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Read Aloud
Read a short text out loud after 35 seconds of preparation. We score the recording itself for pronunciation, fluency and content.
About 2 min
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Free PTE practice test
26 real PTE questions from Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. Answer like the real test and get your score in seconds.
AI scores speaking, writing and listening in seconds
Start with SpeakingSpeaking
8 questions- AI score
Repeat Sentence
Hear a sentence once and say it back. The highest-value speaking item in the exam, because it also feeds your listening score.
About 1 min
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Describe Image
Describe a chart in 40 seconds after 25 seconds to study it. Where most candidates lose fluency marks.
About 2 min
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Re-tell Lecture
Listen to a short lecture and re-tell it in your own words. Scored on content as well as delivery, so notes matter.
About 3 min
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Answer Short Question
One question, one or two words back. Quick, and either right or wrong.
About 1 min
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Summarize Group Discussion
Listen to three people discuss a topic, then summarise what each of them argued. Added to the exam in 2024.
About 4 min
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Respond to a Situation
React out loud to an everyday situation, such as apologising or asking a favour. Scored on appropriacy, not just accuracy.
About 2 min
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Respond to a Situation (Core)
The PTE Core version of the same task, set in a workplace rather than a campus.
About 2 min
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Writing
4 questions- AI score
Summarize Written Text
Compress a passage into ONE sentence of 5 to 75 words. A single full stop too many costs you the form mark outright.
About 10 min
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Write Essay
A 200 to 300 word argument essay in 20 minutes, returned with the seven trait scores Pearson marks it on.
About 20 min
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Summarize Written Text (Core)
The PTE Core summary task, which allows a short paragraph rather than the single sentence Academic demands.
About 10 min
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Write Email (Core)
Write a workplace email covering three given points. PTE Core only, and marked on tone as well as grammar.
About 9 min
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Reading
5 questionsReading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Choose the right word for each gap from a dropdown. Scores both your reading and your writing, so it is worth practising twice.
About 3 min
Start Reading · Reading & Writing: Fill in the BlanksFill in the Blanks
Drag words into the gaps in a passage, with more words offered than gaps to fill.
About 3 min
Start Reading · Fill in the BlanksRe-order Paragraphs
Put scrambled sentences back into their original order. Marked pair by pair, so a near miss still scores.
About 3 min
Start Reading · Re-order ParagraphsMultiple Choice, Single Answer
One passage, one question, one correct option. No penalty for a wrong guess.
About 2 min
Start Reading · Multiple Choice, Single AnswerMultiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Several options are correct and a wrong tick cancels a right one, so guessing costs you marks here.
About 3 min
Start Reading · Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Listening
9 questions- AI score
Summarize Spoken Text
Listen to a lecture and write a 50 to 70 word summary. Marked on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and spelling.
About 10 min
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Summarize Spoken Text (Core)
The PTE Core version, with a shorter recording and a looser word range.
About 8 min
Start Listening · Summarize Spoken Text (Core) Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Tick every option the recording supports. A wrong tick cancels a right one.
About 3 min
Start Listening · Multiple Choice, Multiple AnswersFill in the Blanks
Type the missing words as you hear them. Spelling counts, and the audio plays only once.
About 3 min
Start Listening · Fill in the BlanksHighlight Correct Summary
Pick the paragraph that best summarises what you just heard.
About 3 min
Start Listening · Highlight Correct SummaryMultiple Choice, Single Answer
One recording, one question, one correct option.
About 2 min
Start Listening · Multiple Choice, Single AnswerSelect Missing Word
The last word or phrase of the recording is beeped out. Choose what belongs there.
About 2 min
Start Listening · Select Missing WordHighlight Incorrect Words
Follow a transcript while it is read aloud and click every word that differs. A wrong click cancels a right one.
About 3 min
Start Listening · Highlight Incorrect WordsWrite From Dictation
Type a sentence exactly as you hear it. Every correct word scores, so write down what you caught even if you missed the rest.
About 2 min
Start Listening · Write From Dictation
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