Free PTE Practice · PTE Academic & PTE Core
PTE Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening practice, each on its own. PTE Academic contains 22 scored task types; every one of them is practised here under real exam timing and returns a 10–90 band with the trait or item breakdown behind it. Then sit a sectional or full mock test to see which section is holding you back.
All 22 PTE task types under real exam timing, each scored on the 10–90 band.
Section Practice · Example
Practice attempts, not an official result.
At 61 it sits nine points below your next weakest section. The speaking report shows which trait is costing you, and on a VIP plan, which words.
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The Whole Exam
PTE Academic and PTE Core share the same three parts and the same 10–90 scale, so one set of section practice serves both. Many platforms score Speaking and Writing and leave Reading and Listening as bare answer keys. Here every section returns a band, and every Reading and Listening question explains its answer. Pick the section capping your overall score and work only on that.
7 tasks · Content, Oral Fluency and Pronunciation where they apply
Unbadged tasks appear in both Academic and Core. Each attempt returns the band and the three traits; a VIP plan adds the words the recognizer could not place.
Practise Speaking →3 task types · content, form, grammar, vocabulary and more
Marked trait by trait against the PTE scoring tables, with a comment on each trait and a model answer to compare against.
Practise Writing →5 tasks · partial credit and negative marking
Negative marking is modelled, so a guessed multiple-answer item costs you here the way it does on test day. Every question explains its answer.
Practise Reading →8 tasks · the largest task count of any section
Write from Dictation is marked word by word, because that is how the marks are actually awarded. Every objective question explains its answer.
Practise Listening →Exam Pattern
PTE Academic runs in three parts and contains 22 scored task types. Speaking and Writing share one timed block, Reading has its own, and Listening closes the test. PTE Core follows the same three-part shape and swaps Write Essay for Write Email. Every task type below is practised and scored here.
| Section | Tasks | Where and How Long | Scored Task Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 7 | Part 1 · 76–84 min shared with Writing | Read Aloud · Repeat Sentence · Describe Image · Re-tell Lecture · Answer Short Question · Summarize Group Discussion · Respond to a Situation |
| Writing | 2 | Part 1 · same block as Speaking | Summarize Written Text · Write Essay (Write Email in PTE Core) |
| Reading | 5 | Part 2 · 23–30 min | Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers · Re-order Paragraphs · Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Multiple Choice, Single Answer |
| Listening | 8 | Part 3 · 31–39 min | Summarize Spoken Text · Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers · Fill in the Blanks · Highlight Correct Summary · Multiple Choice, Single Answer · Select Missing Word · Highlight Incorrect Words · Write from Dictation |
Mock Tests
One section at a time on its own clock, or all four in exam order. Every run ends with a report: marks for each section, an estimated band on the 10–90 scale, and every answer to review.
A VIP plan makes them unlimited, along with scored speaking answers.
The Preparation Cycle
Six weeks of unfocused practice moves a band less than two weeks aimed at the section actually holding you back. This is the order that works.
Sit one sectional mock test per section and see which band is lowest.
65 or 79 changes what you practise, not just how much.
Single task types, exam timing, scored the moment you finish.
Trait comments in speaking and writing, the explanation for every reading and listening answer.
Every week or two. Stamina and accuracy fail in different ways.
One attempt is noise. Book the test when the trend clears your target.
How Our Scoring Works
This is not Pearson’s engine, and no third-party band — ours included — can be more than an estimate. Here is what ours actually does, and where it is weaker.
Deterministic. Right answers are right answers, and partial credit and negative marking follow the published rules. These are the bands to trust most.
Scored trait by trait against the PTE scoring tables, calibrated against publicly scored practice answers and fitted to the 10–90 scale. Directionally accurate; not identical to a real result.
Describe Image and Re-tell Lecture reward relevance in ways a model approximates. Use these as a trend across attempts, not single-attempt truth.
Score Chart
The PTE score chart runs from 10 to 90 in one-point steps, and PTE Academic and PTE Core both report on it. Pearson aligns that scale to the CEFR through the Global Scale of English. Practice bands here sit on the same scale, so you can read a practice result against the same row.
| PTE Overall | CEFR | Approx. IELTS | What That Band Usually Opens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86–90 | C2 | 8.5–9.0 | Above every published threshold, with headroom if one section dips on test day. |
| 79–85 | C1 | 8.0 | A common high target, and the bar for the most competitive postgraduate entry. |
| 71–78 | B2–C1 | 7.5 | Selective university entry and several professional registration bodies. |
| 63–70 | B2 | 7.0 | A common target (65), and standard postgraduate entry. |
| 55–62 | B1–B2 | 6.5 | The common undergraduate entry band at most universities. |
| 47–54 | B1 | 6.0 | A common minimum target (50), plus pathway and foundation entry. |
| 39–46 | A2–B1 | 5.5 | Below most academic entry requirements. |
| 31–38 | A2 | 5.0 | Below most academic entry requirements. |
The Obvious Question
Pearson runs its own AI-scored practice platform. It deserves a straight answer rather than silence, including the parts where they win.
| Comparison | Official PTE AI Practice | This Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | Official Pearson items | 11,814 items written to the current format |
| Scoring | Pearson’s own AI, on official items | Deterministic in Reading and Listening; a calibrated emulation in Speaking and Writing. We say which is which. |
| Feedback depth | Score plus AI Tutor guidance | Trait scores and comments in Speaking and Writing, the word-level speaking report on a plan, and an explanation for every Reading and Listening answer |
| Mock tests | Official mock tests | 334 sectional and 80 full mock tests, 1 a day free |
Study Centre
Practice is half of it. The rest is knowing what to do between attempts. Everything below is free to read.
Speak along with a model reading to build the rhythm and pace that Oral Fluency rewards.
Start shadowing →Scaffolds for Describe Image, Re-tell Lecture, Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion, each with a worked example.
Open the templates →How to learn the format, work against the clock and read every instruction, the habits that save the most marks.
Read the tips →Every guide and practice resource on the site, gathered in one place.
Open the study centre →Pricing
Reading, Writing and Listening practice is unlimited and free, with 5 scored speaking answers every day, with no card and no signup. Sign in for 1 free mock test a day. A VIP plan lifts both limits and unlocks the word-level speaking report. Plans renew every 7, 30, 90 or 180 days until you cancel, and you can cancel anytime from Profile.
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Questions People Ask
The nine questions test takers actually ask before their first session, answered in two or three sentences each.
Reading, Writing and Listening practice is unlimited and free. Speaking gives 5 scored answers a day, with no card and no signup. Sign in for 1 free mock test a day. It does not expire. A VIP plan lifts both limits and adds the word-level speaking report.
Twenty-two scored types: 7 in Speaking, 2 in Writing, 5 in Reading and 8 in Listening. PTE Core swaps Write Essay for Write Email and drops Re-tell Lecture and Summarize Group Discussion. Both variants are covered here.
PTE Academic runs in three parts and contains 22 scored task types: 7 in Speaking, 2 in Writing, 5 in Reading and 8 in Listening. Speaking and Writing share one 76–84 minute block, Reading takes 23–30 minutes and Listening 31–39. PTE Core keeps the same three-part shape and swaps Write Essay for Write Email.
79 sits at CEFR C1 and corresponds to roughly IELTS 8.0 on Pearson's 2026 concordance. 79, 65 and 50 are common targets; check the score your university, employer or visa body asks for.
Speaking and Writing together take 76–84 minutes on test day, Reading 23–30, and Listening 31–39. Our mock tests run each section on its own clock with no pause button.
No. This is not Pearson's engine. Reading and Listening are marked deterministically against the published rules; Speaking and Writing are a calibrated emulation on the 10–90 scale. Read any band here as an estimate, and the trend across attempts as the useful part.
Yes. There are 80 full mock tests that run Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening in exam order, each section on its own clock, plus 334 sectional mock tests for one section at a time. Each ends with a report: marks per section and an estimated band.
Yes. Choose Academic or Core once in the menu and every practice list and mock test follows it. Tasks that appear in only one variant are labelled that way.
Yes, both. Their questions are official and theirs is the only AI scoring Pearson itself stands behind, so sit their mock before test day. Use this for daily volume and for feedback that shows the trait, the word and the answer you missed.
Sit one sectional mock test per section, see which band is lowest, then drill only that. Free to sign in, no card.