PTE Academic

PTE practice that scores you as strictly as the test

Every task of the test with the exam’s timers, the tone and the microphone that closes by itself, recordings you hear only once, and a full mock test. After each answer you see what the test scores: content, fluency and pronunciation, the pauses and “uh”s that cost points, the right answer and why.

No card needed. Try one AI-scored answer as a guest; a free account gets 3 spoken and 1 written answer scored by AI.

  • All 22 tasks of the 2025 format, 1,120 original tasks
  • Full and sectional mock tests with a four-skill report
  • Original tasks, voiced in Australian, British, Indian and other accents
  • Estimate on the 10–90 scale

How it works

The real task, then the real reasons for your score

  1. Do it in exam timing

    Read or listen, prepare, hear the tone, speak. Three seconds of silence close the microphone, just like on test day.

  2. See every trait

    Content, oral fluency and pronunciation for speaking; content, form, grammar, vocabulary and more for writing, each on the test’s own scale.

  3. Fix what costs points

    Words you skipped, pauses inside phrases, sounds to work on, key points you missed, and a model answer to compare.

Example

What a Read Aloud review looks like

Estimated score≈ 61approximate, 10–90

Content4/5

Oral fluency2/5

Pronunciation4/5

Rising sea temperatures cause corals to expel the algae that feed them, a process known as bleaching.

118 words a minute3 pauses inside phrases2 “uh/um”

Next time: read in phrases (“a process known as bleaching”), and keep going after a difficult word instead of pausing.

Inside

Every task of the test

Part 1 · Speaking & Writing

TaskTimingScored on
Read Aloud35 s to read, 40 s to speakContent, fluency, pronunciation
Repeat Sentencehear once, 15 s to repeatEvery word in order
Describe Image25 s to study, 40 s to speakCharts, tables and processes
Re-tell Lecturea 60–90 s lecture, 40 s to retellKey points covered
Answer Short Question10 s to answerRight or wrong
Respond to a Situation10 s to prepare, 40 s to speakNew since August 2025
Summarize Group Discussion3 speakers, 2 min to summarizeNew since August 2025
Summarize Written Text10 min, one sentence of 5–75 wordsContent, form, grammar, vocabulary
Write Essay20 min, 200–300 wordsSeven traits, as on the test

Part 2 · Reading

TaskTimingScored on
Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanksdrop-down for each gapOne point per gap
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answersa passage up to 300 wordsA wrong choice takes a point off
Reorder Paragraphs4–5 shuffled paragraphsPoints for each right pair
Reading: Fill in the Blanksdrag words into gapsOne point per gap
Multiple Choice, Single Answera short passageRight or wrong

Part 3 · Listening

TaskTimingScored on
Summarize Spoken Texta 60–90 s lecture, 10 min to write 50–70 wordsContent, form, grammar, vocabulary, spelling
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answersa recording heard onceA wrong choice takes a point off
Fill in the Blankstype the missing words while listeningOne point per word, exact spelling
Highlight Correct Summarypick the summary that matchesRight or wrong
Multiple Choice, Single Answera recording heard onceRight or wrong
Select Missing Wordthe recording ends with a beepRight or wrong
Highlight Incorrect Wordsclick words that differ from the audioA wrong click takes a point off
Write from Dictationone sentence, heard onceOne point per word

Mock test

A full mock test, then your four skills

  1. Two hours, as on the day

    65 tasks in the test’s order: Speaking & Writing, Reading, Listening. No review in between; recordings and the microphone start by themselves. Or take one part on its own.

  2. A score for each skill

    An overall estimate and one each for Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening, with integrated tasks counted towards both of their skills.

  3. Every answer reviewed

    See which task types cost you points and open the review of any answer from the report.

Honest scoring

An estimate you can trust, not a flattering number

Your answer is scored on the traits the test describes. Fluency comes from the recording itself: how long you pause, where, and how often you hesitate. We compared our scores with expert ratings and tuned them to be no softer. The 10–90 figure is still an estimate, so we always show it as one.

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Questions

Is this an official PTE score?

No. Only Pearson gives official scores. Nomto scores your answer on the same traits the test describes and turns them into an estimate on the 10–90 scale, shown as approximate. For a final check before the test, take Pearson’s official scored practice test.

How strict is the scoring?

Deliberately strict. Automated scoring is harsher on fluency than human examiners: pauses inside a phrase, “uh”, repeated words and false starts all cost points, while an accent alone does not. We measure pauses from the recording itself and checked our scores against expert ratings so they are not softer than they should be.

Are these real exam questions?

No. Every task is written for Nomto and checked by a second reviewer. We do not use or retell Pearson’s questions or “prediction files”: the test changes its questions, and memorized answers hurt your score.

Which tasks are included?

All 22 tasks of the current format: nine Speaking & Writing tasks (including Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion, added in August 2025), five Reading and eight Listening tasks, 1,120 in all, plus a full mock test and a mock test for each part.

What does the mock test report show?

An overall estimate and one for each of Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. Integrated tasks count towards two skills, as on the test, so a Read Aloud feeds both Speaking and Reading. You also see how you did on each task type and can open the review of every answer.

Do templates work?

Less and less. A memorized Describe Image or Re-tell Lecture template earns little or no content credit. Our review flags template-like answers and shows which key points you missed.

Is it free?

A free account gets a one-time trial: 3 spoken and 1 written answer scored by AI, 10 Reading and Listening items and one sectional mock test. A Nomto pass opens all courses, PTE included, with the full mock test, generous daily limits and no auto-renewal.

Your first task takes a minute

Start with Repeat Sentence or Read Aloud and see your traits right away, or take a part of the mock test.