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This task allows you to listen carefully and repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. It helps improve your
listening memory, pronunciation, and speaking accuracy for the PTE exam.
In this task, you will hear a short audio clip 3-9 seconds and must repeat the sentence exactly. PTE Academic
gives you 15 seconds to respond, while PTE Core gives you 40 seconds to respond.
● PTE Academic: Speak immediately after hearing the short tone.
● PTE Core: Speak immediately after the audio finishes because there will be no short tone
| Prompt Length | Skills Assessed | No. of Question |
|---|---|---|
| 3-9 Seconds | Listening & Speaking | 10-12 |
These tips help you remember more words, repeat sentences accurately, and match the speaker’s stress and
intonation so your response sounds natural and clear.
You must understand the overall idea of the sentence instead of trying to memorise every single word. This
helps you recall longer phrases more accurately when speaking.
You must pay attention to how the speaker stresses certain words and the rise and fall of their voice.
Mimicking these patterns helps your repetition sound natural and clear
The Test taker must break the sentence into 2-3 small parts in their mind. This makes it easier to remember
and repeat the sentence smoothly without hesitation.
You should use a steady, natural pace when repeating the sentence. You need to avoid long pauses,
unnecessary fillers, or self-corrections because they reduce fluency.
You must pronounce vowels and consonants clearly so your response is easy to understand. Correct
pronunciation improves both clarity and scoring.
You must pronounce vowels and consonants clearly so your response is easy to understand. Correct
pronunciation improves both clarity and scoring.
Make yourself aware of different English accents like Australian, British, and American. Since PTE uses mixed
accents, this helps you catch stress patterns and sentence rhythm more easily during the exam.
In PTE Academic, you get 15 seconds to respond whereas, in PTE Core, you get 40 seconds to respond
Yes, in PTE Academic, a short tone plays before you start speaking. While in PTE Core, there is no tone; you
must speak immediately when the microphone opens.
No. You must say the sentence only once in a clear, fluent manner
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