Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing
Yellow Tulip/Square Root
685 students marked "I sat this"Added 22 Jun 2020Question #010006
Read the text aloud.
How do we imagine the unimaginable? If we’re asked to think of an object -say, a yellow tulip – a picture immediately forms in our mind's eye?But what if we try to imagine a concept such as the square root of a negative number?
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Read Aloud format (Pearson)
| Prompt | Text up to 60 words |
|---|---|
| Preparation | 30–40 seconds |
| Time to answer | Depends on the length of the text |
| Skills assessed | Speaking |
| Scored on | Content; 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.