Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing
Hubble Space Telescope
10 students marked "I sat this"Added 31 Jul 2023Question #010481
Read the text aloud.
The successor to the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed yet again and will not now launch until "approximately May 2020". The James Webb Space Telescope is also in danger of busting the cost cap put on the project by the US Congress. Back in 2011, politicians on Capitol Hill said the observatory should not take more than $8 billion dollars to build and $800 million dollars to operate over five years in orbit.
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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.