PTE Core Listening Test 6
PTE Core Listening Test 6 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 6
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- 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 Listening Test 6
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.
Why does the speaker suggest that deflation can be harmful?
- A.It causes prices to rise too quickly across the economy.
- B.It encourages consumers to delay spending, slowing the economy.
- C.It is always a clear sign of healthy economic growth.
- D.It forces central banks to raise prices artificially.
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.The talk explains that bees pollinate many food crops, but their numbers have fallen because of pesticides, habitat loss, and disease, which could raise costs and reduce the supply of fruits and vegetables.
- B.The talk argues that bees are mainly valued for the honey they produce, and that recent improvements in farming have helped their populations recover across the world.
- C.The talk describes how farmers deliberately reduce bee populations to protect their crops from damage, despite warnings from concerned researchers about the risks.
- D.The talk focuses on how pesticides have become safer over time, allowing bees to thrive and pollinate an increasing variety of fruits and vegetables 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 6?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Listening 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.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 134 words/min | 134 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 21% | 22% |
| Total audio | 7 min 14 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 10.0 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 1 is the next hardest. To warm up first, PTE Core Listening Test 3 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Listening Test 6 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.