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How practice scores are worked out
Three kinds of marking sit behind the percentages. Objective tasks use the per-question rules in Pearson's Test Taker Score Guide. Speaking and writing are estimates built from transcripts and text checks, and each result screen lists exactly what was and was not checked. Only the official test provider issues an official PTE score.
Marked with Pearson's published rule
1 point per correct blank. A wrong blank takes nothing away.
Not covered: How blanks are weighted into the Reading score.
1 point for each pair of neighbouring boxes in the right order. n boxes make n-1 pairs.
Not covered: Only adjacent pairs count, so a wrong box can cost two pairs.
Multiple choice, multiple answers
+1 per correct option, -1 per wrong option, never below 0.
Not covered: Guessing every option loses points, as in the real rule.
Multiple choice, single answer
1 point if right, 0 if wrong.
Not covered: No partial credit exists for this type.
1 point per word spelled correctly.
Not covered: Accent and audio quality are not part of marking.
+1 per incorrect word found, -1 per correct word wrongly highlighted, never below 0.
Not covered: A missed word costs nothing, but you lose the +1.
1 point per correct, correctly spelled word.
Not covered: Pearson does not publish how extra words are treated, so we do not penalise them.
Select Missing Word, Highlight Correct Summary
1 point if right, 0 if wrong.
Not covered: No partial credit exists for these types.
1 point if your answer contains an accepted word, else 0.
Not covered: A correct answer in unexpected wording can be marked wrong.
Speaking: estimated from a transcript
Content: each replaced, omitted or inserted word counts as one error, the rule in the Score Guide. Fluency: pace and pauses.
Not covered: Pronunciation is not measured.
Content uses the published bands (all words in order, at least half, under half, almost nothing). Fluency is estimated.
Not covered: Pronunciation is not measured.
Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Summarize Group Discussion, Respond to a Situation
Content: how many of the item's fixed key points your transcript mentions. Fluency is estimated from pace and pauses.
Not covered: Pronunciation is not measured, and keyword matching cannot judge accuracy or structure.
Writing: simple text checks
Form (one sentence, 5-75 words), key points, vocabulary variety, linking words, repetition, capitals and punctuation.
Not covered: Grammar and spelling are only partly checked.
Form (50-70 words), key points, vocabulary variety, linking words, sentence variety, repetition, punctuation.
Not covered: Grammar and spelling are only partly checked.
Form (200-300 words), use of the prompt's main words, paragraph structure, vocabulary variety, linking words, repetition, punctuation.
Not covered: It cannot judge how convincing your argument is.
Why there is no predicted score out of 90
Pearson publishes how each question is marked, but not how question points are weighted into the 10 to 90 skill scores. Our practice sets are also not calibrated against real test results. Turning a practice percentage into a PTE score would therefore be a guess dressed up as a number, so we show practice levels instead. To see what a real score means, use the PTE score calculator or the PTE score chart.
Frequently asked questions
Is my PTE practice progress saved anywhere online?
No. Your results are stored only in your own browser's local storage. Nothing is sent to our servers, there is no account, and you can export or delete the data from this page at any time.
Is the percentage on this page my PTE score?
No. It is a practice estimate for this site's original practice sets. Only the official test provider issues an official score, and our percentages are not a prediction of it. Pearson does not publish how question points are weighted into the 10 to 90 score, so we do not convert practice percentages into a PTE score.
Why does this page not show a predicted PTE score out of 90?
Any conversion from our practice percentages to a 10-90 score would be invented. Our sets are not calibrated against real test results, and Pearson's weighting of question types is not public. Use the PTE score calculator to see what a score you have already received means for IELTS bands and visa levels.
How are speaking and writing tasks scored here?
Speaking is estimated from a speech-recognition transcript: how many words or key points you covered, and a rough fluency estimate from pace and pauses. Pronunciation is not measured. Writing uses simple checks for length, key points, vocabulary variety, linking words, repetition and punctuation, and only partly checks grammar and spelling.
Why did my history change after practising a task again?
Older practice pages saved one result per question. Tasks that now use set-level scoring save one result per finished set, and your older per-question results are carried over so nothing is lost.
Practice estimates only. “PTE” and “Pearson” are trademarks of Pearson; this is an independent practice resource, not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson.