PTE Academic is a computer-based English test made by Pearson. Universities and governments around the world use it to check whether you can study or live in an English-speaking country. The whole test is marked by computer, and you usually get your result within about two days.
You take it at a test centre on a computer with a headset. There's no human examiner — answers are scored by AI, so results are fast and consistent.
Accepted by thousands of universities and for visas in Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and more.
One session covers Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. Results typically arrive within 48 hours.
PTE Academic has four skills across 20 question ("task") types. MasterMock lets you practise every one of them.
PTE scores you from 10 to 90. You get an overall score plus separate scores for Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Higher is better.
Your English level is set by your lowest section score. Here's the minimum each level needs in each section on the current test (taken on or after 7 August 2025):
| English level | Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superiorhighest band | 69 | 70 | 88 | 85 | 20 |
| Proficient | 58 | 59 | 76 | 69 | 10 |
| Competentbaseline pass | 47 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 0 |
| Vocational | 33 | 36 | 24 | 29 | — |
Functional English is a single overall band of 24 (no section breakdown). Notice that Speaking and Writing now need the highest scores — for Superior, Speaking 88 and Writing 85 — so that's where most points are won or lost.
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