PTE Academic Listening Test 8
PTE Academic Listening Test 8 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 8
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral reefs' biodiversity and food provision
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Industrial Revolution; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanic cooling versus greenhouse gas emissions; Public speaking delivery techniques
- Highlight Correct Summary: Honeybees; Printing history
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Renewable energy; Urban planning
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Bird migration between breeding and feeding grounds; Brain energy use and neuron signalling
Sample questions from PTE Academic Listening Test 8
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.
Why were researchers surprised by the settlement?
- A.It contained enormous palaces and temples.
- B.It lacked grand palaces or temples despite its organisation.
- C.It had no streets or drainage systems.
- D.It used bricks of widely varying sizes.
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 printing press was a minor invention that had little effect on book prices or literacy, and historians rarely mention it when discussing European history.
- B.Gutenberg's printing press, invented in the fifteenth century, made books cheaper and more available, helping ideas spread and accelerating literacy, scientific exchange, and lasting social change.
- C.Books were always cheap and widely available in medieval Europe, so the printing press mainly improved the decorative quality of illustrations in religious texts.
- D.The printing press was developed in Asia and never reached Europe, where scholars continued copying every text by hand well into the modern era.
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 8?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Academic listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Academic Listening Test 8 is easier than average. It ranks 1st of 8, where 1st is the easiest.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 132 words/min | 132 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 21% | 23% |
| Total audio | 6 min 42 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 11.7 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 1 is the next hardest.
How PTE Academic Listening Test 8 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.