PTE Academic · current format
PTE scored mock test: see your predicted score in minutes.
All 22 current task types. A Pearson-style interface. AI speaking & writing scoring — and a predicted score you can actually trust. Start free.
Recording status
Recording
Speak now. Recording stops automatically.
The mock player runs in a distraction-free focus theme — exactly like exam day.
Why ours
Built to transfer to exam day.
Real exam fidelity
Top-right countdown that flashes red, Next-only navigation, the recording status box and no-replay audio. No surprises on the day.
Scoring you can trust
Speaking scored on fluency, pronunciation and content; writing on form, grammar and structure — with the methodology shown, not hidden.
A report that tells you why
Not just a number. Your per-skill breakdown, your 3 biggest leaks, and the exact order to fix them.
Every task, covered
All 22 scored task types.
The current format covers 22 scored task types, including two new Speaking & Writing tasks. We cover every one.
Speaking & Writing
~76–84 minRead Aloud
High ROIRead a ≤60-word text aloud. Scored on fluency + pronunciation only.
Scores: speaking · ×6–7
Repeat Sentence
High ROIHear 3–9s of audio, repeat it. Highest-frequency speaking task.
Scores: speaking · listening · ×10–12
Describe Image
High ROI25s prep, 40s to describe a chart, map or image.
Scores: speaking · ×5–6
Retell Lecture
Hear a ≤90s lecture, then re-tell it in 40s.
Scores: speaking · listening · ×2–3
Answer Short Question
Answer a short factual question in one or a few words.
Scores: listening · ×5–6
Summarize Group Discussion
NewSummarize a multi-speaker discussion in a 2-min spoken response.
Scores: speaking · listening · ×2–3
Respond to a Situation
NewGive a situationally appropriate spoken response. Tests pragmatic English.
Scores: speaking · ×2–3
Summarize Written Text
Condense a passage into one 5–75 word sentence. Form gate applies.
Scores: reading · writing · ×2
Write Essay
200–300 word argumentative essay in 20 minutes. Seven scored traits.
Scores: writing · ×1
Reading
~23–30 minR&W: Fill in the Blanks
High ROIDropdown cloze. The single biggest contributor to the Reading score.
Scores: reading · ×5–6
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Negative marking: −1 for wrong picks. Don't over-select.
Scores: reading · ×2–3
Reorder Paragraphs
Restore the correct order. Scored on adjacent pairs.
Scores: reading · ×2–3
Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Drag-and-drop cloze testing collocation + grammar.
Scores: reading · ×4–5
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
One correct answer. No negative marking.
Scores: reading · ×2–3
Listening
~31–39 minSummarize Spoken Text
Write a 50–70 word summary of an audio clip.
Scores: listening · writing · ×1
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Negative marking applies. Audio 80–120s.
Scores: listening · ×2–3
Fill in the Blanks
Type the missing words as you listen. Spelling counts.
Scores: listening · ×2–3
Highlight Correct Summary
Pick the summary that best matches the recording.
Scores: listening · reading · ×2–3
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
One correct answer based on a short recording.
Scores: listening · ×2–3
Select Missing Word
Choose the word that completes the recording.
Scores: listening · ×1–2
Highlight Incorrect Words
Click transcript words that differ from the audio. Negative marking.
Scores: listening · reading · ×2–3
Write from Dictation
High ROIType a short sentence verbatim. The highest-ROI task on the test.
Scores: listening · writing · ×3–4
Transparent scoring
How mock test scoring works.
Reading and Listening
Objective tasks (Fill in the Blanks, Multiple Choice, Re-order Paragraphs, Highlight Incorrect Words and the rest) are marked against the key with the same partial-credit and negative-marking rules as the real exam. Deterministic and exact.
Speaking and Writing
Open-ended answers are recorded, transcribed, and graded by an AI model on the trait dimensions Pearson scores: content, oral fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling and development, structure and coherence. Each trait maps onto the official 10 to 90 scale.
FAQ
Mock test questions.
Yes, free right now. Every full-length mock, all 40 section tests and the 220-question practice bank are free, with no card. We just ask for your email at the end so we can send your full scored report.
Yes — updated for the August 2025 PTE Academic format. All 22 current task types, about 2 hours, and a Pearson-style interface: top-right countdown, Next-only navigation, the 3-state recording box and audio that plays once. The point is face-validity so your practice transfers.
Speaking is scored on content, oral fluency and pronunciation, the same traits Pearson's automated marker uses; writing on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and structure. We show how each score is computed, no black box.
Yes. Take a full-length mock or a single section (e.g. Speaking) when you only need to drill one skill.
About 2 hours, the same as the real PTE Academic exam. The test runs through all three parts (Speaking & Writing, Reading, Listening) with no scheduled break, exactly like test day.
Speaking and Writing are AI-scored against the same trait rubrics Pearson uses (content, fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary). Reading and Listening use exact partial-credit marking. We aim to be slightly conservative so a practice 65 means roughly what a real 65 means.
Look for three things: coverage of all 22 current task types (including the two added in August 2025), real AI scoring of open-ended answers (not a template checker), and a detailed report that explains why you lost marks, not just a number.
Yes, for Speaking tasks. A laptop's built-in microphone works, but a USB headset gives cleaner audio. The test will ask for microphone access when you begin the Speaking & Writing section.
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Score predictor
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Practice by question type
Pick any of the 22 task types and drill it on its own, untimed.
PTE score chart
How raw performance maps to your overall PTE score.
PTE vocabulary decks
Topic-based academic vocabulary that appears in Reading, Listening and essay prompts.
PTE 65 strategy guide
The minimum-effort path to 65 in each skill, with task priorities.