PTE Tools
PTE tools, all in one place.
Everything interactive we have built, from full AI-scored mocks to a quick diagnostic and a score predictor. Quick email sign-in. We add new tools here as we build them.
Full mock tests
Full-length, AI-scored PTE Academic mocks across all three parts. Quick email sign-in.
Start now →10-minute diagnostic
An adaptive quick test that estimates your current band, so you know where you stand before a full mock.
Open →PTE score predictor
Estimate your likely overall and per-skill scores and see how far you are from your target.
Open →Practice by question
Drill any of the 22 task types one at a time, untimed, with instant feedback.
Open →Score chart (10 to 90)
See what each band on the official scale means and the score you need for study or a visa.
Open →Study plan builder
Pick your exam date, level and target to get a personalised, week-by-week plan with point-by-point daily actions.
Open →IELTS to PTE converter
Convert an IELTS band to its PTE Academic equivalent (and back), with CEFR levels and the PTE Core to CLB chart for Canada.
Open →PTE to CLB calculator
Convert PTE Core scores to the Canadian Language Benchmark, per skill and overall, with the CLB 7 and CLB 9 thresholds for Express Entry.
Open →Migration & university guides
Which score do you actually need?
Reference guides that pull the PTE cut scores you need for every major visa route and university, verified against the official source. Start here if you have not yet locked in your target score.
PTE University Requirements
PTE Academic cut scores at 40+ major universities across Australia, UK, Canada, NZ and Ireland. Search by institution.
Open →PTE for Australia PR
The 189/190/491 per-skill cut scores from the August 2025 change, Competent through Superior English, with points math.
Open →PTE for Canada
PTE Core (not Academic), the CLB conversion table, and how CLB translates to CRS points in Express Entry.
Open →PTE for New Zealand
Every NZ visa route (AEWV, SMC, Green List, Student, PSV) with the exact PTE Academic score you need.
Open →The complete toolkit
What are PTE tools, and how do you choose them?
PTE tools are the practice resources you use to prepare for PTE Academic: full AI-scored mock tests, a level diagnostic, single-task practice drills, a score calculator and score chart, a score predictor, templates, vocabulary lists and a study-plan builder. Each covers a different job, and a strong preparation uses one from every category rather than leaning on a single product.
When you compare PTE tools, judge them on three things: how realistically they score, whether they cover all 22 task types across the three parts of the exam, and whether the feedback is specific enough to act on. A mock that returns only a number tells you less than one that flags weak sub-skills such as fluency, pronunciation, grammar and spelling. Tools that mirror the real timing and interface also mean exam day holds no surprises.
Tool categories
The full set of PTE tools a candidate needs
What each type of tool does, when to reach for it, and the matching tool on this site. Cover every category and you have a complete preparation stack.
| Tool category | What it does | When to use it | Our tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full mock tests | Time-boxed, three-part exams that mirror the real PTE Academic sitting, scored by AI across all 22 task types. | Every 1 to 2 weeks through preparation, and twice in the final fortnight to build stamina. | Mock tests → |
| Level diagnostic | A short adaptive test that estimates your current band before you commit to a full mock. | On day one, so your study plan starts from a real baseline rather than a guess. | 10-minute diagnostic → |
| Scored practice and speaking feedback | Single-task drills with instant AI scoring, including pronunciation and fluency feedback on spoken answers. | Daily, targeted at your two or three weakest tasks between full mocks. | Practice by question → |
| Score calculator | Converts an official PTE score to CEFR and IELTS, and checks each skill against Australia’s per-skill cut scores. | After a real result, to see what your score is worth for a visa or an offer. | Score calculator → |
| Score chart | Maps every band on the 10 to 90 scale to CEFR levels and the score you need for study or a visa. | Early on, to lock in a realistic target before you start drilling. | Score chart (10 to 90) → |
| Score predictor | Estimates your likely overall and per-skill result and shows the gap to your target. | Mid-preparation, to decide whether you are ready to book the real exam. | Score predictor → |
| IELTS to PTE conversion | Converts an IELTS band to its PTE Academic equivalent and back, with CEFR and PTE Core to CLB references. | When you already have an IELTS result and want to know your PTE starting point. | IELTS to PTE converter → |
| Templates | Reusable answer frames for high-value tasks such as Essay, Describe Image and Retell Lecture. | Once you know the task types, to standardise structure and save thinking time under pressure. | PTE templates → |
| Vocabulary | Curated word lists and collocations that recur across PTE reading, listening and speaking tasks. | In short daily sessions across the whole preparation window. | Vocabulary lists → |
| Study plan builder | Builds a week-by-week plan with daily actions from your exam date, level and target score. | At the start, and again whenever your test date or target changes. | Study plan builder → |
| Official Pearson resources | Pearson publishes the scoring guide, the official practice app and paid scored tests that use the real algorithm. | Alongside third-party tools, to confirm the current format and question rules straight from the test maker. | On pearsonpte.com |
How to sequence them: start with the diagnostic and one full mock to find your baseline, drill weak tasks with per-question practice and templates, then track the climb with the score predictor. A study plan ties the sequence to your exam date.
FAQ
PTE tools, answered
PTE tools are the practice resources a candidate uses to prepare for PTE Academic: full AI-scored mock tests, a level diagnostic, single-task practice drills, a score calculator and score chart, a score predictor, templates, vocabulary lists and a study-plan builder. Together they cover diagnosis, targeted practice and progress tracking across all 22 task types.
Start with a diagnostic and a full mock test to find your baseline, then use single-task practice on your weak tasks, templates for the high-value writing and speaking items, and a score calculator to track progress. A study-plan builder ties them together. You do not need every tool at once, but you do need one from each category.
Judge a tool on scoring realism, coverage of all 22 task types, and whether it gives you feedback you can act on. A mock that only returns a number is less useful than one that flags weak traits like fluency or grammar. Prefer tools that mirror the real timing and interface so exam day holds no surprises.
Yes. Our mock tests and per-question practice span every task across the three parts of PTE Academic: Speaking and Writing, Reading, and Listening. You can drill any single task type on the practice page or sit a complete three-part mock scored by AI, which is the closest simulation of the real sitting.
A mock test is a full, timed three-part exam that produces an overall and per-skill score, best used to measure readiness. A practice drill isolates one task type so you can repeat it untimed and fix a specific weakness. Use drills to improve day to day and mocks roughly weekly to confirm the improvement is holding.
No, and ours deliberately does not try. Pearson states in its official Score Guide that the overall score is not an average of the four communicative skills, and it does not publish how the overall is calculated, so any tool that averages your four scores is inventing a number. What our calculator does do is convert a real PTE score to CEFR and IELTS and check each skill against Australia’s per-skill cut scores. For a projected result from your practice, use the score predictor.
Yes. Our scored speaking practice evaluates spoken answers for content, fluency and pronunciation, the same three traits Pearson names for its Speaking tasks. Because PTE speaking is machine-scored, practising against AI feedback is a close match for the exam, unlike human-marked tests where marker judgement varies from sitting to sitting.
Roughly once a week through most of your preparation, rising to two or three per week in the final fortnight to build exam stamina and time management. Always analyse the result before the next one; a mock without error analysis is time spent for little gain. Take your final mock about two days before the exam, not the day before.
Our practice, score chart and IELTS conversion resources reference both PTE Academic and PTE Core where relevant, including the PTE Core to CLB table used for Canada. Most task-level drills apply to both because the underlying skills overlap, but always confirm the exact task list for your test, since Academic and Core differ in some items.
No single paid product is required. A complete toolkit of mock tests, diagnostics, practice drills, a score calculator and a study plan covers the core of preparation. Pearson also sells official scored tests that use the real algorithm, which many candidates add near the end for a final calibration against the exact scoring engine.
Begin with the 10-minute diagnostic to estimate your current band, then take one full mock test to see a per-skill breakdown. Those two results tell you which task types to prioritise. From there, load a study plan and drill your weakest tasks daily, checking progress with the score calculator and predictor as you go.
Put the toolkit to work.
Start with a 10-minute diagnostic, then sit a full AI-scored mock test to see your per-skill breakdown.