PTE Core Full Mock Test 5
PTE Core Full Mock Test 5 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 5
What each section's passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
Speaking
- Read Aloud: Coral reefs' biodiversity and habitat; Industrial Revolution and social class formation; Photosynthesis and life on Earth; Artificial intelligence's impact across industries; Volcanic eruptions and landform creation; Brain's neural networks
- Describe Image: Average Monthly Rainfall in Four Cities; Global Smartphone Users (billions), 2018-2023; Sources of Household Energy Consumption; University Enrolment by Faculty
- Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task): Compulsory lecture attendance; Banning single-use plastics on campus
- Respond to a Situation: Apologising for a coffee-stained textbook; Medical appointment clashes with group meeting
Writing
- Summarize Written Text: Circular economy and the take-make-dispose model; Sleep as an active biological process
- Write Email: Laptop arrived damaged
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: Green spaces and public health; Printing press; Coral stress and loss of colour; Remote work blurring work-life boundaries; Bird migration navigation
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Circular economy; Dream theories
- Re-order Paragraphs: Fleming's discovery of penicillin; Channel Tunnel's history
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Volcano formation and fertile soil; Effective communication skills; Brain's energy consumption; Museums
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Pollinators; Venice
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral polyp and algae partnership
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Urban green spaces; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Industrial Revolution: urbanisation's costs and benefits; Volcanoes
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Printing press; Honeybees
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Gross domestic product; Human memory
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Bird migration precision and navigation; Antibiotics' discovery and rising resistance
Sample questions from PTE Core Full Mock Test 5
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.
Effective communication is a (1) ______ skill in almost every profession. Listeners are more likely to (2) ______ when a speaker presents ideas clearly and with confidence. Misunderstandings often (3) ______ from vague or ambiguous language, so precision is essential. By choosing words (4) ______, professionals can convey their message with greater impact.
Word box: vital · engage · arise · carefully · ignore · randomly · trivial
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 biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth, yet they cover less than one percent of the ocean floor. They form through a remarkable partnership between coral polyps and tiny algae living in their tissues. The algae provide energy through photosynthesis, while the coral offers shelter. However, rising sea temperatures disrupt this relationship, causing the algae to leave and the coral to bleach. Without intervention, scientists warn that most reefs could vanish within this century, threatening marine biodiversity and coastal communities.
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 5?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Full Mock Test 5 is about average. It ranks 4th 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 | About average | 4th |
| Writing | About average | 4th |
| Reading | About average | 7th |
| Listening | About average | 7th |
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 1 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Full Mock Test 6 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Full Mock Test 5 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 5 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 5, or browse all PTE reading practice tests.