The short version
- Questions with a right answer (multiple choice, fill in the blanks, dictation, reordering) are marked instantly, using the same point rules as the real test for that task type.
- Speaking gets fluency feedback measured on your device: how quickly you start, how long you speak, and your pauses. Optionally, it also gets content feedback from your browser's speech recognition.
- Writing gets a length and form check, plus a sample answer and a checklist based on the official criteria.
- We show points, not official scores. No practice site can truly reproduce Pearson's or IELTS's scoring. Sites that claim to "predict" your exact score are guessing.
PTE practice
| Task | How the real PTE marks it | How we mark it here |
|---|---|---|
| Read Aloud | Content (every word, no extras), pronunciation, oral fluency | Pause and timing feedback on your device; with "Check my words", a content % and missed words |
| Repeat Sentence | Content (correct word sequences), pronunciation, oral fluency | Pause and timing feedback; with "Check my words", a content % against the sentence |
| Describe Image, Retell Lecture | Content (main points, details, conclusion), pronunciation, oral fluency; human review of content | Fluency feedback; with "Check my words", key points covered; sample answer and checklist |
| Answer Short Question | Correct or incorrect | Fluency feedback; with "Check my words", whether the answer word was heard |
| Summarize Group Discussion, Respond to a Situation | Content, pronunciation, oral fluency; human review of content | Fluency feedback; key points with "Check my words"; sample answer and checklist |
| Summarize Written Text | Content, form (one sentence, 5–75 words), grammar, vocabulary; zero if form or topic is wrong | Word count and one-sentence check, sample answer, checklist |
| Write Essay | Content, development and structure, form (200–300 words), linguistic range, grammar, vocabulary, spelling | Word count check, sample answer, checklist |
| Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks; Reading: Fill in the Blanks | One point per correct blank (partial credit) | The same: one point per correct blank |
| Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (reading and listening) | +1 for each correct option, −1 for each wrong option, minimum 0 | The same rule |
| Reorder Paragraph | Partial credit for correct adjacent pairs | One point per correct adjacent pair |
| Multiple Choice, Single Answer; Highlight Correct Summary; Select Missing Word | Correct or incorrect | The same |
| Summarize Spoken Text | Content, form (50–70 words), grammar, vocabulary, spelling | Word count check, sample answer, checklist |
| Listening: Fill in the Blanks | One point per correctly spelled word | The same: spelling must be exact |
| Highlight Incorrect Words | +1 per correct word, −1 per wrong click | The same rule |
| Write from Dictation | One point per correct word | One point per correct word (order not checked) |
Official marking from Pearson's PTE Academic test format pages. The real test also combines task scores into communicative skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) on a 10–90 scale. We show points, not a PTE score, because we can't reproduce Pearson's scoring engine.
IELTS practice
| Question type | How we mark it |
|---|---|
| Reading and listening (multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, matching, completion) | One point per correct answer. Spelling must be correct, as in the real test. No penalty for wrong answers, as in IELTS. |
| Writing Task 1 and Task 2 | Word count check, a model answer and a checklist based on the four official criteria |
| Speaking Parts 1–3 | Fluency feedback (start time, pauses, speaking time); content feedback with "Check my words"; checklist |
The real IELTS converts reading and listening raw scores into bands using tables that vary slightly between test versions, so we don't convert our points into bands. See IELTS band scores explained.
OET practice
Reading Part A is marked automatically. The referral letter gets a length check, a model letter and a checklist based on OET's writing criteria. Role-plays get fluency feedback and a checklist based on OET's clinical communication criteria.
How speaking feedback works
- On your device: while you record, your browser measures the sound level every 50 milliseconds. It works out when you started speaking, how much of the time you were speaking, and how long each pause was. It also flags any silence of 3 seconds, because the real PTE closes the microphone after 3 seconds of silence. Nothing leaves your device.
- Optional "Check my words": when you switch it on, your browser's speech recognition turns your speech into text. We compare it with the text (Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence) or with key points from a strong answer (other tasks), and count your speaking speed and filler words. In some browsers, the browser maker processes this audio. We never receive it.
Limits: these measures are a useful guide, not a pronunciation score. Background noise, microphone quality and accents can affect them. For the most realistic estimate, use the test maker's official scored practice tests.
What we don't do
- We don't claim our questions are "real" or "predicted" exam questions.
- We don't promise or predict official scores.
- We don't store your answers or recordings. Saved progress, if you choose it, stays in your own browser.