PTE Core Full Mock Test 1
PTE Core Full Mock Test 1 is a free, fully timed run through the whole PTE Core exam: Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening in the Pearson order, with 64 questions across 19 PTE Core task types, plus 4 extra questions from 2 PTE Academic 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.
Start this free test64 questions · 120 minThis is one of 8 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock. Compare all of them on the PTE mock test page. For every PTE Core section test too, see the PTE Core practice test page; to see what your scores mean for Canada, use the PTE Core score chart.
What's in this test
| Repeat Sentence | 11 questions | expert scored |
| Read Aloud | 6 questions | expert scored |
| Answer Short Question | 5 questions | expert scored |
| Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks | 5 questions | Instant |
| Describe Image | 4 questions | expert scored |
| Reading: Fill in the Blanks | 4 questions | Instant |
| Write from Dictation | 3 questions | Instant |
| Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task) | 2 questions | expert scored |
| Respond to a Situation | 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 (PTE Academic task) | 2 questions | Instant |
| Multiple Choice, Single Answer | 2 questions | Instant |
| Select Missing Word | 2 questions | Instant |
| Highlight Incorrect Words | 2 questions | Instant |
| Write Email | 1 question | expert scored |
| Summarize Spoken Text | 1 question | expert scored |
Topics in PTE Core Full Mock Test 1
What each section's passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
Speaking
- Read Aloud: Coral reef bleaching; Industrial Revolution and urban overcrowding; Photosynthesis and chloroplasts; Artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias; Brain's neural networks; Urban green spaces and heatwave cooling
- Describe Image: Average Monthly Rainfall in Riverton; Global Renewable Energy Capacity; Student Transport Methods to University; Library Book Loans by Subject Area
- Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task): Optional lecture attendance; Banning single-use plastics on campus
- Respond to a Situation: Returning a coffee-stained textbook; Illness prevents study group attendance
Writing
- Summarize Written Text: Circadian rhythm and the suprachiasmatic nucleus; Origins of the Industrial Revolution in Britain
- Write Email: Wrong laptop model delivered
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: Monarch butterfly migration; Procrastination; Coral bleaching: food and colour loss; Printing press: access to knowledge across Europe; Trade-off between development and green space
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Collaborative consumption; Sleep science
- Re-order Paragraphs: Fleming's discovery of penicillin; Origins of the national park movement
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanoes; Photosynthesis; How the human heart pumps blood; Ancient writing systems
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Tropical rainforests; Electric vehicles
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: How coral bleaching happens
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Green roofs; Gig economy
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Photosynthesis's light reactions; Industrial Revolution's textile production and railways
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Sleep science; Volcanic eruptions and climate
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Honeybees; Printing press
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Bird migration and navigation cues; Brain energy use and neuron communication
Sample questions from PTE Core Full Mock Test 1
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.
Ancient civilisations developed sophisticated systems of writing to record their (1) ______ and preserve their stories. The Egyptians used hieroglyphics, a complex script carved into stone or painted on (2) ______. In Mesopotamia, scribes pressed symbols into clay tablets, a method known as (3) ______. These early records have allowed historians to (4) ______ the daily lives of people who lived thousands of years ago.
Word box: transactions · papyrus · cuneiform · reconstruct · agreements · parchment · demolish
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'll examine how coral reefs respond to rising ocean temperatures. When water becomes too warm, corals expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, a process called bleaching. Without these algae, corals lose their primary food source and their vibrant colour, turning ghostly white. If high temperatures persist, the corals eventually starve and die. Scientists are now investigating heat-resistant coral varieties and assisted evolution techniques, hoping to preserve reef ecosystems that support roughly a quarter of all marine species.
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 Core Full Mock Test 1?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Full Mock Test 1 is about average. It ranks 5th 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 | Harder than average | 7th |
| Writing | About average | 5th |
| Reading | Easier than average | 2nd |
| Listening | About average | 4th |
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 Core Full Mock Test 7 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Full Mock Test 5 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Full Mock Test 1 is scored
This test's 6 Read Aloud, 11 Repeat Sentence, 4 Describe Image, 2 Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task) and 2 Respond to a Situation 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 Email 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.
PTE Core free mock test with score
PTE Core Full Mock Test 1 is a scored practice run through all four parts, with 30 speaking, 3 writing, 15 reading and 16 listening questions. Reading and listening are scored the moment you finish; speaking and writing are reviewed for pronunciation, fluency, content and language, and everything comes back in one report.
PTE Core reading practice inside this mock
Its reading part has 5 Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks, 2 Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers, 2 Re-order Paragraphs, 4 Reading: Fill in the Blanks and 2 Multiple Choice, Single Answer. If you only want reading drills, start a dedicated PTE Core reading practice test or browse all PTE reading practice tests.