PTE English Test — All Modules Explained

Several tasks use more than one skill at the same time. Each module below has a practice template for every question type. Sign in and choose Practice to open it.

1. Overview of all PTE modules

Speaking templates

Read Aloud

218 practice questions · A passage stays on the screen. Read every word into the microphone in one smooth pass. The score counts the script words heard in the recording.

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Repeat Sentence

214 practice questions · You will hear a sentence once. Repeat it exactly into the microphone. The sentence stays hidden until you submit, and the score counts the words that were heard.

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Describe Image

214 practice questions · A chart is on the screen. Describe its main features in order into the microphone.

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Retell Lecture

213 practice questions · Read the lecture on the screen, then explain the main ideas in your own words into the microphone.

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Answer Short Question

214 practice questions · Answer the short question into the microphone in a few words. The score checks the words that were heard.

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Summarize Group Discussion

213 practice questions · The speakers are written on the screen because this set has no audio file. Summarize their main points, opinions, and differences into the microphone.

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Respond to a Situation

213 practice questions · Read the situation on the screen, then explain into the microphone what you would say or do.

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Respond to a Situation (Core)

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Writing templates

Summarize Written Text

213 practice questions · Read the passage and write its main idea in one sentence. The word limit on this template is 5–75 words.

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Write Essay

213 practice questions · Write 200–300 words with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The form score checks that length. Grammar and ideas are not auto-graded.

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Summarize Written Text (Core)

211 practice questions

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Write Email (Core)

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Reading templates

Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)

212 practice questions · Read the passage and choose the correct word from the dropdown for each missing space.

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Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

212 practice questions · Read the passage and select all the correct options. An incorrect selection reduces the score for that question, and the score cannot fall below zero.

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Reorder Paragraph

212 practice questions · Arrange the mixed-up sentences into a logical paragraph. Each adjacent pair in the right order scores one point.

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Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)

212 practice questions · Drag the correct words from the word bank into the missing spaces in the passage. Each correct space is one point.

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer

212 practice questions · Read the passage and select the one best answer from the options.

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Listening templates

Summarize Spoken Text

212 practice questions · Read the script as the recording and write a summary of 50–70 words. You have 10 minutes for the task. Grammar and ideas are not auto-graded.

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Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

212 practice questions · Read the script and select all the correct answers. Select an option only when it matches the script. A wrong choice reduces the score, which cannot fall below zero.

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Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

212 practice questions · Read the transcript and type the missing words into the gaps.

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Highlight Correct Summary

212 practice questions · Read the script and choose the written summary that best matches its main ideas.

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer

212 practice questions · Read the script and select the one correct answer.

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Select Missing Word

212 practice questions · The line ends with a missing word. Select the option that completes it.

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Highlight Incorrect Words

212 practice questions · Follow the transcript and select the words that differ from what was said.

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Write from Dictation

212 practice questions · Type the sentence exactly as it is in the script. Spelling and word order are scored.

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Summarize Spoken Text (Core)

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