Electric vehicles have arrived. With technology led by Tesla, and…
Read the text aloud.
Electric vehicles have arrived. With technology led by Tesla, and all of the world's major car manufacturers following along behind, electric vehicles are now a common sight on the roads of most developed countries.Yet the situation in less developed countries is rather different; the only African country to have started the change to electric vehicles is South Africa.
Pause plan and hard words
Pause plan (/ short pause, // longer pause)
Electric vehicles have arrived. // With technology led / by Tesla, / and all of the world's major car manufacturers following along behind, / electric vehicles are now a common sight / on the roads of most developed countries.Yet the situation / in less developed countries is rather different; / the only African country / to have started the change / to electric vehicles is South Africa.
Pause at the commas and full stops, and keep the key words clear and steady.
RealPTE numbers
- 9 students practised this question on RealPTE
- Student reports: Common (5 reports)
From RealPTE practice records and students’ “I sat this” reports, counted weekly (last count 2026-10-31). Reports are what students tell us; predictions are not guaranteed.
Questions about this question
What is the answer to PTE Read Aloud #831001?
Read it in sense groups: pause briefly at the single slashes and a little longer at the double slashes in the plan above.
How do I get full marks on this Read Aloud question?
Read every word as written, pause at the sense-group boundaries and stress the right syllables. Content counts the words you read correctly; fluency and pronunciation are scored too.
Can I practise #831001 with scoring?
Yes. The practice button on this page opens question #831001 in the RealPTE practice screen, where your answer is scored when you finish.
Opens question #831001 in the RealPTE practice screen.
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.