Mongolian gerbils - PTE Writing Sample Answer
Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the passage. Mongolian gerbils, the kind that is kept as pets, are sometimes called sand rats, desert rats, yellow rats, antelope rats, or clawed jirds. Other related gerbils are bushy-tailed jird, fat-tailed gerbil or duprasi, Libyan jird, and Egyptian jird. Gerbils have the face of a squirrel and a tail resembling the tail of a rat. They are curious, friendly, and social animals. Because of their size, they make better pets for older children. They are also ideal for apartment dwellers because gerbils take up very little space. They should, however, be kept in a dry room with moderate temperature. The ideal place for gerbils' housing is a sturdy table from where they can watch the owners. Since gerbils have a social life, they should be bought in pairs. Gerbil babies are called pups. They may look cute, but a pair of gerbils that are a few months old would make better pets. Gerbils are fairly cheap to obtain and easy to keep, but they require some know-how and understanding like other pets. Thus, "Gerbils: The Complete Guide to Gerbil Care" is just the book and probably the best book to read on the subject.
Sample Answer
Gerbils are the kinds of rats that are kept as pets and are curious, friendly, and social animals that make better pets for older children and are ideal for apartment dwellers because of the less space they consume, however, they require some understanding like other pets and hence it is best to read a book on the subject.
