PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5
PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5 is a premium, fully timed run through the whole PTE Academic exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening in the Pearson order, with 63 questions across 20 task types. Speaking answers are scored from your real voice for pronunciation, fluency and emphasis, writing against the official PTE criteria, and reading and listening instantly, so you finish with a full enabling-skills score report.
Unlock this test63 questions · 120 minThis is one of 8 PTE Academic full mock tests on PTEMock. Compare all of them on the PTE mock test page.
What's in this test
| Repeat Sentence | 11 questions | expert scored |
| Read Aloud | 6 questions | expert scored |
| Describe Image | 5 questions | expert scored |
| Answer Short Question | 5 questions | expert scored |
| Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks | 5 questions | Instant |
| Reading: Fill in the Blanks | 4 questions | Instant |
| Write from Dictation | 3 questions | Instant |
| Re-tell Lecture | 2 questions | expert scored |
| Summarize Written Text | 2 questions | expert scored |
| Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers | 2 questions | Instant |
| Re-order Paragraphs | 2 questions | Instant |
| Multiple Choice, Single Answer | 2 questions | Instant |
| Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers | 2 questions | Instant |
| Listening: Fill in the Blanks | 2 questions | Instant |
| Highlight Correct Summary | 2 questions | Instant |
| Multiple Choice, Single Answer | 2 questions | Instant |
| Select Missing Word | 2 questions | Instant |
| Highlight Incorrect Words | 2 questions | Instant |
| Write Essay | 1 question | expert scored |
| Summarize Spoken Text | 1 question | expert scored |
Topics in PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5
What each section's passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
Speaking
- Read Aloud: Coral bleaching and tissue algae loss; Industrial Revolution, family life and labour; Sleep timing and memory consolidation; Volcanoes and tectonic plate boundaries; AI bias and the need for transparency; Printing press and access beyond elites
- Describe Image: Average Daily Water Usage per Person by Sector; Global Renewable Energy Capacity Growth; Distribution of University Students by Faculty; Number of Public Libraries by Region; Average Monthly Temperature in a Coastal City
- Re-tell Lecture: Bees and global food production; Cities' investment in green spaces
Writing
- Summarize Written Text: Circular economy and unchecked consumption; Sleep as an active neurological process
- Write Essay: Public transport vs expanding roads
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: Migratory birds; Time management; Coral bleaching and algae loss; Industrial Revolution and factory urbanisation; Sleep's role in physical and mental health
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Gig economy; Urban parks and gardens
- Re-order Paragraphs: Fleming's discovery of penicillin; Yellowstone and the first national park
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Neuroscience; How volcanoes form; Falling costs of renewable energy; Ancient scripts
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Butterflies; Brain myths
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: Bioluminescence: luciferin and luciferase
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Industrial Revolution; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Coral reef biodiversity and habitat provision; Public speaking
- Highlight Correct Summary: Urban greenery; Discovery of penicillin
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Behavioural economics; Distant galaxies
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Volcanic ash and sulphur dioxide's climate effects; Brain's disproportionate energy use
Sample questions from PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5
Two questions taken from this test, so you can see its level before you start. Nothing is scored here; in the test every response is scored with feedback.
Drag the right word from the box into each gap.
The human brain contains billions of neurons that (1) ______ through electrical and chemical signals. These connections form complex networks responsible for everything from basic reflexes to abstract (2) ______. Remarkably, the brain remains capable of change throughout life, a property known as (3) ______. This allows us to learn new skills and (4) ______ from certain injuries, demonstrating the organ's extraordinary (5) ______.
Word box: communicate · thought · plasticity · recover · adaptability · isolate · rigidity · decay
Every correct gap earns a mark. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
Read the sample audio transcript
Today we examine the phenomenon of bioluminescence, the production of light by living organisms. Found in fireflies, deep-sea fish, and certain fungi, this light results from a chemical reaction involving a molecule called luciferin and an enzyme called luciferase. Unlike incandescent light, bioluminescence generates almost no heat, making it remarkably efficient. Organisms use it for diverse purposes: attracting mates, luring prey, or deterring predators. Scientists now harness these glowing proteins as biological markers, allowing them to track gene activity and disease processes within living cells.
Transcript for accessible preview. The timed test uses audio.
Listen to the lecture, then write a summary of what you heard.
In the real exam the audio plays once. Your summary is expert scored on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and spelling.
How hard is PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Academic full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5 is about average. It ranks 1st of 8, where 1st is the easiest, but the 8 are close together on these measures, so it sits near the group average.
| Section | Difficulty | Rank of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | Easier than average | 2nd |
| Writing | About average | 5th |
| Reading | Easier than average | 2nd |
| Listening | About average | 6th |
How this is measured: Each section is ranked against the same section of the other full mocks, then the four are averaged. It compares the material itself, not how other candidates scored.
For a step up, PTE Academic Full Mock Test 7 is the next hardest.
How PTE Academic Full Mock Test 5 is scored
This test's 6 Read Aloud, 11 Repeat Sentence, 5 Describe Image and 2 Re-tell Lecture answers are scored from your recording: an acoustic engine measures pronunciation, oral fluency and prosody (emphasis), and content is checked against the official PTE criteria. Answer Short Question is marked right or wrong. Its 2 Summarize Written Text and 1 Write Essay responses are graded on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Reading and listening are scored the moment you finish. Enter your email at the end and the report, with a word-level pronunciation heatmap and a targeted practice list, is emailed to you within minutes.