Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer · Part 3: Listening

What is the main idea that speaker is trying to convey in her…

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What is the main idea that speaker is trying to convey in her comments?

  1. AAuthorization for the prescription of opiates is required every 30 days.
  2. BGovernments can play a key role in chronic pain management.
  3. CThe rate of morphine addiction has not increased over the past 18 years.
  4. DThe dose of opiates needed to treat chronic pain is usually 80 milligrams.

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Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Multiple Choice, Single Answer

PromptRecording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

How it is scored

  • Scored as either correct or incorrect.
  • The recording plays only once.

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