PTE Practice Test 2025: Section-wise with Free Sample Answers, PDFs & Mock Test

In the speaking section, will only be 10 answers stored at a time. In addition to the 11th answer, the first answer gets deleted automatically. 
 

You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 6 seconds, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your response. 
 

Transcript: Tropical diseases encompass all infectious diseases such as malaria, lymphatic Filariasis, African Trypanosomiasis, leishmaniosis, onchocerciasis, dengue, and chikungunya occur solely in the tropics and thrive in hot, humid conditions. These diseases affect approximately 1 billion people from tropical and subtropical areas covering developing and least developed countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia. Due to global warming and the increase in temperature, many infectious diseases have resurfaced with a vengeance, making it difficult for health authorities worldwide. Crumbling health infrastructure reduced investment in public health and a new variant of drug resistance to infectious disease has wreaked havoc in developing countries.

Read the passage below and summarise it using one sentence. 

Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the passage. 

1. Mammals can be one of the hardest-hit groups by habitat loss, and much research has been carried out to find the best ways to conserve mammal diversity. Much of this research has focussed on large-scale land use changes and the impacts this will have on overall mammal diversity. However, many critical land-use decisions are made at much more local scales, for example, at the level of individual landowners. In a detailed study led by Imperial College London that looked at mammal diversity across different small-scale landscapes in Borneo, researchers have identified previously logged forests as an overlooked source of refuge for mammals. These 'selectively logged' forests, where only certain tree species are removed, are often considered degraded and frequently cleared to make way for plantations. The new results, published in Ecological Applications, suggest they should be better protected. The team recorded mammals using trap-and-release techniques and motion-sensing cameras over three years, creating an unprecedented 20,000 species record in three land-use types: old-growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation.. 

2. New research has proved that Fish are being killed and prevented from reaching maturity by the litter of plastic particles finding their way into the world's oceans. Some young fish have been found to prefer tiny plastic particles to their natural food sources, effectively starving them before they can reproduce. The growing problem of microplastics - small particles of polymer-type materials from modern industry - has been thought for several years to be a peril for fish. Still, the study published on Thursday is the first to prove the damage in trials. Microplastics are near-indestructible in natural environments. They enter the oceans through litter when waste such as plastic bags, packaging and other convenience materials are discarded. Vast amounts of these end up in the sea through inadequate waste disposal systems and sewage outfall. Another growing source is microbeads, tiny particles of hard plastics used in cosmetics, such as an abrasive in modern skin cleaners. These easily enter waterways as they are washed off and used, flushed down drains and forgotten, but they can last decades in our oceans. Despite being a growing source of concern, the impact of these materials has been hard to measure. Tiny particles of plastics have been found in seabirds, fish and whales, which swallow the materials but cannot digest them, leading to a build-up in their digestive tracts. 

3. Getting to know fellow academics, especially more senior ones, can be very daunting. Lecturers and researchers are used to spending a lot of time in isolation, working independently. The thought of going public and ‘selling yourself' does not seem enticing. However, it is easier than you think to develop your career-enhancing networks. Your PhD supervisor and examiners or, if you are already in post, your mentor, are a great place to start. They will have been chosen to guide you because they are more experienced, and in most cases, they will work close to your field of interest. Ask for their advice on ways of building up your network of contacts. Also, it is easier to approach someone unknown to you if you can mention the name of a mutual acquaintance. If you are a postgraduate who is serious about a career in academia or a more senior scholar wanting to develop one, you will indeed be attending conferences on a fairly regular basis. There is no right or wrong number; some scholars stick to one or two a year, and others seem to attend one a month! Conferences are the primary way academics network, so do not miss out on these opportunities.

4. According to researchers, the invisibility cloak illusion stems from the belief that we are much more socially observant than the people around us. This means that, while we watch and wonder about other people as much as possible, we often think that people around us are less aware. This illusion occurs because, while we are fully aware of our impressions and speculations about other people, we have no idea what those other people think unless they choose to share with us, something that rarely happens except in exceptional circumstances. To better understand what is happening, it is essential to consider the groundbreaking research by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman on cognitive biases. When people judge others in social situations, they often depend on specific biases such as the availability heuristic, i.e., that we attach more significance to thoughts that come to mind quickly. This is why we consider thoughts about other people more important than thoughts about inanimate objects. And so, as we look around us, we focus our thoughts on the people we see and what they happen to be doing. Which is why people-watching can be so addictive. What adds to the sense that we are relatively invisible to others is that people tend to be as discreet as possible about their people-watching. Because other people aren't sharing their observations with us, it's easy to pretend they are not as observant as we are. 

5. Asda has become the first food retailer in the country to measure how much customers can save by cutting back on food waste, thanks to a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with the University of Leeds. The idea behind the KTP was for the University to use Asda’s customer insight data to apply its research to identify, investigate, and implement ways of helping customers reduce their food waste. This was one of the first times that a major retailer had tried to deliver large-scale sustainability changes, with the two-year project seen as a way for Asda to position itself as a true innovator in this area. The campaign focused on advising customers on everything from food storage and labelling to creative leftover recipes. Meanwhile, in-store events encouraged customers to make changes on their own. They will change how they deal with food waste in their homes, leading to an average saving of 57 pounds per customer and a waste reduction.

Choose the correct word for each blank.

• Example: "The scientist conducted an _______ experiment to test the hypothesis. (Options: accurate, accuracy, accurately)"
• Example: "She was _______ by the breathtaking view of the mountains. (Options: amazed, amazing, amazement)"
• Example: "The company is looking for candidates with _______ in data analysis. (Options: expertise, expert, expertly)"

You will be given audio, and then you need to identify and correct the words that do not match the audio in a given transcript.