Part 1: Speaking & Writing

PTE Write Essay practice

You read a short prompt and write an argumentative essay of 200–300 words.

WE157 questions in our bank157 open in the practice screen

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157 Write Essay questions in the RealPTE bank; 157 of them open directly in the practice screen. Practising is free; see Pricing for AI scoring.

Official format (Pearson)

Prompt	2–3 sentences
Time to answer	20 minutes
Skills assessed	Writing
Scored on	Content; Development, structure and coherence; Form; General linguistic range; Grammar usage and mechanics; Vocabulary range; Spelling

How it is scored

Full Form credit at 200–300 words; under 120 or over 380 words scores zero.
A response that misses the topic scores zero on every trait.
Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
Traits are scored by AI; a human expert also reviews Content, Development/Structure/Coherence and General Linguistic Range.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.

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