PTE Core Full Mock Test 6
PTE Core Full Mock Test 6 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.
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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 6
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 the spread of literacy; Renewable energy replacing fossil fuels; Sleep and cognitive performance; Urbanisation and city growth; Brain's neural networks
- Describe Image: Average Weekly Study Hours by University Faculty; World Population (billions), 1960-2020; Sources of Household Water Consumption; Number of International Students by Region
- Summarize Group Discussion (PTE Academic task): Permanent online lecture recordings; 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: Urban green spaces in city planning; Sleep's still poorly understood functions
- Write Email: Laptop arrived damaged
Reading
- Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks: Bird migration and navigation cues; Time management for university students; Coral reef bleaching; Industrial Revolution and child labour; Sleep and overall health
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: City parks and trees; Artificial intelligence
- Re-order Paragraphs: Fleming's discovery of penicillin; Volcano formation and eruption process
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks: Photosynthesis; Benefits of volunteering; Printing press's invention; Physical exercise
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Sahara Desert; Remote work
Listening
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral reefs as rainforests of the sea
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Industrial Revolution; Sleep science
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanic eruptions and global cooling; Invention of writing
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Pollination; Public libraries
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Inflation and deflation; Monarch butterfly migration
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Government incentives for solar adoption; Universities and critical thinking skills
Sample questions from PTE Core Full Mock Test 6
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.
Volunteering offers benefits that extend far beyond the communities being helped. People who donate their time often report a stronger sense of (1) ______ and improved emotional well-being. Working alongside others can also help individuals (2) ______ new skills and expand their professional networks. For young people in particular, such experiences can (3) ______ a curriculum vitae and demonstrate genuine commitment. Many employers now actively (4) ______ candidates who have contributed to charitable causes.
Word box: purpose · develop · enhance · value · reduce · ignore · avoid
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 often called the rainforests of the sea because they support an extraordinary diversity of marine life. Although they cover less than one percent of the ocean floor, they shelter roughly a quarter of all marine species. However, rising ocean temperatures cause coral bleaching, in which corals expel the algae that provide both color and nutrients. Without these algae, corals weaken and may die. Scientists are now developing heat-resistant coral strains, hoping to restore damaged reefs before they vanish entirely.
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 6?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core full mock tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Full Mock Test 6 is about average. It ranks 3rd 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 | 5th |
| Writing | About average | 6th |
| Reading | About average | 4th |
| Listening | About average | 3rd |
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 5 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Full Mock Test 8 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Full Mock Test 6 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 6 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 6, or browse all PTE reading practice tests.