Free PTE Full-Length Practice Test & PTE Sample Test 2026

Full-length simulation test. Paid AI Grading on Speaking & Writing. Built to the current PTE Academic format.

PTE Sample Test

Perfect for beginners & first-time test-takers

Time: 35 minutes Questions: 20 items
  • General overview of the PTE Academic format
  • Real exam screen layout and countdown timers
  • Understand your current baseline level
  • In-depth score analysis on Reading and Listening
  • Speaking & Writing for practice - not AI-graded in this test
  • Beginners and first-time PTE test-takers
  • Anyone wanting a quick 35-minute assessment
  • Students moving across from IELTS or TOEFL who want to see how PTE differs
  • Those gauging readiness before a full-length PTE mock test
  • A feel for the real PTE Academic format, screen layout and countdown timers
  • Part 1 · Speaking & Writing: 18 min · 8 items (not AI-graded in this test)
  • Part 2 · Reading: 9 min · 5 items
  • Part 3 · Listening: 8 min · 7 items
  • In-depth score analysis on Reading and Listening
  • A clear starting point to plan your prep
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PTE Full-Length Practice Test

Complete PTE Academic simulation test with optional Paid AI Grading

Time: 2 hr 15 min Questions: 52–64 items
  • Built for the actual exam format - one sitting, no break
  • All 22 question types, including the newest speaking tasks
  • Full-length & fully timed - matches real exam timing
  • Paid AI Grading on Speaking & Writing - pricing varies in India, $1 internationally
  • Estimated 10–90 score, broken down skill by skill
  • Intermediate and advanced test-takers
  • Anyone with a PTE Academic date booked in the next few weeks
  • Students who need a specific overall or per-skill score for admissions or a visa
  • Repeat test-takers whose last attempt fell short in one skill
  • Test-takers building the stamina to concentrate for two hours without a break
  • A full-length PTE Academic simulation across all three parts
  • An unscored Personal Introduction to start, exactly as in the real exam
  • Part 1 · Speaking & Writing: 76–84 min (Paid AI Grading)
  • Part 2 · Reading: 23–30 min
  • Part 3 · Listening: 31–39 min
  • Paid AI Grading on your Speaking & Writing responses - pricing varies in India, $1 internationally
  • An estimated 10–90 score with a skill-wise breakdown
  • Item-level detail on where you lost marks - content, fluency, grammar or form
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Why you should take the PTE Practice Test / Simulation Test?

PTE punishes hesitation, not accents

Speaking items score oral fluency and content, and the recording closes after about three seconds of silence. A PTE mock test is where you learn to start speaking on the tone - not on exam day.

Current PTE Academic format

Both tests follow the format Pearson runs today - three parts, 22 question types, and the newer Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation tasks. Practise on what actually appears on test day.

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The PTE Sample Test and full-length PTE Practice Test are open to all students. The full-length simulation adds Paid AI Grading on speaking and writing, so you don’t just practise - you know exactly how you performed.

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What makes this PTE Practice Test unique?

Closest to the real test

The Galvanize PTE practice test is built as a close simulation of the PTE Academic exam, from the Personal Introduction right through to Write from Dictation.

All three parts, all question types

First-hand exposure to all 22 question types - 9 in Speaking & Writing, 5 in Reading and 8 in Listening - delivered in the same order as the real exam.

Paid AI Grading report

After the test you can unlock a Paid AI Grading report on speaking and writing, covering the traits PTE scores: content, oral fluency, form, grammar and vocabulary. Pricing varies in India; internationally it is $1.

Real task-level timing

25 seconds to study a Describe Image prompt, 10 seconds before you retell a lecture, 10 minutes for Summarize Written Text, 20 minutes for the essay. The pressure is the point.

Word and form limits enforced

Write over 75 words in a one-sentence summary or under 200 in the essay and the report flags it - because in the real test, a form error can zero an otherwise strong answer.

Time break-up

Measure how long you spent on each item and how your pacing held up across Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening.

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Follow important instructions for the PTE Practice Test / Simulation Test.

1. Simulate the Test Environment:

  • Quiet and distraction-free: find a room where nobody will walk in - you will be speaking aloud for over an hour.
  • Desk and chair: use a proper desk and chair. Two hours on a sofa is not the same test.

2. Choose the Right Device:

  • Laptop/computer: take the PTE Mock Test or PTE Sample Test on a laptop or desktop. Phones and tablets change how Reading and Listening items behave.
  • Use a headset with a microphone, positioned about two finger-widths from your mouth.
  • Run a microphone and audio check before you begin, exactly as you would at a Pearson test centre.

3. Stable Internet Connection:

  • Reliable connection: this matters most in Listening, where audio plays once and cannot be replayed. Close other tabs and downloads before you start.

4. Time Management:

  • Every item is individually timed and you cannot return to a previous part once you move on.
  • Keep paper and a pen beside you - the real exam provides an erasable noteboard, and note-taking is allowed while audio plays.

5. Review Your Performance:

  • Score analysis report: read the communicative-skill scores first, then the detail underneath them.
  • Because PTE scoring is integrated, one weak task type can pull down two skill scores at once. Fix the task, not the symptom.

6. Positive Test Taking Strategies:

  • Negative marking applies only to multiple-choice, choose-multiple-answers items, where a wrong selection cancels out a right one. Select only what you are confident about.
  • Every other item type uses partial credit with no penalty, so never leave one blank.
  • If you stumble while speaking, keep going. Correcting yourself costs more fluency marks than the original slip.

New to PTE Academic? Here’s what you need to know:

About PTE

PTE stands for the Pearson Test of English, and PTE Academic is its university-facing version - a computer-based English proficiency test developed and administered by Pearson. It assesses speaking, writing, reading and listening in a single sitting of roughly two hours fifteen minutes, and reports a score from 10 to 90 on the Global Scale of English. Responses are scored by an AI model, with human expert review on tasks such as the essay, and results are typically returned within about 48 hours.

The exam runs in three parts, in a fixed order and with no scheduled break. Part 1, Speaking & Writing, is the longest at 76–84 minutes and covers nine question types: Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Answer Short Question, Summarize Group Discussion, Respond to a Situation, Summarize Written Text and Write Essay. It opens with an unscored Personal Introduction. Part 2, Reading, runs 23–30 minutes across five question types, including the two fill-in-the-blanks formats and Re-order Paragraphs. Part 3, Listening, runs 31–39 minutes across eight question types, closing with Write from Dictation.

Across the whole test you will see between 52 and 64 scored items, and the exact number varies between test versions. PTE is also integrated by design: a single task can feed more than one skill score. Read Aloud contributes to both reading and speaking; Write from Dictation contributes to both listening and writing. That is precisely why a full-length PTE practice test tells you more than isolated question drills - you only see those interactions when you sit the whole thing.

Cost of a PTE Test

The standard PTE Academic fee in India is INR 18,900 inclusive of GST. Fees shown reflect Pearson India’s published rates and may change over time and by location. It is advisable to check the official Pearson PTE website for the most accurate and up-to-date registration fee and slot availability in your area. If you are booking soon, our PTE voucher code page lists the discounts currently available to test-takers in India.

Why PTE?

Choosing PTE gives you fast results, plentiful test slots and wide recognition. PTE Academic is accepted by thousands of institutions worldwide and is approved for study and visa applications to Australia and New Zealand, with a separate PTE Academic UKVI version for UK routes. Because the whole test is computer-delivered - including speaking, which you record into a microphone rather than deliver to an examiner - scoring is consistent and turnaround is quick.

Acceptance rules do change, so confirm what your specific university or immigration authority requires before you book, including whether they accept an at-home version or only a test-centre one. PTE and PTE Academic are administered by Pearson; Galvanize is an independent test-preparation provider and is not affiliated with Pearson.

Common challenges faced by PTE exam participants

Most people who miss their PTE target are not short on English. They are caught out by the mechanics of the test - the timers, the recording rules and the scoring logic. It is a fully computer-delivered exam where a machine listens to you speak, counts your words, and decides whether you started talking quickly enough. That is a very different experience from sitting across a desk from an examiner.

Here we have listed the hurdles reported most often by PTE test takers, so you know where the difficulty in this exam actually sits.

1. Speaking to a microphone under a countdown

Speaking tasks record once, and the recording ends after roughly three seconds of silence. Test takers lose entire items by pausing to think, taking a breath at the wrong moment, or starting before the tone - in which case nothing is captured at all. The fix is mechanical rather than linguistic: practise beginning immediately on the tone and speaking continuously, even through small mistakes. Fluency is scored on rhythm, phrasing and stress, so hesitations, repetitions and false starts all count against you, while a minor grammatical slip you keep moving past usually does not. Recording yourself and playing it back is the fastest way to hear the difference.

2. Underestimating how much one task carries

PTE’s integrated scoring means Read Aloud contributes to both speaking and reading, Write from Dictation contributes to both listening and writing, and Repeat Sentence touches listening, speaking, pronunciation and oral fluency at once. Students who neglect a task type because it looks small often find two skill scores dropping without an obvious cause. Drilling the high-leverage tasks first pays back across the whole score report, which is why it is worth reading a practice test result task by task rather than only looking at the overall number.

3. Time management and word limits

There is no scheduled break in PTE Academic and you cannot return to a previous part. Reading is where the clock catches most people: the blanks tasks are grammar-heavy, and it is tempting to over-invest in one Re-order Paragraphs item at the expense of three simpler ones. Writing carries a second trap in the form of word limits. Summarize Written Text must be a single sentence between 5 and 75 words, Write Essay must land between 200 and 300 words, and Summarize Spoken Text expects 20 to 30 words. Cross those boundaries badly and the response scores zero on every trait, however well written it was. Timed, full-length practice is the only reliable way to build both the pacing instinct and the habit of checking the word counter before you move on.

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PTE practice test FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A PTE practice test is a full-length simulation of the PTE Academic exam. Ours follows the current three-part structure - Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening - runs to real exam timing in a single session, and returns an estimated score, with Paid AI Grading available on your speaking and writing responses.
Yes. Both the 35-minute PTE sample test and the full-length PTE practice test are free to take, and your Reading and Listening scores are returned at no cost. You register once and can start straight away. AI Grading on Speaking and Writing is a paid add-on - pricing varies in India, and internationally it is $1.
About 2 hours 15 minutes, matching PTE Academic. Part 1 Speaking & Writing runs 76–84 minutes, Part 2 Reading 23–30 minutes and Part 3 Listening 31–39 minutes. As in the real exam there is no scheduled break, so set aside an uninterrupted block.
The PTE sample test is a 35-minute, 20-item taster covering all three parts - 18 minutes of Speaking & Writing (8 items), 9 minutes of Reading (5 items) and 8 minutes of Listening (7 items). It shows you the format and gives you a rough baseline. The full-length PTE practice test is the complete simulation: 52–64 items across 22 question types, full exam timing and a section-wise score estimate. Most students take the sample first and the full mock a week or two later.
Between 52 and 64 scored items, drawn from 22 question types - 9 in Speaking & Writing, 5 in Reading and 8 in Listening - plus an unscored Personal Introduction at the start. The exact number varies between test versions, which is why our practice test also varies within that range.
Yes. Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation are both included, alongside Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Answer Short Question, Summarize Written Text and Write Essay. If a PTE mock test you find elsewhere lists only 20 tasks, it predates the latest format update.
Your report estimates your overall score on the 10–90 scale used by PTE Academic, with a breakdown by communicative skill so you can see whether the gap sits in speaking, writing, reading or listening. It is an estimate built for study planning - it is not an official Pearson score and cannot be sent to a university.
On the full-length PTE practice test, yes - Paid AI Grading is available on your recorded and written responses, covering the traits PTE scores: content, oral fluency, pronunciation, form, grammar and vocabulary. In the 35-minute sample test, speaking and writing tasks are included for practice but are not graded.
The sample test exists to show you the format quickly. Grading eight speaking and writing responses meaningfully takes longer than the test itself, so the sample test focuses its scoring on Reading and Listening while still letting you practise the recording flow, the preparation timers and the word limits. Take the full-length practice test when you want graded speaking and writing feedback.
A laptop or desktop, a headset with a working microphone, a webcam, a stable internet connection and a quiet room. Avoid phones and tablets - the smaller screen changes how Reading and Listening items behave, and built-in microphones pick up too much background noise. Keep paper and a pen handy for notes.
Yes, and you should. Take one early to set a baseline, then repeat after a few weeks of focused practice so you can compare section scores and check whether your pacing has actually improved. Two to three full-length PTE mock tests before your exam date is a sensible target for most test-takers.
Only in the multiple-choice, choose-multiple-answers items in Reading and Listening, where an incorrect selection cancels out a correct one and the item cannot fall below zero. Every other item type uses partial credit with no penalty, so never leave those blank - a partial answer always beats an empty one.
It is built to sit at the same difficulty as PTE Academic, not above or below it. Most students find their practice score lands within a reasonable band of their eventual result, provided they took the mock under proper conditions: timed, in one sitting, with a headset, and without pausing.
PTE is fully computer-delivered, including the speaking section, which you record into a microphone rather than deliver to an examiner. Scoring is AI-led with human review on some tasks, results usually arrive in about 48 hours, and the score runs from 10 to 90 rather than in IELTS bands or on the TOEFL scale. Tasks are also integrated, meaning one item can feed several skill scores. If you are still deciding, compare your target university’s requirements for all three before booking.
Book through the official Pearson PTE website: create an account, choose PTE Academic, then pick a date and test centre. The standard fee in India is INR 18,900 including GST; Pearson India can revise it, so confirm the exact amount at checkout. Check our PTE voucher code page for discounts before you pay. Our PTE mock test is designed to mirror the structure and conditions of the real test; it provides a realistic experience, but the scores are estimates and are not official Pearson scores.
Pearson typically returns PTE Academic scores within about 48 hours of the test, though it can take longer in some cases. Your Galvanize practice test report is available as soon as scoring finishes, so you are not waiting days to plan your next study block.