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PTE Listening

Train attention, note-taking, and conservative decisions across the listening section. Each guide keeps Pearson facts, PTEFlow strategy, and planning benchmarks visibly separate.

Production task

Summarize Spoken Text

Audio 60–90 seconds; write 50–70 words. Listening and Writing.

Overall ~4%Listening ~10%

Objective task

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

Audio 80–120 seconds. Listening.

Overall ~1%Listening ~3%

Objective task

Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

Audio 30–60 seconds with transcript gaps. Listening; Pearson’s test-format page also states the item affects Writing.

Overall ~3%Listening ~8%

Objective task

Highlight Correct Summary

Audio 30–90 seconds. Listening and Reading.

Overall ~<1%Listening ~2%

Objective task

Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Audio 30–90 seconds. Listening.

Overall ~<1%Listening ~2%

Objective task

Select Missing Word

Audio 20–70 seconds with the ending replaced by a beep. Listening.

Overall ~1%Listening ~1%

Objective task

Highlight Incorrect Words

Audio 15–50 seconds plus transcript. Listening and Reading.

Overall ~4%Listening ~8%

Objective task

Write from Dictation

Audio sentence, 3–5 seconds. Listening and Writing.

Overall ~5%Listening ~13%