PTE Academic · Practice Tests
PTE Academic mock exams and practice tests
PTE Academic is a computer-based English proficiency test scored from 10 to 90 on the Global Scale of English. Pearson's Enhanced version, in place since August 2025, runs 22 tasks across Speaking and Writing, Reading and Listening, and added two speaking tasks built on real-world communication.
How the PTE Academic is built
| Section | Questions | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking and WritingIncludes Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion | — | 76–84 min |
| Reading | — | 23–30 min |
| Listening | — | 31–39 min |
| Total | — | 2 h 15 min |
The score scale
The PTE Academic is reported from 10 to 90.
Scored by AI with human review of content on the speaking tasks.
Not sure where you stand?
Start with the free full-length PTE Academic practice test. It runs on the real section timing and reports your accuracy in each section. All it needs is a free account.
Take the free PTE Academic testPackages
There are 20 full-length PTE Academic practice tests on Studeous, plus one free test. A package is a number of tests to sit. Choose which tests to sit, and when, within 12 months of buying the package.
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PTE Academic — one full-length practice test
One full-length PTE Academic. Reading, Listening and the written tasks are scored, with listening given as a transcript; the spoken tasks are shown but not scored yet.
PTE Academic — five full-length practice tests
Five full-length PTE Academic tests. Reading, Listening and the written tasks are scored, with listening given as a transcript; the spoken tasks are shown but not scored yet.
PTE Academic — ten full-length practice tests
Ten full-length PTE Academic tests. Reading, Listening and the written tasks are scored, with listening given as a transcript; the spoken tasks are shown but not scored yet.
PTE Academic — twenty full-length practice tests
Twenty full-length PTE Academic tests. Reading, Listening and the written tasks are scored, with listening given as a transcript; the spoken tasks are shown but not scored yet.
PTE Question Bank - Speaking & Writing
PTE Question Bank - Speaking & Writing. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
PTE Question Bank - Reading
PTE Question Bank - Reading. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
PTE Question Bank - Listening
PTE Question Bank - Listening. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
PTE Question Bank - 2 Sections
PTE Question Bank - 2 Sections. Targeted practice with explanations for 120 days.
PTE Academic Question Bank
Targeted PTE Academic practice across Speaking and Writing, Reading and Listening for 120 days. Objective answers are marked; spoken and written tasks are for practice and are not scored.
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Know the screen before test day.
Every PTE Academic practice test runs in a workspace built for the exam: its clock, the way you move between questions and the tools it gives you.
- PTE Academic tools, on screen
- A clock for each section, a navigator that tells answered, blank and flagged questions apart, and a flag for the ones to revisit.
- How the test runs
- Each section runs on its own clock and submits itself when time is up. Answers are saved as you give them.
A full-length test needs a free account. Nothing is timed until you start.
Reading
Question 9 of 15
Time remaining
22:40
- Section clock
- Question navigator
- Flag for review
Overall accuracy
68%
- Speaking and Writing (written tasks)
- 71%
- Reading
- 66%
- Listening
- 67%
See what the score is made of.
When the last section ends, the report opens with your result and the questions behind it.
- In the PTE Academic report
- Your accuracy in each section. Reading, Listening and the written tasks are scored, with listening given as a transcript; spoken tasks are shown but not scored yet.
- Estimates, labelled as estimates
- A practice result describes one sitting. It is not a prediction of your result on test day.
Then spend the next hour where it counts.
Go back through the questions that cost you marks. Then take the weakest area into a question bank and practise it on its own.
- Review first
- Filter the review to incorrect, blank or flagged questions, and read each explanation.
- Then targeted practice
- Objective answers are marked with explanations. Speaking and Writing tasks are for practice and are not scored in this bank.
- Review the report
Filter the review to incorrect, blank or flagged questions, and read each explanation.
- Name the weak area
- Practise it in the PTE Academic question bank
A short set on that area alone, then back to a full test when you are ready.
AI Tutor talks you through the questions you got wrong
When your PTE practice test ends, pick a mistake on your results page and the lesson starts. The tutor won't just read out the answer: it asks you, writes the steps on the board and lets you find where you went wrong.
On the PTE it works through Listening and Reading questions. Your PTE Writing (Write Essay, Summarize Written Text, Summarize Spoken Text) text is coached against Pearson's published scoring traits. On the Speaking tasks it works from the transcript of your recording; it does not re-score pronunciation or fluency.
- Writing, coached against the rubric
- You go through your PTE Writing (Write Essay, Summarize Written Text, Summarize Spoken Text) text against Pearson's published scoring traits: it shows where the score comes from using your own sentences, and you make the fixes. It never writes the text for you.
- A shared board
- The tutor writes up and highlights the evidence from the text; you can write on the board too, and it reads what you wrote.
Your first 2 mistakes are free (up to 10 minutes)
No card needed to try it, just your account.
Then 30-minute blocks at €4
Unused minutes stay on your account for your next practice tests.
Enhanced PTE Academic is a trademark of Pearson. Studeous is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Pearson, and this page describes the exam only to explain what our practice material prepares students for.
Reviewed by the Studeous Assessment Team · Updated 10 September 2026