Part 2: Reading This section, with a duration of 29 to 30 minutes, features five distinct question types. The PTE Academic tests integrated skills, and notably, one item ('Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks') evaluates both reading and writing abilities.

Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks Task - A text with missing words is presented. Select the appropriate words from a dropdown list to complete the text. Prompt Length - Up to 300 words Skills Assessed - Reading and writing Time to Answer - Varies

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer Task - Answer a question related to the text's content or tone by choosing more than one option. Prompt Length - Up to 300 words Skills Assessed - Reading Time to Answer - Varies

Re-order Paragraphs Task - Rearrange text boxes into the correct sequence. Prompt Length - Up to 150 words Skills Assessed - Reading Time to Answer - Varies

Fill in the Blanks Task - Fill the blanks in the text using words provided in a box. Prompt Length - Up to 80 words Skills Assessed - Reading Time to Answer - Varies

Multiple Choice, Single Answer Task - Choose one correct answer for the multiple-choice question after reading the text. Prompt Length - Up to 300 words Skills Assessed - Reading Time to Answer - Varies

The listening component, lasting between 30 and 43 minutes, comprises eight varied types of questions. These questions are based on audio or video clips that play automatically, each only once, and note-taking is permitted during this part.

Summarize Spoken Text Task: Summarize a recording in 50–70 words. Audio Length: 60–90 seconds Skills Tested: Listening and writing Response Time: Variable

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers Task: Choose multiple correct answers for a question based on the recording's content or tone. Audio Length: 40–90 seconds Skills Tested: Listening Response Time: Variable

Fill in the Blanks Task: Type the missing words into the gaps of a transcript based on the audio. Audio Length: 30–60 seconds Skills Tested: Listening and writing Response Time: Variable

Highlight Correct Summary Task: Select the summary that best captures the essence of the audio clip. Audio Length: 30–90 seconds Skills Tested: Listening and reading Response Time: Variable

Multiple Choice, Single Answer Task: Answer a multiple-choice question with one correct response after listening to the recording. Audio Length: 30–90 seconds Skills Tested: Listening Response Time: Variable

Select Missing Word Task: Choose the word that best completes the recording from a list of options. Audio Length: 20–70 seconds Skills Tested: Listening Response Time: Variable

Highlight Incorrect Words Task: Identify and select the words in the transcript that differ from the audio. Audio Length: 15–50 seconds Skills Tested: Listening and reading Response Time: Variable

Write from Dictation Task: Type out a sentence exactly as you hear it. Audio Length: 3–5 seconds Skills Tested: Listening and writing Response Time: Variable