Task practice - PTE Core
PTE task practice
Choose one official task type from its exam section. Integrated tasks show the module they belong to, the stimulus you receive, and the response you must produce.
Speaking and Writing
50-65 min - 8 task types
Personal Introduction
Personal Intro- Stimulus
- Read prompt
- Response
- Record introduction
- Skills
- Speaking
- Mock count
- Varies
- Available
- 1
Read Aloud
Recorded Speech- Stimulus
- Read text
- Response
- Read aloud
- Skills
- Speaking, Reading
- Mock count
- 6-7 per mock
- Available
- 1
Repeat Sentence
Recorded Speech- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Repeat aloud
- Skills
- Listening, Speaking
- Mock count
- 10-12 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 40s recording
Describe Image
Recorded Speech- Stimulus
- View visual
- Response
- Record spoken response
- Skills
- Speaking
- Mock count
- 3-4 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 25s prep, 40s response
Respond to a Situation
Recorded Speech- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Record spoken response
- Skills
- Speaking
- Mock count
- 2-4 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 20s prep, 40s response
Answer Short Question
Recorded Speech- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Record spoken response
- Skills
- Listening, Speaking
- Mock count
- 5-6 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 10s recording
Summarize Written Text
Short Summary- Stimulus
- Read text
- Response
- Type written summary
- Skills
- Reading, Writing
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 10 min response
Write Email
Email- Stimulus
- Read text
- Response
- Type written response
- Skills
- Writing
- Mock count
- 2-3 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 9 min response
Reading
27-37 min - 5 task types
Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Dropdown Blanks- Stimulus
- Read passage
- Response
- Choose words from dropdowns
- Skills
- Reading, Writing
- Mock count
- 5-6 per mock
- Available
- 1
Reading: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Multi Select- Stimulus
- Read passage
- Response
- Choose multiple answers
- Skills
- Reading
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Reorder Paragraph
Reorder Paragraph- Stimulus
- Read passage
- Response
- Reorder text
- Skills
- Reading
- Mock count
- 2-3 per mock
- Available
- 1
Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Drag Drop Blanks- Stimulus
- Read passage
- Response
- Drag words into blanks
- Skills
- Reading
- Mock count
- 4-5 per mock
- Available
- 1
Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Single Choice- Stimulus
- Read passage
- Response
- Choose one answer
- Skills
- Reading
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Listening
22-37 min - 7 task types
Summarize Spoken Text
Typed Text- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Type written summary from audio
- Skills
- Listening, Writing
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
- Timing
- 8 min response
Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Multi Select- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Choose multiple answers
- Skills
- Listening
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Listening: Fill in the Blanks
Typed Blanks- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Type missing words from audio
- Skills
- Listening, Writing
- Mock count
- 2-3 per mock
- Available
- 1
Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Single Choice- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Choose one answer
- Skills
- Listening
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Select Missing Word
Single Choice- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Choose one answer
- Skills
- Listening
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Highlight Incorrect Words
Highlight Words- Stimulus
- Read text and listen to audio
- Response
- Select words while listening
- Skills
- Listening, Reading
- Mock count
- 1-2 per mock
- Available
- 1
Write from Dictation
Typed Text- Stimulus
- Listen to audio
- Response
- Type what you hear
- Skills
- Listening, Writing
- Mock count
- 3-4 per mock
- Available
- 1