PTE Core Listening Test 7
PTE Core Listening Test 7 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 7
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- Summarize Spoken Text: Coral reefs and marine biodiversity
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Industrial Revolution; Memory consolidation
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Volcanic eruptions; Renewable energy
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Brain energy consumption; Migration
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Antimicrobial resistance; Bees
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Photosynthesis as the foundation of life; Inflation's effect on savings and spending
Sample questions from PTE Core Listening Test 7
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 is the main cause of antibiotic resistance described by the speaker?
- A.The overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture.
- B.A shortage of new bacteria in the environment.
- C.The natural ageing of patients over time.
- D.A lack of funding for hospital construction.
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.Migration is a recent phenomenon caused only by war, and it always damages the economies of countries that receive newcomers.
- B.Migration occurs for several reasons and can create challenges, yet it also offers cultural and economic benefits, leaving policymakers to balance fair border management with human rights.
- C.Migration has no real effect on host communities, so governments should ignore it and focus their attention entirely on domestic issues.
- D.Migration is driven solely by environmental change and provides skills that quickly eliminate all tension within receiving societies.
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 7?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Listening Test 7 is harder than average. It ranks 8th of 8, where 1st is the easiest.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 135 words/min | 134 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 23% | 22% |
| Total audio | 6 min 29 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 10.7 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.
To warm up first, PTE Core Listening Test 5 is the next easiest.
How PTE Core Listening Test 7 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.