Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers · Part 3: Listening

The purpose of this talk is…

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the purpose of this talk is ………………

  1. Asuggest ways to make indoor lightning more economical.
  2. Bencourage listeners to think creatively about mundane items
  3. CIllustrate how an everyday object could inspire new technology
  4. Dpersuade listeners to participate in a scientific study.
  5. Edescribe an artistic exhibition using familiar items.

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Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

PromptRecording of 80–120 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

How it is scored

  • Each correct option earns marks; each incorrect option you choose loses marks.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.