Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing
New students
307 students marked "I sat this"Added 14 Mar 2020Question #010015
Read the text aloud.
In an attempt to lure new students, leading business schools - including Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago and Wharton - have moved away from the unofficial missions and prerequisite of four years' work experience and instead have set their sights on recent college graduates and so-called early career professionals with only a couple years of work under their belt.
Practise this question with AI scoringAll 485 Read Aloud questions
Opens question #010015 in the RealPTE practice screen.
More Read Aloud questions
#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"#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"
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.