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
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.
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.
214 practice questions · A chart is on the screen. Describe its main features in order into the microphone.
213 practice questions · Read the lecture on the screen, then explain the main ideas in your own words into the microphone.
214 practice questions · Answer the short question into the microphone in a few words. The score checks the words that were heard.
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.
213 practice questions · Read the situation on the screen, then explain into the microphone what you would say or do.
211 practice questions
Writing templates
213 practice questions · Read the passage and write its main idea in one sentence. The word limit on this template is 5–75 words.
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.
211 practice questions
211 practice questions
Reading templates
212 practice questions · Read the passage and choose the correct word from the dropdown for each missing space.
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.
212 practice questions · Arrange the mixed-up sentences into a logical paragraph. Each adjacent pair in the right order scores one point.
212 practice questions · Drag the correct words from the word bank into the missing spaces in the passage. Each correct space is one point.
212 practice questions · Read the passage and select the one best answer from the options.
Listening templates
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.
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.
212 practice questions · Read the transcript and type the missing words into the gaps.
212 practice questions · Read the script and choose the written summary that best matches its main ideas.
212 practice questions · Read the script and select the one correct answer.
212 practice questions · The line ends with a missing word. Select the option that completes it.
212 practice questions · Follow the transcript and select the words that differ from what was said.
212 practice questions · Type the sentence exactly as it is in the script. Spelling and word order are scored.
211 practice questions