PTE Academic
PTE practice
All 22 PTE Academic question types in the order of the real test, with 300 original practice questions each (6,600 in total), instant scoring, tips and your progress saved. The full mock tests use a separate set of questions. Scores are estimates.
Part 1: Speaking & Writing
About 54–67 minutes in the test
Personal Introduction
Introduce yourself for up to 30 seconds. It isn't scored.
Practise →Read Aloud
Read a short text aloud, clearly and naturally.
Practise →Repeat Sentence
Listen to a sentence once, then repeat it exactly.
Practise →Describe Image
Study a graph, chart or table for 25 seconds, then describe it in 40 seconds.
Practise →Retell Lecture
Listen to a short lecture, then retell it in your own words in 40 seconds.
Practise →Answer Short Question
Listen to a question and answer in one or a few words.
Practise →Summarize Group Discussion
Listen to a discussion between several people, then summarise it in 2 minutes.
Practise →Respond to a Situation
Read and hear a situation, then give a suitable spoken response in 40 seconds.
Practise →Summarize Written Text
Summarise a passage in ONE sentence of 5 to 75 words.
Practise →Write Essay
Write a 200–300 word argumentative essay in 20 minutes.
Practise →Part 2: Reading
About 29–30 minutes in the test
Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Choose the best word for each gap from a drop-down list.
Practise →Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Read a text and select ALL the correct options.
Practise →Re-order Paragraphs
Put jumbled sentences back in their logical order.
Practise →Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Move words from a box into the gaps in a text. There are extra words you won't need.
Practise →Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Read a passage and choose the one correct answer.
Practise →Part 3: Listening
About 30–43 minutes in the test
Summarize Spoken Text
Listen to a short lecture and write a 50–70 word summary in 10 minutes.
Practise →Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Listen to a recording and select ALL the correct options.
Practise →Listening: Fill in the Blanks
Listen and type the missing words into the transcript.
Practise →Highlight Correct Summary
Listen to a recording and choose the paragraph that best summarises it.
Practise →Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Listen to a recording and choose the one correct answer.
Practise →Select Missing Word
The recording stops before its last word (you hear a beep); choose the missing word.
Practise →Highlight Incorrect Words
Follow the transcript while listening and click the words that differ from the audio.
Practise →Write from Dictation
Listen to a sentence and type exactly what you hear.
Practise →New to PTE?
Read how the test works and how each task is scored before you start.
PTE Academic explainedFrequently asked questions
- Is this the official PTE test?
- No. These are original practice questions in the PTE Academic task formats, with estimated scores. The official test is run by Pearson.
- Does it cover every PTE question type?
- Yes: all 22 scored question types across Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening, plus the unscored personal introduction, in the order they appear in the test. Each scored type has 300 practice questions.
- Is there a full PTE mock test?
- Yes. The Mock test page has full PTE mock tests in the real three-part format, timed by part, with an estimated overall score out of 90 and scores for speaking, writing, reading and listening at the end.
- How are speaking answers scored?
- Your recording is turned into text. Content is checked word by word, and the AI examiner judges oral fluency and pronunciation from the transcript and your speaking pace. Without the AI, you get the content score and a pace-based fluency estimate.
- How is writing scored?
- The AI examiner scores content, grammar, vocabulary and spelling like PTE: on our servers for Premium members, and free through a Puter account for everyone else. Form (word and sentence count) is always checked exactly.
- What is my estimated PTE score?
- Each question keeps your latest score. We turn your share of the marks into the PTE 10–90 scale for each task and section, and average the sections you have practised. It is saved in this browser and is only an estimate.
Official practice material
Every question on this site is original, written to match the real test formats. Official questions belong to the test owners, so use them there too:
- PTE Academic (Pearson)
pearsonpte.com
Pearson's free sample questions and official scored practice tests, under Preparation. The scored practice tests use the real scoring, so they're the best check of your level before the exam.