RA
Read Aloud
Read Aloud asks you to speak a written passage clearly and naturally after a short preparation period.
Practice library
Choose one task. Build one skill.
Learn the approach first, then open the matching practice module. All 22 current PTE task types are organised below.
01 · Speaking
Speaking practice
Spoken responses that test clear communication, listening comprehension, pronunciation and oral fluency depending on the task.
RS
Repeat Sentence
Repeat Sentence asks you to listen once and repeat the sentence as accurately and fluently as possible.
DI
Describe Image
Describe Image asks you to give a clear spoken overview of the important information shown in an image.
RL
Retell Lecture
Retell Lecture asks you to listen to an academic talk and restate its main ideas in your own spoken response.
ASQ
Answer Short Question
Answer Short Question asks for a brief and accurate response to a spoken general-knowledge question.
RTS
Respond to a Situation
Respond to a Situation asks you to give an appropriate spoken response to a practical academic or social scenario.
SGD
Summarize Group Discussion
Summarize Group Discussion asks you to explain the main ideas and viewpoints from a recorded discussion.
02 · Writing
Writing practice
Written responses that test how accurately and coherently you communicate information and develop ideas.
SWT
Summarize Written Text
Summarize Written Text asks you to condense a passage into one accurate, grammatically complete sentence.
WE
Write Essay
Write Essay asks you to develop a clear position in a structured 200-300 word academic response.
03 · Reading
Reading practice
Five task types covering comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, cohesion and the organisation of academic text.
RWFIB
Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
This task asks you to choose the most appropriate word for each gap from a drop-down list.
MCMR
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
This reading task asks you to select every option supported by the passage, with more than one correct answer possible.
RO
Reorder Paragraphs
Reorder Paragraphs asks you to arrange shuffled text boxes into a logical and cohesive order.
RFIB
Reading: Fill in the Blanks
This task asks you to drag words from a word bank into gaps in a short reading passage.
MCSR
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
This reading task asks you to choose the one option that best answers a question about the passage.
04 · Listening
Listening practice
Eight task types based on audio or video clips that play once, with note-taking permitted.
SST
Summarize Spoken Text
Summarize Spoken Text asks you to write a 50-70 word summary after hearing a recording once.
LCMA
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
This listening task asks you to select every response supported by a recording, with more than one correct answer possible.
LFIB
Listening: Fill in the Blanks
Listening: Fill in the Blanks asks you to type missing words into a transcript while the recording plays once.
HCS
Highlight Correct Summary
Highlight Correct Summary asks you to choose the paragraph that best represents a recording's main ideas.
LCSA
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
This listening task asks you to select the one option that correctly answers a question about a recording.
SMW
Select Missing Word
Select Missing Word asks you to choose the option that logically completes a recording after its final word or phrase is replaced.
HIW
Highlight Incorrect Words
Highlight Incorrect Words asks you to identify words in a transcript that differ from the recording.
WFD
Write From Dictation
Write From Dictation asks you to type a sentence exactly after hearing it once.