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PTE Academic Practice

Practice every PTE Academic task type - including the two Speaking tasks added in 2025 - with instant AI scoring and corrections.
Practice History
Practice History
Section briefing

PTE Academic Speaking

PTE Academic runs Speaking and Writing together as Part 1, 54 to 67 minutes long. Speaking covers Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Re-tell Lecture and Answer Short Question, and since 7 August 2025 two more: Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation. The microphone opens on a countdown, there is no second attempt, and several speaking tasks feed your Reading and Listening scores as well as your Speaking score.

On test dayin Part 1 · 54-67 min
Score scale10-90
FeedbackInstant, per task
Please select the speaking task that you want to practice and follow the instructions. Keep in mind that time for task completion is limited.
Task 1
40 sec · 6-7 items

Read Aloud

Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read aloud.
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60 210
Task 2
Repeat immediately

Repeat Sentence

You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear the sentence only once.
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59 890
Task 3
25s prep · 40s answer

Describe Image

Look at the graph below. In 25 seconds, please speak into the microphone and describe in detail what the graph is showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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59 250
Task 4
10s prep · 40s answer

Re-tell Lecture

You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 10 seconds, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
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58 980
NEW
Task 5
New in 2025 · 2 min answer

Summarize Group Discussion

You will hear three people having a discussion. When you hear the beep, summarize the whole discussion. You will have 10 seconds to prepare and 2 minutes to give your response.
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58 640
NEW
Task 6
New in 2025 · 40 sec answer

Respond to a situation

Listen to and read a description of a situation. You will have 10 seconds to think about your answer. Then you will hear a beep. You will have 40 seconds to answer the question. Please answer as completely as you can.
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58 310

More about Speaking in PTE Academic

From 7 August 2025 Pearson added two Speaking tasks, taking PTE Academic from 20 to 22 task types and the maximum test length from about 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes. Summarize Group Discussion asks you to listen to three people discussing a topic for up to about three minutes, then summarise the whole discussion: 10 seconds to prepare, 2 minutes to speak. Respond to a Situation describes a real-world scenario in audio and on screen, then gives you 10 seconds to think and 40 seconds to answer.

Official test format

How PTE Academic is structured

PTE Academic is one continuous computer-based sitting of about 2 hours 15 minutes with no scheduled break, made up of 22 task types across three parts. Everything is delivered on screen and scored by AI, with human review of the content score on the seven longest-form tasks. Test Succeed practises every one of these task types, including both 2025 additions.

Updated · 7 August 2025

The 2025 PTE Speaking update

  • Two new Speaking tasks were added: Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation. PTE Academic went from 20 to 22 task types.
  • Summarize Group Discussion plays a recorded discussion between three speakers, up to about three minutes long. You then get 10 seconds to prepare and 2 minutes to summarise it. Scoring covers content, oral fluency and pronunciation.
  • Respond to a Situation describes a real-life scenario in audio and on screen, gives you 10 seconds to think and 40 seconds to answer. It is scored on how appropriately and clearly you handle the situation, not on how clever the idea is.
  • The maximum test length moved from about 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes, while the total number of questions came down - test versions now run roughly 52-64 items.
  • Scoring changed too: a human expert now reviews the content score on seven tasks alongside the AI, and enabling-skills scores are no longer shared with universities or governments, though you still see them on your own report.
54-67 min

Part 1 · Speaking & Writing

54-67 min · 9 scored task types · one timed block
Personal Introduction (unscored)Read AloudRepeat SentenceDescribe ImageRe-tell LectureAnswer Short QuestionSummarize Group Discussion (2025)Respond to a Situation (2025)Summarize Written TextWrite Essay
29-30 min

Part 2 · Reading

29-30 min · 5 task types
Reading & Writing: Fill in the BlanksMultiple Choice, multiple answersRe-order ParagraphsReading: Fill in the BlanksMultiple Choice, single answer
30-43 min

Part 3 · Listening

30-43 min · 8 task types
Summarize Spoken TextMultiple Choice, multiple answersFill in the BlanksHighlight Correct SummaryMultiple Choice, single answerSelect Missing WordHighlight Incorrect WordsWrite from Dictation

Your score

One overall score from 10 to 90, plus four communicative skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing. Results usually arrive within 48 hours and are typically accepted for two years.

Total test time≈ 2 hours 15 minutes
Task types22 across three parts
Questions≈ 52-64 per test version
Score scale10-90 overall

Where to focus your PTE practice

drill → score → repeat, one focus area per study block
Focus area
The two new 2025 speaking tasks
Summarize Group DiscussionRespond to a situation
No surprises on test day
Focus area
Fluency without hesitation
Read AloudRepeat SentenceRe-tell Lecture
Higher oral fluency scores
Focus area
Describing data under 40 seconds
Describe Image
Content points, not filler
Focus area
Form rules that zero a task
Summarize Written TextWrite EssaySummarize Spoken Text
No wasted perfect answers
Focus area
Word-level accuracy
Write From DictationReading & Writing. Fill in the blanks
Points in two skills at once

PTE Academic practice - frequently asked questions

On 7 August 2025 Pearson added two Speaking tasks - Summarize Group Discussion and Respond to a Situation - taking PTE Academic from 20 to 22 task types and the maximum test length from about 2 hours to 2 hours 15 minutes, while the number of questions per test version came down. Scoring changed at the same time: a human expert now reviews the content score on seven longer tasks alongside the AI, and enabling-skills scores are no longer reported to institutions.