The Office of Personnel Management was the target of the…
Read the text aloud.
The Office of Personnel Management was the target of the attack, but data from nearly every government agency was stolen. U.S. investigators say they believe Chinese hackers were behind the breach.
Opens question #010045 in the RealPTE practice screen.
How to read it
The Office of Personnel Management was the target of the attack,‖but data from nearly every government agency was stolen.‖U.S. investigators say they believe|Chinese hackers were behind the breach.
| short pause ‖ breathe
Words to stress correctly
| investigators | in·VES·ti·ga·tors | /ɪnˈvɛstəɡeɪtɚz/ |
| personnel | per·son·NEL | /pɝsəˈnɛl/ |
| management | MAN·age·ment | /ˈmænədʒmənt/ |
| government | GOV·ern·ment | /ˈɡʌvɚmənt/ |
| believe | be·LIEVE | /bɪˈliv/ |
| chinese | chi·NESE | /tʃaɪˈniz/ |
31 words, aim for 12–14 seconds. No numbers; say U.S. as "U S". Breathe after attack and after stolen; a short pause after believe is enough.
Where marks are usually lost
per·son·NEL is stressed on the last syllable, unlike MAN·age·ment and GOV·ern·ment; in·VES·ti·ga·tors and be·LIEVE stress the second. Do not stall on the five-word title. Keep the endings of investigators, hackers and stolen.
General tip: Read the capitalised title as one smooth unit; a hesitation inside it is the most common fluency break here.
What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt
中文: 人事管理局是这次攻击的目标，但几乎每个政府机构的数据都被窃取了。美国调查人员表示，他们认为中国黑客是这次泄露事件的幕后黑手。
हिन्दी: कार्मिक प्रबंधन कार्यालय इस हमले का लक्ष्य था, लेकिन लगभग हर सरकारी एजेंसी का डेटा चोरी हो गया। अमेरिकी जाँचकर्ता कहते हैं कि उन्हें विश्वास है कि इस उल्लंघन के पीछे चीनी हैकर थे।
नेपाली: कर्मचारी व्यवस्थापन कार्यालय आक्रमणको लक्ष्य थियो, तर लगभग हरेक सरकारी निकायको डेटा चोरी भयो। अमेरिकी अनुसन्धानकर्ताहरू भन्छन् कि यस चुहावटपछाडि चिनियाँ ह्याकरहरू थिए भन्ने उनीहरूको विश्वास छ।
Tiếng Việt: Văn phòng Quản lý Nhân sự là mục tiêu của cuộc tấn công, nhưng dữ liệu từ gần như mọi cơ quan chính phủ đã bị đánh cắp. Các nhà điều tra Mỹ nói họ tin rằng tin tặc Trung Quốc đứng sau vụ xâm nhập này.
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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.