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PTE Academic Practice

A practice format modelled on the published structure of this test. Questions are written by our team — they are not past papers.

Sections

Sections in order
SectionTimeQuestionsQuestion typesScoring
Speaking & Writing67 min—Speaking (recorded), WritingRule-based estimate
Reading30 min—Drag and drop, Choose the word, Multiple answers, Multiple choice, Re-orderAutomatic
Listening43 min—Writing, Multiple answers, Fill in the blanks, Multiple choice, Highlight words, DictationRule-based estimate

How the test runs

  • Sections run in a fixed order; you cannot go back to a finished section.

Scores reported

  • Listening (10–90) (estimate)
  • Reading (10–90) (estimate)
  • Speaking (10–90) (estimate)
  • Writing (10–90) (estimate)
  • Overall (10–90) (estimate)
  • CEFR (indicative) (estimate)