PTE Speaking & Writing Practice Test 2025: Free 15+ Practice Test PDFs & Tips

Directions: Look at the text below. In 40 seconds, you must read this aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 40 seconds to read this text aloud:
 

1) Criticism: 

The insults and criticism were not unexpected. What was surprising was people’s enthusiasm about the competition. Thousands have participated in the discussion. 
 

2) Glamorous person: 

Who do you think is the most glamorous person? A biotechnologist who led his company in international research, an ordinary welder who gained international fame through his work, or a photographer complimented widely for a series of photos? 
 

3) Executive Residence: 

The Executive Residence in The White House, in the United States of America, where the president resides, is divided into several wings. It also includes the vice president’s and president’s staff’s offices. This government building is a national heritage site. 

4) Cloud seeding: 

Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is a way of attempting to change the amount of precipitation that comes from clouds. Cloud seeding is carried out by dispersing substances into the air, but it also occurs due to ice nucleates in nature, most of which are bacterial in origin. 
 

5) Language: 

“There are, of course, intercultural and language difficulties,” he said. “There are, of course, also many Australian students who don’t speak such fantastically good English either. 

6) Passion: 

Do something you are very passionate about and do not try to chase what is considered the hot passion of the day. People say you have to have a lot of passion for what you’re doing, and it’s totally true. You have to do it over a sustained period of time. So, if you don’t love it, you’re going to give up. 
 

7) Charlie Parker: 

Charlie Parker noticed that the solos were only improvised through the melodies but that he could also improvise them through the chords, thus creating new variations over the structure of the songs and also playing more notes faster. 

Direction: You will hear some sentences in this audio. Please repeat each sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear each sentence once only. 

Answers

1. A burglar broke into my house while I was away on a trip. 

2. Students can download the materials from the website. 

3. The student centre is located on the first floor of the home building. 

4. Mentors could be arranged for students who need additional help. 

5. The placement test for mathematics and statistics is offered this semester. 

6. Supply and demand are some of the most fundamental factors in academic economics. 

7. The chemistry building is located at the entrance to the campus. 

8. It's within that framework that we're making our survey. 

9. Career mobility is very important for new graduate students. 

10. Contemporary commentators dismissed his idea as eccentric. 

Direction: Look at the diagram below. In 25 seconds, please speak what it is showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response. 
 

Image 1
 

Image 2

Image 3

Answers

Image 1 

The given image provides information about the different heights of penguins. There are five types of penguins, the highest of which is the Emperor penguin, which stands at 120 meters. On the other hand, Adelie is the tiniest penguin, standing at about 70 meters tall. Adelie is a little taller than Chinstrap and Macaroni. It's also worth noting that only Emperor and King penguins have identical characteristics. The crest of macaroni penguins is yellow. Gentoo has orange claws, Emperor and King penguins have black claws, while Macaroni and Chinstrap have peach claws. 
 

Image 2 

The given image depicts a market and provides information about it. A lot of different aspects can be observed about the market from this image. For example, a seller can be seen selling bananas, potatoes, onions, watermelon, brinjal, broccoli, cabbage, lemon, and other fruits and vegetables. Also, it appears from this image that it is a busy day at the market since there are many types of people in the market, including men and women. A woman wearing a blue shirt and carrying a red check purse can also be seen examining the prices of various things. 

Image 3 

The image mentioned on the screen can be comprehended as a construction worker demonstrating construction safety signs. The left side of the worker discusses the precautions that workers must take. It entails wearing a helmet at all times at the construction site. In addition, wearing eye and feet protection is recommended to safeguard the eyes and feet. Additionally, the right side of the construction worker displays that construction workers must also wear ear protection, a mask, and hand gloves to protect their ears, nose, and hands. 

Directions: You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, please explain what you have just heard in your own words in 10 seconds. You will have 40 seconds to give your response. 

Answers

Transcript: Indeed, the library. We’ve all been to a historical library. We’ve all enjoyed the smell of a historical library. But what is it? And what does it mean? When we recently went to UCL Center for Sustainable Heritage, we’ve recently been asked to access the environment at another historical library at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, the Wren Library, an incredible place. And it has such an intensive smell of old books. And we were also asked for the first time. I was actually taken aback by the brief. We were asked whatever you do, and please preserve the smell. It is so important to our audience. It is so important how people perceive the library. So that is, that was quite an important message in our research. And indeed, the smell is an important way how we communicate with the environment. This piece of research was done by an advertising company because advertisers are so interested in how we interact with each other and the environment. And we see that the majority of people use sight obviously to interact with the environment, but on the other hand, we see the smell is also very, very important. 
 

Summary of the Lecture: 

We have indeed all been to the historical library. All of us enjoy the smell of a historical library. But what is the smell of a historical library? And what does it mean to us? We have been asked to access the environment at another historical library at Saint Paul’s Cathedral, the Wren Library, an incredible place with an intensive smell of old books. And indeed, smell is a meaningful way to communicate with the environment. It is so important how people perceive the library. An advertising agency did this piece of research because advertisers are interested in interacting with each other and our environment.

• You will hear a sentence and must repeat it exactly.
• Example: (Audio: “Education is the key to success in today’s world.”) → Your response: “Education is the key to success in today’s world.”

• You will see an image (chart, graph, diagram, or picture) and describe it in 40 seconds.
• Example: A bar graph showing population growth in different countries over five years.

• You will hear a short lecture and must summarise it.
• Example: (Audio about climate change effects on agriculture → Your response: “The lecture discusses how rising temperatures and irregular rainfall impact crop yields, leading to food shortages.”)