PTE Academic Listening Test 7
PTE Academic Listening Test 7 is a premium, timed set of 16 PTE Academic listening questions with natural neural-voice audio across every listening task type. Every objective question is scored the moment you finish, and the review shows your answer next to the correct one; the Summarize Spoken Text response is expert scored.
Unlock this test16 questions · 40 minThis is one of 8 PTE Academic listening tests on PTEMock. For every listening task type explained, with tips, see PTE listening practice.
What's in this test
| Write from Dictation | 3 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 |
| Summarize Spoken Text | 1 question | expert scored |
Topics in PTE Academic Listening Test 7
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral-algae symbiosis
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Urban green spaces; Discovery of penicillin
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanic ash and summers without warmth; Time management for university students
- Highlight Correct Summary: Silk Road; Sleep science
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Gross domestic product; Bee communication
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Printing press and the circulation of ideas; Fuel reserves for long-distance bird migration
Sample questions from PTE Academic Listening Test 7
Two questions taken from this test, so you can see its level before you start. Answers are not shown here; your review shows them when you finish.
What does the waggle dance communicate to other bees?
- A.The age and health of the dancing bee.
- B.The direction and distance of a food source.
- C.The temperature inside the hive.
- D.The number of bees needed for defence.
In the real exam the audio plays once. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
Which paragraph best summarises the recording?
- A.The Silk Road was a single paved highway used by individual merchants who travelled its entire length, primarily transporting silk while having little effect on cultures or populations along the way.
- B.The Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting Asia and the Mediterranean, along which goods, ideas, religions, technologies, and even diseases moved, shaping economies and cultures across great distances.
- C.The Silk Road mainly spread diseases between continents, and although some silk was traded, its cultural and economic influence was minimal compared with its role in transmitting epidemics.
- D.The Silk Road was a modern trade agreement designed to move spices and technology quickly between East Asia and Europe, replacing older routes that had limited economic value.
In the real exam the audio plays once. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
How hard is PTE Academic Listening Test 7?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Academic listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Academic Listening Test 7 is about average. It ranks 3rd of 8, where 1st is the easiest, but the 8 are close together on these measures, so it sits near the group average.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 133 words/min | 132 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.6 | 12.8 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 23% | 23% |
| Total audio | 6 min 59 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 10.3 words |
How this is measured: Speaking speed comes from the actual length of every audio clip; reading level and long words are measured on the transcripts. It compares the material itself, not how other candidates scored.
For a step up, PTE Academic Listening Test 6 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Academic Listening Test 1 is the next easiest.
How PTE Academic Listening Test 7 is scored
Listening questions are scored instantly and objectively the moment you finish, no waiting and no email required. You get your band score plus a per-question breakdown showing exactly which items you missed and why. Summarize Spoken Text is the exception: it is expert scored on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and spelling, and included in your report.