Reading

This part of the test is 29–30 minutes long and it contains five different question types. Because PTE Academic is an integrated skills test, one item type ('Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks') also assesses writing skills.

  •  Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
  •  Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer
  •  Re-order Paragraphs
  •  Fill in the Blanks
  •  Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks

  • Task : Text appears on-screen with several gaps. Drag words from a box below to fill the gaps.
  • Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
  • Skills Assessed : Reading and writing
  • Time to Answer : Not applicable

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer

Task : After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting more than one response.

  • Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
  • Skills Assessed : Reading
  • Time to Answer : Not applicable

Re-order Paragraphs 

  • Task : Several text boxes appear on the screen in a random order. Put the text boxes in the correct order.
  • Prompt Length : Text up to 150 words
  • Skills Assessed : Reading
  • Time to Answer : Not applicable

Fill in the Blanks

  • Task : The text appears on a screen with several gaps in it. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps.
  • Prompt Length : Text up to 80 words
  • Skills Assessed : Reading
  • Time to Answer :Not applicable

Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Task : After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting one response.

  • Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
  • Skills Assessed : Reading
  • Time to Answer : Not applicable