PTE Academic writing questions with model answers
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Should companies be required to publish all employee salaries?
Question + model answer βAre EV purchase incentives the best use of public money for the environment?
Question + model answer βDoes failure teach more than success?
Question + model answer βShould music be compulsory in schools because it boosts other subjects?
Question + model answer βJudging employees by results instead of hours: advantage or not?
Question + model answer βDo international sporting events unite countries or waste money?
Question + model answer βWhat problems come from living against natural day and night cycles?
Question + model answer βExam results alone, or interviews and essays too: which admissions are fairer?
Question + model answer βAre fast fashion's social and environmental costs too high?
Question + model answer βWhat happens when remote workers leave big cities?
Question + model answer βShould popular heritage sites limit how many visitors they admit?
Question + model answer βDo the advantages of a higher retirement age outweigh the disadvantages?
Question + model answer βShould money spent on space exploration be spent on Earth instead?
Question + model answer βDo public libraries still deserve public funding?
Question + model answer βShould schools make community service compulsory?
Question + model answer βDo the advantages of taxing low-cost flights outweigh the disadvantages?
Question + model answer βShould new doctors be required to serve in rural or public hospitals?
Question + model answer βDo open-plan offices help or harm the way people work?
Question + model answer βShould advertising aimed at young children be banned?
Question + model answer βDoes a country gain more from vocational training than from more university places?
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