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Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: PTE guide and practice
This listening task asks you to select every response supported by a recording, with more than one correct answer possible.
- Section
- Listening
- Practice time
- About 2 minutes per item
- Official format
- Pearson PTE
Direct answer
What is Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers in PTE?
Read the question and options before or during the recording, take focused notes and select only answers supported by what you heard.
What it measures
Which skills does Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers assess?
Listening comprehension and evaluation.
Step by step
How should you approach Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers?
- Use the question to decide what information to listen for.
- Compare options with your notes after the audio ends.
- Select conservatively because incorrect choices can lose points.
Avoid these
Common Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers mistakes
- Selecting an option only because it uses words from the recording.
- Trying to remember everything without focused notes.
Official reference
Use The Panel for guided preparation and practice. Confirm official test rules and scoring details on the Pearson PTE Listening format page.
Put the guide into practice
Try a focused Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers session.
Open the matching module in The Panel practice portal and apply the steps while they are fresh.