PTE Core Listening Test 8
PTE Core Listening Test 8 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 8
What each passage, recording and prompt is about, in the order the tasks appear.
- Summarize Spoken Text: Algae's role in coral reef biodiversity
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: Urban green spaces; Printing press
- Listening: Fill in the Blanks: Sleep and learning retention; Sulphur dioxide and volcanic cooling
- Highlight Correct Summary (PTE Academic task): Bee populations; Remote work
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer: Mediterranean diet; Medical AI
- Highlight Incorrect Words: Photosynthesis and specialised plant structures; Industrial Revolution: from home production to factories
Sample questions from PTE Core Listening Test 8
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 the Mediterranean diet's benefits?
- A.They come exclusively from eating large amounts of red meat.
- B.They may stem from lifestyle and social factors as well as food.
- C.They depend entirely on avoiding all fats and oils.
- D.They have not been studied by any researchers.
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.Bees are valuable mainly because they produce honey, and their numbers have grown thanks to new pesticides and expanded farmland across many countries.
- B.Bees are critical pollinators for many food crops, but their populations are declining due to pesticides, habitat loss, and disease, prompting countries to fund research and restore habitats.
- C.Scientists believe bees are unimportant to agriculture, so the recent fall in their numbers will have little effect on food supplies or prices worldwide.
- D.Bees transfer pollen only between identical flowers, and because their populations are stable, governments have stopped funding any protective research programmes.
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 8?
Compared with the other 7 PTE Core listening tests on PTEMock, PTE Core Listening Test 8 is easier than average. It ranks 1st of 8, where 1st is the easiest.
| Measure | This test | Average of 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking speed in the recordings | 134 words/min | 134 words/min |
| Transcript reading level | 12.0 | 12.5 |
| Long words (3+ syllables) | 22% | 22% |
| Total audio | 7 min 16 s | |
| Write from Dictation sentence length | 10.3 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 3 is the next hardest.
How PTE Core Listening Test 8 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.