Part 3: Listening Section
PTE Academic Listening Station
Listening is heavily influenced by speaking tasks like Repeat Sentence and carries critical marks into your Writing score via Write from Dictation.
The #1 Highest Scoring Task in PTE (~30–35% of Writing + Listening!)
Write from Dictation (WFD)
A sentence of 7–15 words plays once. You must type the sentence exactly as spoken with correct spelling.
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Contributes to Listening + Writing
Summarize Spoken Text (SST)
A 60–90 second lecture plays. You write a 50–70 word summary in 10 minutes capturing key nouns and lecture themes.
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Contributes to Listening + Writing
Fill in the Blanks (Listening)
A recording plays while you read a transcript with missing words. Type the exact word in the blank.
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Contributes to Listening + Reading (Negative Marking!)
Highlight Incorrect Words (HIW)
A transcript contains words that differ from the audio. Click on the words that differ. Be cautious of negative marking.
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Did you know Repeat Sentence contributes ~30% of your Listening marks?
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