Environmental Dimensions of Fast Fashion: PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer practice questions

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PTE Academic and PTE Core

Updated Oct 2026

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Microfibre Shedding from Synthetic Textiles

Speaker: Indian English

Plays once, as in the test: no pausing or replay

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What is the speaker's main point about synthetic garments?

ATheir laundering significantly contributes to marine plastic pollution.
BTheir production requires considerably more water than natural fibres.
CWastewater facilities successfully filter out all microfibres they produce.
DThey absorb fewer toxic chemicals than other oceanic contaminants.

Chemical Runoff in Garment Dyeing

Speaker: British English

Plays once, as in the test: no pausing or replay

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According to the speaker, what is one major environmental effect of textile effluent?

AIt increases installation expenses for local agricultural irrigation systems.
BIt renders waterless dyeing technologies completely ineffective in rivers.
CIt prevents sunlight from penetrating water and disrupts plant photosynthesis.
DIt accelerates the growth of aquatic plants by introducing nutrient compounds.

Global Trade in Discarded Clothing

Speaker: American English

Plays once, as in the test: no pausing or replay

0:00 / 0:44

What is the speaker's primary purpose in the talk?

ATo encourage consumers to purchase second-hand clothing from local charity shops.
BTo highlight the unintended global waste problems caused by exporting discarded clothes.
CTo explain how used synthetic garments are recycled into new textile products.
DTo advocate for the complete closure of informal clothing markets in developing nations.

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Microfibre Shedding from Synthetic Textiles

Chemical Runoff in Garment Dyeing

Global Trade in Discarded Clothing

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