PTE Reading practice
Reading is the second part of the test and runs on one shared timer for all of its questions, so pacing matters as much as accuracy. The tasks check that you can follow academic or everyday texts, choose words that fit both meaning and grammar, and work out how a text is organised.
Reading question types
PTE Academic
- Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Reorder Paragraph
- Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
PTE Core
- Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Reorder Paragraph
- Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
What makes the difference
- Fill in the Blanks tasks reward collocations — words that naturally go together — as much as meaning. Read the whole sentence before choosing.
- Multiple-answer questions take marks away for wrong choices, so only pick options you can support from the text.
- Keep an eye on the part timer: there is no separate clock per question.
Guides for this skill
- PTE Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks: Tips and Strategy How PTE Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks works: the dropdown format, how each blank is scored, grammar and collocation strategies, and common mistakes.
- PTE Read Aloud: Format, Scoring and Tips How PTE Read Aloud works: the preparation and recording times, what is scored, practical strategies, common mistakes and a worked example.
Other skills: PTE Speaking practice · PTE Writing practice · PTE Listening practice
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