Part 1: Speaking & Writing

PTE Read Aloud practice

A short passage appears on screen. After a preparation countdown the microphone opens and you read the passage aloud, clearly and at a natural pace. You can record your answer only once.

RA485 questions in our bank478 open in the practice screen
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485 Read Aloud questions in the RealPTE bank; 478 of them open directly in the practice screen. Practising is free; see Pricing for AI scoring.

Official format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; Pronunciation; Oral fluency

How it is scored

  • Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
  • If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
  • You can record your response only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.

Most marked "I sat this"

#010001Grand Canyon6,757 students marked "I sat this"#010002Carbon dioxide emissions2,750 students marked "I sat this"#010003Fiscal Year1,786 students marked "I sat this"#010004Blue1,368 students marked "I sat this"#010005Himalayas986 students marked "I sat this"#010008Pluto795 students marked "I sat this"#010007Productive Capacity730 students marked "I sat this"#010009Father690 students marked "I sat this"#010006Yellow Tulip/Square Root685 students marked "I sat this"#010010Botswana609 students marked "I sat this"#010020Tesla499 students marked "I sat this"#010039Introvert and extrovert464 students marked "I sat this"#010012Life expectancy432 students marked "I sat this"#010026Shakespeare428 students marked "I sat this"#010011Global financial crisis414 students marked "I sat this"#010179Orientalists390 students marked "I sat this"#010154Augustus382 students marked "I sat this"#01006921st century349 students marked "I sat this"#010013Ecotourism347 students marked "I sat this"#010174Fast food347 students marked "I sat this"

All 485 Read Aloud questions

Page 1 of 5: #010001 to #010100, by question number.

#010001Grand Canyon6,757 students marked "I sat this"#010002Carbon dioxide emissions2,750 students marked "I sat this"#010003Fiscal Year1,786 students marked "I sat this"#010004Blue1,368 students marked "I sat this"#010005Himalayas986 students marked "I sat this"#010006Yellow Tulip/Square Root685 students marked "I sat this"#010007Productive Capacity730 students marked "I sat this"#010008Pluto795 students marked "I sat this"#010009Father690 students marked "I sat this"#010010Botswana609 students marked "I sat this"#010011Global financial crisis414 students marked "I sat this"#010012Life expectancy432 students marked "I sat this"#010013Ecotourism347 students marked "I sat this"#010014Natural Selection283 students marked "I sat this"#010015New students307 students marked "I sat this"#010016Food305 students marked "I sat this"#010017Global Management305 students marked "I sat this"#010018Early Marriage288 students marked "I sat this"#010019Chronic Disease305 students marked "I sat this"#010020Tesla499 students marked "I sat this"#010021Edison and Tesla (Version 1)234 students marked "I sat this"#010022Age discrimination245 students marked "I sat this"#010023Tube shaped micro bot237 students marked "I sat this"#010024Supernova236 students marked "I sat this"#010025Domestication216 students marked "I sat this"#010026Shakespeare428 students marked "I sat this"#010027Lincoln334 students marked "I sat this"#010028learning English156 students marked "I sat this"#010029Akimbo230 students marked "I sat this"#010030Yellow286 students marked "I sat this"#010031Yellow v2196 students marked "I sat this"#010032Avi Loeb154 students marked "I sat this"#010033Environment163 students marked "I sat this"#010034Job of doctor183 students marked "I sat this"#010035Galaxy200 students marked "I sat this"#010036Welfare217 students marked "I sat this"#010037Glamorous Person158 students marked "I sat this"#010038Plato176 students marked "I sat this"#010039Introvert and extrovert464 students marked "I sat this"#010040Moods233 students marked "I sat this"#010041A spelling system167 students marked "I sat this"#010042Microbes194 students marked "I sat this"#010043Modern buildings160 students marked "I sat this"#010044US student debt138 students marked "I sat this"#010045Hackers129 students marked "I sat this"#010046Global Warming144 students marked "I sat this"#010047Mitigation153 students marked "I sat this"#010048Marine Biologist139 students marked "I sat this"#010049Market research142 students marked "I sat this"#010050The English Revolution154 students marked "I sat this"#010051Thompson163 students marked "I sat this"#010052Botanic gardens166 students marked "I sat this"#010053The curriculum132 students marked "I sat this"#010054Magnetars138 students marked "I sat this"#010055Caffeinated adults139 students marked "I sat this"#010056Quotes134 students marked "I sat this"#010057Instrument123 students marked "I sat this"#010058Historian128 students marked "I sat this"#010059Hemingway's Lifestyle124 students marked "I sat this"#010060Clouds124 students marked "I sat this"#010061Recent Trend139 students marked "I sat this"#010062Roman Writers135 students marked "I sat this"#010063Clementson119 students marked "I sat this"#010064Paleontological momentum129 students marked "I sat this"#010065Birds124 students marked "I sat this"#010066Kindermann106 students marked "I sat this"#010067Plant V1117 students marked "I sat this"#010068Harzard Assessment16 students marked "I sat this"#01006921st century349 students marked "I sat this"#010070The cup class boats118 students marked "I sat this"#010071Photographic estimates128 students marked "I sat this"#010072The English Revolution105 students marked "I sat this"#010073Delone and Mclean's Model99 students marked "I sat this"#010074Integration102 students marked "I sat this"#010075Rehabitation99 students marked "I sat this"#010076Furniture80 students marked "I sat this"#010077Psychologist71 students marked "I sat this"#010078CD-Quality Sound71 students marked "I sat this"#010079Transportation86 students marked "I sat this"#010080Energy and Pollution113 students marked "I sat this"#010081History141 students marked "I sat this"#010082Flags133 students marked "I sat this"#010083Engliash Revolution103 students marked "I sat this"#010084The border89 students marked "I sat this"#010085The tsunamis101 students marked "I sat this"#010086T-Cells116 students marked "I sat this"#010087Material and Non-material Culture93 students marked "I sat this"#010088Free trade103 students marked "I sat this"#010089Networking73 students marked "I sat this"#010090Sleep Apnea86 students marked "I sat this"#010091United Kingdom151 students marked "I sat this"#010092Hunted Species99 students marked "I sat this"#010093Trade Unions204 students marked "I sat this"#010094Unions76 students marked "I sat this"#010095Marijuana60 students marked "I sat this"#010096Smoking Ban53 students marked "I sat this"#010097Global Warming99 students marked "I sat this"#010098Long distance fliers98 students marked "I sat this"#010099Atlantis118 students marked "I sat this"#010100Dolphins142 students marked "I sat this"