PTE Core Full Mock Test 3
PTE Core Full Mock Test 3 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 3
What each section's passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
Speaking
- Read Aloud: Coral reef bleaching; Printing press and knowledge monopoly; Photosynthesis and oxygen production; Urban planning and green spaces; Volcanic eruptions and fertile farmland; Artificial intelligence in scientific research
- Describe Image: Average Monthly Rainfall in Four Cities; Global Renewable Energy Capacity (Gigawatts), 2018-2023; Student Enrolment by Faculty; Daily Public Transport Usage by Mode
- Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task): Compulsory lecture attendance; Banning single-use plastics on campus
- Respond to a Situation: Explaining a coffee-stained textbook; Family commitment prevents study session
Writing
- Summarize Written Text: Urban green spaces and health research; Bioluminescence in living organisms
- Write Email: Laptop arrived damaged
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: How monarch butterflies navigate; Green spaces, air quality and stress reduction; Printing press: lower costs and faster ideas; Coral reefs as marine habitat; Remote work
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Sustainable consumption; Sleep and learning
- Re-order Paragraphs: First computer network connection; New neighbourhood café
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Great Barrier Reef's scale and tourism; Volunteering and career skills; Ancient agriculture; Public speaking skills
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Electric vehicles; Shakespeare
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral reef sensitivity to ocean warming
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Green infrastructure; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Industrial Revolution: overcrowding and job displacement; Volcano formation
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Gig economy; Plant biology
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Behavioural economics; Printing press
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Animal migration across species; Brain's share of body energy use
Sample questions from PTE Core Full Mock Test 3
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 Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth, (1) ______ even from space. Stretching for more than two thousand kilometres, it (2) ______ a habitat for thousands of marine species. Tourists travel from around the world to (3) ______ its colourful waters. However, the reef faces serious threats from climate change, which can (4) ______ the delicate corals that form its foundation.
Word box: visible · provides · explore · damage · increase · ignore · hidden
Every correct gap earns a mark. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
Read the sample audio transcript
Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, yet they are extremely sensitive to changes in temperature. When ocean waters warm even slightly, corals expel the symbiotic algae living in their tissues, a process known as bleaching. Without these algae, corals lose their colour and primary food source, and prolonged stress can lead to death. Scientists warn that repeated bleaching events, driven by climate change, threaten not only marine life but also coastal communities that depend on reefs for fishing and tourism.
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 3?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Full Mock Test 3 is easier than average. It ranks 1st of 8, where 1st is the easiest.
| Section | Difficulty | Rank of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | Easier than average | 1st |
| Writing | Easier than average | 3rd |
| Reading | Easier than average | 3rd |
| Listening | Easier than average | 2nd |
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 8 is the next hardest.
How PTE Core Full Mock Test 3 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 3 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 3, or browse all PTE reading practice tests.