2
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Technology can be deemed to be pretty good at regulating external reality to foster real biological fitness, however, it's an undeniable fact that it’s even better at rendering fake fitness — subjective indication of reproduction and survival without the real-world effects. Fitness-faking technology has a proclivity to evolve at a much faster pace even more than our psychological resistance.
Question #3
Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Noted author Ayn Rand’s magnum opus Atlas Shrugged traverses an anti-utopia where the productive class refuses to be ill-treated any further by the society. As the government exercises increased control over the industry, citizens who were the most productive, simply step back to follow a cult leader. Registered as one the classic masterpieces of all times, the magnum opus is worth a read.
Question #4
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
In current age, we tend to narrow-cast stories of vested human interest to each other, rather than choosing to broadcast messages that promote universal peace and development to other star systems. Perhaps, the same pathway was followed by the bright aliens too. I doubt that a certain period of narcissism is inevitable followed by the evolution of any intelligent life.
Question #5
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
The relation between narrative style and moral judgment in literature has always been much talked and deeply discussed about since ages. Narrative style can be interpreted as formal literary aspects employed by the author whilst the moral judgment can be referred to as a message conveyed by a particular text when referring to objects beyond itself.
Question #6
Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Post liberation of Nazi concentration camps post second world war and in the wake of the horrifying holocaust, the international community vowed to not let that happen ever again. There were however, a series of genocides taking place which for some reason or another couldn't be prevented as international actors failed to live up to their promise.
Question #7
Look at the text below. In 30 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
Year 2008 witnessed one of the most terrible market meltdowns ever in history. The financial system not only collapsed but also paralyzed the chances of resurgence anytime sooner. Researchers were keen on understanding the potential reasons behind the brink as there was not just one reason behind the financial disintegration.
Question #8
Look at the text below. In 30 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
A number of research works in years gone by, have delved into the small, spiny, marine invertebrate which is known as the sea urchin to all and sundry. It has been deduced that the genetic code demonstrates a close resemblance to that of humans leading us to conclude that sea urchins and humans share a common ancestor.