PTE Academic

📘 PTE study guides (4)

PTE Academic has 22 question types, including Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation, added in August 2025. Test formats and visa score requirements can change, so check Pearson and the Department of Home Affairs for current details.

Practise PTE tasks (483 questions)

• Proficient English

  noun

  A higher English level defined by Home Affairs that can add points in the skilled migration points test.

  Proficient English can add points to your visa application.

• propose a solution

  phrase

  To suggest a way to solve a problem.

  In Respond to a Situation, explain the problem and propose a solution.

• public health

  noun

  The health of the population as a whole, and efforts to protect it.

  Vaccination programs protect public health.

• raise a concern

  phrase

  To mention a worry or problem for discussion.

  One student raised a concern about the workload.

• raise awareness

  phrase

  To help people know more about an issue.

  The campaign aims to raise awareness of skin cancer.

• Re-order Paragraphs

  noun

  A PTE reading task where you put jumbled sentences into a logical order.

  Look for linking words in Re-order Paragraphs.

• Re-tell Lecture

  noun

  A PTE task where you listen to a short lecture and retell the main points in your own words.

  Take brief notes during Re-tell Lecture.

• reach a consensus

  phrase

  To arrive at an agreement that everyone accepts.

  The group couldn't reach a consensus on the topic.

• reach a decision

  phrase

  To make a final choice after thinking.

  The council will reach a decision next month.

• Read Aloud

  noun

  A PTE speaking task where you read a short text on screen aloud, scored on pronunciation, fluency and content.

  In Read Aloud, keep a steady pace and don't stop to fix small mistakes.

• Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks

  noun

  A PTE reading task where you choose the correct word for each gap from drop-down lists.

  Collocations help in Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks.

• Reading Fill in the Blanks

  noun

  A PTE reading task where you drag words from a box into the gaps in a text.

  Grammar clues help in Reading Fill in the Blanks.

• renewable energy

  noun

  Energy from sources that do not run out, such as sun and wind.

  Australia is investing heavily in renewable energy.

• Repeat Sentence

  noun

  A PTE task where you hear a sentence and repeat it exactly.

  Repeat Sentence tests both listening and speaking.

• respectively

  adverb

  In the same order as the things just mentioned.

  Sydney and Melbourne had 30% and 25% respectively.

• Respond to a Situation

  noun

  A PTE speaking task, added in 2025, where you respond appropriately to an everyday or academic situation.

  In Respond to a Situation, use polite language suited to the person you are speaking to.

• response template

  noun

  A prepared structure for an answer, which should be used flexibly and not memorised word for word.

  A response template helps you organise Describe Image answers.

• retake

  verb / noun

  To take a test again; a second attempt.

  Many students retake the test to improve their score.

• scanning

  noun

  Reading quickly to find specific information such as a name or number.

  Use scanning to find dates in the passage.

• score report

  noun

  The official document showing a test-taker's results.

  You can send your score report to universities online.

• Select Missing Word

  noun

  A PTE listening task where you choose the word or phrase that completes the end of a recording.

  Predict the ending in Select Missing Word.

• self-correction

  noun

  Stopping to fix a mistake you have just made while speaking.

  Frequent self-correction can break your flow.

• sentence stress

  noun

  Saying the most important words in a sentence more strongly.

  Sentence stress highlights the key information.

• shed light on

  phrase

  To help explain something that was unclear.

  The study sheds light on how children learn languages.

• signposting

  noun

  Words and phrases that show the structure of a talk, such as "firstly" or "moving on".

  Listen for signposting to follow a lecture.