PTE Core Listening Test 5
PTE Core Listening Test 5 is a premium, timed set of 16 PTE Core listening questions, 2 of them extra PTE Academic questions, with natural neural-voice audio across every listening task type. Every objective question is scored the moment you finish, and the review shows your answer next to the correct one; the Summarize Spoken Text response is expert scored.
Unlock this test16 questions · 40 minThis is one of 8 PTE Core listening tests on PTEMock. For every listening task type explained, with tips, see PTE listening practice. All 40 Core tests, with the official format, are on the PTE Core practice test page, and the PTE Core score chart shows the CLB level each skill score converts to.
What's in this test
| Write from Dictation | 3 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 |
| Summarize Spoken Text | 1 question | expert scored |
Topics in PTE Core Listening Test 5
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- 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 Listening Test 5
Two questions taken from this test, so you can see its level before you start. Answers are not shown here; your review shows them when you finish.
What does the speaker suggest about human memory?
- A.It records events accurately like a video camera.
- B.It can be reconstructed and distorted over time.
- C.It is most reliable when a witness feels confident.
- D.It is never used as evidence in criminal trials.
In the real exam the audio plays once. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
Which paragraph best summarises the recording?
- A.Honeybees are declining mainly because farmers no longer plant enough flowers, and scientists believe this problem can be solved simply by reducing the number of crops grown each year.
- B.Honeybees pollinate many important crops, but their populations are falling due to pesticides, disease, and habitat loss; protecting them matters because their loss would endanger agriculture and ecosystems.
- C.Although honeybees collect nectar, they contribute little to crop production, so their recent decline is unlikely to affect global food supplies or the balance of natural ecosystems.
- D.Bee populations have grown rapidly in recent decades thanks to new farming methods, and scientists are confident that pollination of major crops is now fully secure worldwide.
In the real exam the audio plays once. The correct answer is shown in your review when you finish the test.
How hard is PTE Core Listening Test 5?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Listening Test 5 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.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 134 words/min | 134 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 22% | 22% |
| Total audio | 7 min 25 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 11.3 words |
How this is measured: Speaking speed comes from the actual length of every audio clip; reading level and long words are measured on the transcripts. It compares the material itself, not how other candidates scored.
For a step up, PTE Core Listening Test 7 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Listening Test 2 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Listening Test 5 is scored
Listening questions are scored instantly and objectively the moment you finish, no waiting and no email required. You get your band score plus a per-question breakdown showing exactly which items you missed and why. Summarize Spoken Text is the exception: it is expert scored on content, form, grammar, vocabulary and spelling, and included in your report.