PTE Reading Question Types

You are presented with a text containing several gaps. For each gap, you must select the correct word from a drop-down menu.

• Skills: Grammar, Vocabulary, and Collocations.
• Strategy: This task contributes significantly to your Writing score as well as Reading. Practice specifically with Reading Practice 2 to master collocations.

After reading a text, you must select all correct responses from a list of options.

• Warning: You lose 1 point for every incorrect option selected.
• Strategy: If you are not 100% sure about a second answer, choose only one to avoid losing points.

Several text boxes appear in random order. You must drag and drop them to restore the original logical flow.

• Strategy: Focus on finding "pairs." Look for pronouns (he, she, they) or transition words (however, therefore) that link one box to another.
• Practice: Focus on logic drills in our PTE Test Exercises.

A text appears with gaps. A list of words is provided at the bottom; you must drag the correct words into the gaps.

• Skills: Primarily Vocabulary and Context.
• Strategy: Use parts of speech to narrow down choices. If a gap follows "a" or "the," look for a noun. Sharpen these skills in Reading Practice 1.

Read a text and answer one multiple-choice question by selecting one option.

• Strategy: Do not spend more than 1.5 minutes here. These questions carry the least points; save your time for the Fill in the Blanks.