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

What is the purpose of the talk?

2 students marked "I sat this"Added 19 Apr 2019Question #171035

Choose the one correct answer.

Audio question

What is the purpose of the talk?

ATo compare two techniques of drawing
BTo explain how to draw with pen and ink
CTo explain why drawing with a pen is difficult
DTo compare a chair with a violin

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Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Prompt	Recording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answer	Not set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessed	Listening

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.