PTE Academic preparation online
Computer-scored English for study and migration.
What you get: The PTE Academic programme has 5 modules with 19 lessons (about 4.5 hours of study), 21 marked practice sets and 2 tests, including 1 full mock test. Lessons, practice and the free diagnostic test are free with an Al Noor account; the mock tests and marked feedback on writing and speaking come with the full programme, PKR 2,000 for 90 days.
Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening task by task, with timed practice in the PTE format.
About the test
PTE Academic is taken on a computer at a test centre and lasts about two hours, in three parts: Speaking & Writing (about 55–70 minutes), Reading (about 30 minutes) and Listening (about 30–45 minutes). Every answer is scored by computer. You receive an overall score from 10 to 90 and a score from 10 to 90 for each of Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Many tasks are integrated, so one answer counts towards two skills.
What you will learn
Start here
How PTE Academic works, how it is scored, and how to use this course.
- How PTE Academic works · 12 min
Three parts, about two hours, all on a computer.
- How PTE is scored · 12 min
The 10–90 scale, partial credit, and negative marking.
- Test-day technique · 10 min
The microphone, the clock, and templates.
Speaking
Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Re-tell Lecture, short answers, and the two newest tasks — each with its timing and its trap.
- How PTE Speaking is scored · 12 min
Content, oral fluency and pronunciation — and the three-second rule.
- Read Aloud · 15 min
Chunking, stress and a steady pace.
- Repeat Sentence · 12 min
Remembering a sentence as meaning, not as sounds.
- Describe Image · 15 min
A structure that works for any chart, map or process.
- Re-tell Lecture and Answer Short Question · 15 min
Note-taking for lectures, and one-word answers.
- Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion · 15 min
The two speaking tasks added in 2025.
Practice: Read Aloud · Repeat Sentence · Describe Image · Re-tell Lecture · Answer Short Question · Respond to a Situation · Summarize Group Discussion
Writing
Summarize Written Text in one sentence, and a 200–300 word essay in 20 minutes.
- Summarize Written Text · 15 min
One sentence, 5 to 75 words — and why the form rule matters most.
- The Essay · 18 min
Twenty minutes, 200–300 words, a clear position.
Practice: Summarize Written Text · Summarize Written Text: remote work · Essay: technology in education
Reading
Fill in the blanks, multiple choice with negative marking, and re-ordering paragraphs — the grammar and logic behind each.
- PTE Reading: five task types · 10 min
Which tasks score the most, and where negative marking applies.
- Fill in the Blanks: grammar and collocation · 15 min
How to rule out three options in seconds.
- Re-order Paragraphs · 15 min
Finding the opening sentence, then following the links.
- Multiple choice, single and multiple · 12 min
Reading the question before the text, and resisting the extra choice.
Practice: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Multiple choice: the Silk Road and yawning · Re-order Paragraphs · Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Listening
Summarize Spoken Text, multiple choice, fill in the blanks, summaries, missing words, incorrect words and dictation.
- PTE Listening: eight task types · 10 min
Where the marks are, and where they can be lost.
- Summarize Spoken Text · 15 min
Notes during the lecture, 50–70 words after it.
- Multiple choice, summaries and missing words · 12 min
Three tasks that test the main idea.
- Fill in the Blanks, Incorrect Words and Dictation · 15 min
Following a transcript at speed, and writing exactly what you hear.
Practice: Summarize Spoken Text · Multiple choice: a campus announcement · Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Highlight Correct Summary and Select Missing Word · Select Missing Word · Highlight Incorrect Words · Write from Dictation
Tests and mocks
- Free diagnostic test Free
About 35 minutes of the most important task types — speaking, a written summary, reading and dictation. It shows where to start.
Part 1: Speaking 10 min · Part 1: Writing 10 min · Part 2: Reading 8 min · Part 3: Listening 8 min — 36 minutes in all
- Mock Test 1 Full programme
A complete practice test in the order of the real one: Speaking & Writing, Reading, Listening — about two and a quarter hours.
Part 1: Speaking 30 min · Part 1: Writing 40 min · Part 2: Reading 30 min · Part 3: Listening 35 min — 137 minutes in all
Questions about PTE Academic
How is PTE Academic scored?
On a scale from 10 to 90, overall and for each skill. Some tasks are right or wrong, some give partial credit, and some — multiple choice with several answers and Highlight Incorrect Words — take a mark away for a wrong choice, though never below zero for the task.
Which PTE tasks were added in 2025?
Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation, both in the Speaking & Writing part. Both have lessons and marked practice here.
Start PTE Academic today
Create a free Al Noor account to open every lesson and practice set, and take the free diagnostic test to see where to begin.
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