PTE Core Full Mock Test 2
PTE Core Full Mock Test 2 is a premium, 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.
Unlock this 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 2
What each section's passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
Speaking
- Read Aloud: Photosynthesis and life on Earth; Industrial Revolution and social transformation; Coral reefs as marine fish habitat; Artificial intelligence's influence on daily life; Volcanic eruptions as geological events; Urban green spaces and quality of life
- Describe Image: Average Monthly Rainfall in Five Cities; University Enrolment Numbers by Year; Global Energy Consumption by Source; Daily Screen Time by Age Group
- Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task): Optional lecture attendance; Banning single-use plastics on campus
- Respond to a Situation: Apologising for a coffee-stained textbook; Absent group project teammate
Writing
- Summarize Written Text: Circular economy vs linear model; Sleep as an active biological process
- Write Email: Damaged desk lamp delivery
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: Green spaces and mental wellbeing; Printing press; Coral bleaching; Qualities of effective leadership; Scientific study of bird navigation
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Gig economy; Polar governance
- Re-order Paragraphs: Röntgen's discovery of X-rays; Rethinking the five-day office week
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Bees and crops; Power of volcanic eruptions; Bilingualism and executive brain function; Recycling
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Sleep science; Silk Road
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral bleaching and loss of food source
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Industrial Revolution; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanoes; Demand-pull vs cost-push inflation
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Honeybees; Renewable energy
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Endangered languages; Loss aversion
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Building materials and architectural change; Human migration throughout history
Sample questions from PTE Core Full Mock Test 2
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.
Volcanic eruptions are among the most powerful natural (1) ______ on Earth. When pressure builds beneath the surface, molten rock is (2) ______ upward through cracks in the crust. The resulting eruption can (3) ______ enormous quantities of ash and gas into the atmosphere. Although such eruptions can be (4) ______, they also enrich the surrounding soil, making it remarkably (5) ______ for farming.
Word box: events · forced · release · destructive · fertile · calm · absorb · barren
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 white. If high temperatures persist, the corals eventually starve and die. Scientists warn that repeated bleaching events, now occurring more frequently, leave reefs little time to recover, threatening the marine biodiversity and coastal communities that depend on these fragile ecosystems.
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 2?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Full Mock Test 2 is about average. It ranks 7th 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 | 3rd |
| Writing | Harder than average | 8th |
| Reading | About average | 6th |
| 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 Core Full Mock Test 4 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Full Mock Test 7 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Full Mock Test 2 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 mock test with score
PTE Core Full Mock Test 2 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, take this mock's reading part on its own as PTE Core Reading Test 2, or browse all PTE reading practice tests.