Mock Preparation
Learn every question type, then practise it
A visual guide to each of the 22 PTE Academic question types: what you see, how long you get, how it is scored and how to answer it well.
- Test lengthAbout 2 hours
- Questions65–75 questions
- Question types22 question types
- Score scale10–90
Some tasks are scored for two skills at once (integrated skills), so one answer can raise two of your four skill scores.
Part 1: Speaking & Writing
About 76–84 minutes · 9 question types- 6–7 in a testRead AloudA text of up to 60 words on screenSpeaking
- 10–12 in a testRepeat SentenceA recorded sentence of 3–9 secondsListeningSpeaking
- 5–6 in a testDescribe ImageA graph, chart, map, diagram or pictureSpeaking
- 2–3 in a testRe-tell LectureA lecture of up to 90 seconds (an image appears first)ListeningSpeaking
- 5–6 in a testAnswer Short QuestionA spoken question of 3–9 secondsListening
- 2–3 in a testSummarize Group DiscussionA discussion between three people, up to 3 minutesListeningSpeaking
- 2–3 in a testRespond to a SituationA situation of up to 60 words, shown and read outSpeaking
- 2 in a testSummarize Written TextA passage of up to 300 wordsReadingWriting
- 1 in a testWrite EssayAn essay question of 2–3 sentencesWriting
Part 2: Reading
About 23–30 minutes · 5 question types- 5–6 in a testReading & Writing: Fill in the BlanksA text of up to 200 words with gaps; each gap has a drop-down listReading
- 2–3 in a testMultiple Choice, Multiple AnswersA text of up to 350 words and a question with several optionsReading
- 2–3 in a testRe-order ParagraphsText boxes of up to 110 words in total, in the wrong orderReading
- 4–5 in a testReading: Fill in the BlanksA text of up to 80 words with gaps, and a box of words (more words than gaps)Reading
- 2–3 in a testMultiple Choice, Single AnswerA text of up to 110 words and a question with several optionsReading
Part 3: Listening
About 31–39 minutes · 8 question types- 1 in a testSummarize Spoken TextA recording of 60–90 secondsListeningWriting
- 2–3 in a testMultiple Choice, Multiple AnswersA recording of 80–120 seconds and a question with several optionsListening
- 2–3 in a testFill in the BlanksA recording of 30–60 seconds and its transcript with gapsListening
- 2–3 in a testHighlight Correct SummaryA recording of 30–90 seconds and several summary paragraphsListeningReading
- 2–3 in a testMultiple Choice, Single AnswerA recording of 30–60 seconds and a question with several optionsListening
- 1–2 in a testSelect Missing WordA recording of 20–70 seconds that ends with a beep instead of the last word or wordsListening
- 2–3 in a testHighlight Incorrect WordsA recording of 15–50 seconds and a transcript with some words changedListeningReading
- 3–4 in a testWrite from DictationA short recorded sentence of 3–5 secondsListeningWriting
Format and scoring follow Pearson's published PTE Academic materials. PTE Preparation is an independent practice platform, not affiliated with Pearson.