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Free PTE Academic practice test

Over 10,000 questions from real PTE exams, in all 22 question types. You get a score as soon as you answer, and thousands of questions are free.

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How your answers are marked

After each question, you see your score, the right answer and where you lost marks.

Partial credit and negative marking follow Pearson's rules, so a wrong answer loses the same marks as in the real test.

Each spoken answer gets three scores: content, fluency and pronunciation.

Speaking, Read Aloud

Question 4 of 10

Graded

12 / 15

Content
5 / 5

The words you said, checked against the text

Oral fluency
4 / 5

Pace, phrasing, and where you hesitated

Pronunciation
3 / 5

How close your vowels and word stress are to a native speaker

Contributes to Speaking. 58 of 58 words matched, so you lost marks only on fluency and pronunciation.

An example score for one Read Aloud question.

What our students scored

  • PTE Academic score report for Gia Thanh Tran. Overall 90. Listening 90, reading 90, speaking 90, writing 90.
  • PTE Academic score report for Xu Zihan. Overall 90. Listening 90, reading 90, speaking 89, writing 90.
  • PTE Academic score report for Lin Chenxi. Overall 85. Listening 89, reading 90, speaking 90, writing 72.
  • PTE Academic score report for Chen Yuxin. Overall 84. Listening 82, reading 84, speaking 83, writing 85.
  • PTE Academic score report for Zhang Ruoxi. Overall 75. Listening 80, reading 85, speaking 58, writing 78.
  • PTE Academic score report for Li Wenjie. Overall 74. Listening 75, reading 70, speaking 88, writing 62.
  • PTE Academic score report for Wu Peiyao. Overall 72. Listening 74, reading 79, speaking 76, writing 60.

Test format

The test takes 2 hours 10 minutes to about 2 and a half hours, with no break. You get a score from 10 to 90 overall and for each skill.

The 22 question types

Part 1: Speaking and writing

76 to 84 minutes

  • Read Aloud

  • Repeat Sentence

    Hear a sentence once, then say it back word for word.

  • Describe Image

    Describe a graph, chart, map or picture in 40 seconds.

  • Re-tell Lecture

  • Answer Short Question

    Answer in a word or two.

  • Respond to a Situation

    New in 2025.

  • Summarize Group Discussion

    New in 2025.

  • Summarize Written Text

    Write your summary in one sentence.

  • Essay

    200 to 300 words in 20 minutes.

Part 2: Reading

23 to 30 minutes

  • Multiple Choice, single answer

  • Multiple Choice, multiple answers

    Wrong choices count against you.

  • Re-order Paragraphs

  • Fill in the Blanks, drag and drop

  • Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks

    Choose each missing word from a dropdown list.

Part 3: Listening

31 to 39 minutes

  • Summarize Spoken Text

    Write a summary of 50 to 70 words.

  • Multiple Choice, single answer

  • Multiple Choice, multiple answers

    Wrong choices count against you.

  • Fill in the Blanks

    Type the missing words as you listen.

  • Highlight Correct Summary

  • Select Missing Word

    The recording stops before the end. Choose the words that finish it.

  • Highlight Incorrect Words

    Wrong clicks count against you.

  • Write from Dictation

    Hear a sentence once and type it word for word.

Common questions

Is the PTE practice free?

Yes, to start. About 3,500 of our more than 11,000 questions are free, in 19 of the 22 question types. One full mock test is free too. With Pro, you get every question and every mock test.

Can I take a full PTE mock test?

Yes. Our mock tests are based on real exams and have all three parts, timed like the real test. You get your overall score and a score for each skill. You can also practise one question type at a time, in sets of ten questions.

Do the questions come from real PTE tests?

Yes. Over 10,000 questions were reported by test takers from real PTE Academic tests between 2022 and 2026, and about 340 come from Pearson's official practice tests.

How is speaking scored without an examiner?

Our engine listens to your recording. It checks your content against the task. It scores pronunciation and fluency separately, each out of 5, as in Pearson's score guide.

Does it include the new 2025 question types?

Yes. Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion are both here, with the same timing as the real test.

What PTE score do I need for Australian migration?

For tests taken from 7 August 2025, each skill has its own minimum. Proficient English needs 58 in listening, 59 in reading, 76 in speaking and 69 in writing. Superior English needs 69 in listening, 70 in reading, 88 in speaking and 85 in writing. Tests taken before that date use the old scores.
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