PTE question type guides
Each guide explains how one PTE task works, how it is scored, what tends to help and what to avoid — with a short worked example. Start with the tasks that count towards two skills, such as Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence and Write From Dictation.
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PTE Speaking practice
- Personal Introduction AI feedback · not scored PTE Academic & PTE Core How the PTE Personal Introduction works: the reading and recording times, why it is not scored, and how to use it as a warm-up for the Speaking section.
- Read Aloud AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Read Aloud works: the preparation and recording times, what is scored, practical strategies, common mistakes and a worked example.
- Repeat Sentence AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Repeat Sentence works: how long you have, how it is scored, memory strategies that help, common mistakes and an example.
- Describe Image AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Describe Image works: preparation and speaking time, what is scored, a simple structure for graphs, maps and pictures, and common mistakes.
- Re-tell Lecture AI score + feedback PTE Academic How PTE Re-tell Lecture works: the lecture length, preparation and speaking times, what is scored, note-taking strategies, common mistakes and an example.
- Answer Short Question AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Answer Short Question works: the question length, how long you have to answer, how it is marked, quick strategies and common mistakes.
- Summarize Group Discussion AI score + feedback PTE Academic How PTE Summarize Group Discussion works: the discussion length, preparation and speaking time, what is scored, a structure for your summary and common mistakes.
- Respond to a Situation AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Respond to a Situation works on PTE Academic and PTE Core: preparation and speaking times, what is scored, how to sound appropriate, and an example.
PTE Writing practice
- Summarize Written Text AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Summarize Written Text works: the time limit and word range, what is scored, a step-by-step method for a strong one-sentence summary, and common mistakes.
- Write Essay AI score + feedback PTE Academic How PTE Write Essay works: the time limit and word range, the seven scoring traits, a simple four-paragraph structure, common mistakes and an example outline.
- Write Email AI score + feedback PTE Core How PTE Core Write Email works: the time limit, how long to write, the scoring traits, a simple email structure, common mistakes and an example.
PTE Reading practice
PTE Listening practice
- Summarize Spoken Text AI score + feedback PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Summarize Spoken Text works on PTE Academic and PTE Core: audio length, time limit, word range, the scoring traits, a note-taking method and an example.
- Write From Dictation Instant scoring PTE Academic & PTE Core How PTE Write From Dictation works: the audio length, how each word is scored, spelling and listening strategies, common mistakes and an example.
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