PTE

Core
Offline
Practice
Test
Part 3: Listening

V1 September 2023
Part 3: Listening

This part of the test consists of questions that are based on audio or video clips. During PTE
Core, each audio or video clip is heard only once and notes can be taken.
The question types included in this part of the test are:

Time
Listening question type Number of questions
allowed
Summarize Spoken Text 1-2
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers 1-2
Fill in the Blanks 2-3
30-37
Multiple Choice, Single Answer 1-2
minutes
Select Missing Word 1-2
Highlight Incorrect Words 2-3
Write from Dictation 3-4

In this document you will find practice Listening questions, an Answer Key and Transcripts.
Please note, the number of practice questions in this offline test does not reflect the
number of questions in the actual PTE Core test.
Audio and video prompts are provided in the folder Prompts and filed by question type,
e.g., Summarize Spoken Text and by question number; e.g., Summarize Spoken Text_
Question 1.
This offline test does not have the same functionality as the online test so answers will need
to be handwritten, or you can use the editable response boxes in this document. Audio
countdowns are not included so if timing the test, only approximations can be applied.

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Summarize Spoken Text – Question 1

Play audio file Summarize Spoken Text_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write your answer in the box below:

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Summarize Spoken Text – Question 2

Play audio file Summarize Spoken Text_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write your answer in the box below:

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Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers – Question 1

Play audio file Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers_Question 1_Prompt in the

Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choices.

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Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers – Question 2

Play audio file Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers_Question 2_Prompt in the

Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choices.

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Fill in the Blanks – Question 1

Play audio file Fill in the Blanks_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write your answers in the blanks in the text or note your choice of words in the box below:

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Fill in the Blanks – Question 2

Play audio file Fill in the Blanks_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write your answers in the blanks in the text or note your choice of words in the box below:

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer – Question 1

Play audio file Multiple Choice Single Answer_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choice.

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer – Question 2

Play audio file Multiple Choice Single Answer_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choice.

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Select Missing Word – Question 1

Play audio file Select Missing Word_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choice.

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Select Missing Word – Question 2

Play audio file Select Missing Word_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Tick your answer choice.

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Highlight Incorrect Words – Question 1

Play audio file Highlight Incorrect Words_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Circle or note below the words in the text that are different to what you hear.

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Highlight Incorrect Words – Question 2

Play audio file Highlight Incorrect Words_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Circle or note below the words in the text that are different to what you hear.

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Write From Dictation – Question 1

Play audio file Write from Dictation_Question 1_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write the sentence you hear in the space provided below.

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Write From Dictation – Question 2

Play audio file Write from Dictation_Question 2_Prompt in the Prompts folder.
Write the sentence you hear in the space provided below.

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Answ

Summarize Spoken Text – Question 1

Transcript
When you think of canal holidays in this country, you might imagine an older couple enjoying
a slow trip on the water. It’s true that canal holidays used to be mostly popular with older
people, but now a wider range of tourists are choosing them.
This type of holiday can offer tourists many benefits. For instance, people can certainly relax
on a canal holiday so it’s great for people who want to enjoy the peace and quiet with their
families.
The other reason that canal holidays are becoming more popular is that they offer people
the opportunity to travel in a different way. Many people find canal holidays very convenient
because they use the boat as both transport and accommodation. They can visit new
places for the morning or afternoon and then return to the boat and continue their journey.
And many people find being on the boat is just as much fun as visiting other places.
Who knows? Maybe in the future canal holidays will become even more common.
Sample summary
In the past, canal trips were usually holidays for older tourists. However, this is changing.
Such holidays offer peaceful family time and a fun and convenient way to travel.

Summarize Spoken Text – Question 2

Transcript
You might ask whether we need another health and fitness app when there are already so
many available to download. But I’m going to explain why I think you’ll love ‘Whole Health’. I
started using it a few weeks ago and I immediately realised that it’s completely different to
all the other products on the market.
Most fitness apps focus on improving people’s physical strength. While ‘Whole Health’ has
plenty of exercise videos, it also offers far more. It encourages people to take care of their
general health in many different ways.

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The app’s sleep function tracks users’ sleep patterns and provides helpful suggestions
about how users can improve their sleep routines. This can help users understand more
about their sleep habits.
There are also recipe videos and meal plans to download so that users can make healthier
food choices.
And the feature I liked the most was the breathing exercises, which taught me how to relax
for a few moments when life gets busy.
Overall, I highly recommend ‘Whole Health’.
Sample summary
The ‘Whole Health’ app is different from other apps because it does more than help build
strength. It also teaches people how to relax, sleep better and eat better.

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers – Question 1

Transcript
Shaun: Right. You realise I have a meeting with the directors tomorrow afternoon? I wanted
it done by then.
Thiago: I’m really sorry. I’m so busy with other projects at the moment. And Accounts didn’t
get back to me with the figures I need …
S: OK. Let me deal with Accounts. And I’ll see if I can get one of the other trainees to share
some of your workload. Just for a few days. Does that help?
T: Yes, it helps a lot.
S: Now, what else can we do to get this report finished? What if I bring in Jasmine to help
you out?
T: No, no, I can manage.
S: Look, we don’t have much time. Let’s speed things up. How about asking Jasmine to help
you with some of the figures?
T: Yes. OK.
S: Good. I’ll give you three more days. But no more. Don’t let me down

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Answers
Question: What will the speakers do to get the report ready?
Correct: Get colleagues to do more work on other projects. The manager suggests that
some trainees should do some of the employee’s work on other projects while he focuses
on the report, and the employee accepts this suggestion.
Incorrect: Send some information to the Accounts department. The manager says that
he will ‘deal with Accounts’ because they need the figures from that department to
complete the report, but he doesn’t say that he will send some information to the Accounts
department.
Incorrect: Move the directors’ meeting to a later date. Although the manager says he
wanted the report to be finished by the directors’ meeting ‘tomorrow afternoon’, he doesn’t
say that they should move the meeting to a later date.
Incorrect: Arrange a meeting with the Accounts department to discuss the report. The
manager says that he will ‘deal with Accounts’ but he doesn’t say that they should arrange a
meeting with the Accounts department to discuss the report. He is referring to a different
meeting.
Correct: Share some of the report work with another colleague. The manager suggests that
another colleague, Jasmine, should help the employee with the report. The employee isn’t
happy about the suggestion, but he agrees.

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers – Question 2

Transcript
Looking at my CV you might think I don’t have any relevant experience but I do have
experience in managing people. I have to communicate in my job every day, where I’m
responsible for a team of forty people, talking to different departments and dealing with
difficult customers. I’m good at working under pressure, so you can depend on me to write
those reports on time! Err, just a minute … . Another consideration is that I’m a big fan of
social media. I write a blog in my free time, although I don’t have that many followers yet. I’m
also studying marketing online in the evenings. So, if you hire me, I will help you to find the
best solutions for you and your clients.
Answers
Question: What skills does Cindy say she has learnt from her job?
Incorrect: Writing popular blog posts. Cindy says that she enjoys writing blog posts in her
free time, not as part of her job, and she says that she doesn’t have ‘many followers yet’,
which means we can’t say her blog posts are popular.

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Correct: Managing a team. When talking about her job, Cindy says she has experience in
managing people because she is ‘responsible for a team of forty people’ in her job.
Incorrect: Creating marketing plans. Although Cindy says she is interested in marketing, this
is something she is studying in the evening, and that might not mean creating marketing
plans. She doesn’t say that she creates marketing plans as part of her job.
Correct: Managing deadlines. When talking about her work experience, she says that she is
‘good at working under pressure, so you can depend on me to write those reports on time!’
Correct: Trying to solve problems with customers. Cindy says that in her job, she is good at
‘dealing with difficult customers’.
Incorrect: Training staff. Cindy mentions ‘managing people’, but she doesn’t mention
training staff as part of her job.
Incorrect: Finding new clients. When talking about her job, Cindy doesn’t mention finding
new clients.

Fill in the Blanks – Question 1

Transcript and answers
So, earlier today we saw the Green Palace, the building used by presidents until 1878. But
now of course, the official home used by presidents is over on the other side of the river,
and that’s where we’re going now. The decision to move the president’s base was taken for
security reasons, but the president at that time also preferred that neighbourhood. And did
you know that local people call the president’s palace the silver tent? That should give you
some idea of what it looks like if you’ve never seen it before, although personally, I think it
looks more like a huge triangle! But you can judge for yourself when we approach the palace
from the eastern entrance. That entrance offers the best views.

Fill in the Blanks – Question 2

Transcript and answers
OK, let’s discuss our plans for the coming months. And the first thing I’d like to say is that
our new collection will be quite different, I mean, some of our current customers may be
surprised when they see the items in the store. Therefore, we need to find ways to meet
their needs while promoting our items to other customers.
However, I’m confident that even if we’re trying to change the image of our store, people
will still come to us because of our great customer service. But I think we’ll need to show the
new products in a really creative way to get people’s attention. Maybe we could use some
kind of theme to do this. What do you think?

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer – Question 1

Transcript
In true dramatic style, our latest production of Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan
has just been hit by disaster. An electrical fire destroyed the arts centre where we were
performing in London and took with it all our costumes and equipment. Fortunately, nobody
was in the building at the time and nobody was injured in the fire.
We know one day the insurance company will eventually pay the compensation to rebuild
and replace everything, but we need to complete our world tour now and can’t wait around
for the money to arrive. Can you help us? We need to raise €10,000 in the next few weeks to
replace everything. I promise all donations to our cause will be repaid when we receive the
insurance payout.
Answers
Question: Ben talks about the insurance company to _____
Incorrect: Describe how he will use the money he is asking for. Ben explains that he needs
some money to complete his theatre tour, but this is not the reason why he mentions the
insurance company.
Incorrect: Complain about his financial problems. Although Ben describes a financial
problem that his company has experienced, he does not complain about this, and he
doesn’t mention the insurance company for this reason.
Incorrect: Explain why his business costs will increase. Ben mentions that his business
needs some money for its theatre tour but he does not say that the insurance company has
increased his business costs.
Correct: Prove that he will be able to pay back the money he is asking for. Ben says that the
insurance company will eventually pay him some money to replace the damaged costumes
and equipment, and he says that he will repay any money he borrows when he receives
the payment from the insurance company. This means he is talking about the insurance
company to show that he will be able to pay back the money.

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Multiple Choice, Single Answer – Question 2

Transcript
O: You’ve been with us for six months. How do you feel it’s gone so far?
T: I think I’m doing well. I don’t think there have been any problems, but I’d be interested to
hear what you think.
O: Well, in general, we’re pleased with your progress.
T: OK. I’m glad to hear that.
O: You’re enthusiastic and you work hard. You’re great with technology – that’s always a
benefit. You’re warm and in general you have good interpersonal skills. We saw how you tried
to help Jasmine after the Miami conference issue – you were very supportive.
T: That’s good to know, thanks.
O: And, of course, you have an excellent sense of humour. However, I have to point out some
areas for development. It’s important to give what we call ‘corrective’ feedback. To support
you in your professional development.
Answers
Question: Why does the woman talk about the Miami conference?
Incorrect: To suggest a professional goal that the employee should aim for in the future.
The woman uses the past tense to talk about the Miami conference, so she is not referring
to a future situation.
Correct: To give an example of the employee’s ability to work well with others. The woman
mentions how the employee gave support to his colleague after the Miami conference and
says that this was an example of his ‘good interpersonal skills’. ‘Good interpersonal skills’
means the employee works well with others.
Incorrect: To show how the employee’s knowledge of technology has improved. The woman
says the employee is great with technology but she doesn’t refer to the Miami conference to
explain this.
Incorrect: To explain why the employee should try to increase the amount of work he does.
The woman says that the employee works hard; she does not say that he needs to increase
the amount of work he does.

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Select Missing Word – Question 1

Transcript
I’m Marcos López and I’m one of the founders of Holidapp. It’s the ultimate travel
companion. It’s like having an audio guide but on your smartphone. You’ll never want to
buy another guidebook or tourist map again in your life. You’ll find out about the places
you’re visiting whenever you want in a new, original and entertaining way. Our app is free to
download and quick and easy to use. Enter the desired location and for just €10 you will get
an expert guide to one of over 30 destinations in Europe and the USA. And the list of places
is growing longer each month. The guide features audio tours by experts in their towns,
from qualified tour guides to local storytellers of all ages with a passion for (the place where
they live).
Answers
Correct: The place where they live. Marcos is talking about the guides that his app uses and
says that all of them are ‘experts in their towns’, and he says that some of them are ‘local
storytellers’, meaning they care very much about their local area.
Incorrect: The world of tourism. Although Marcos is talking about a tourist app, he does not
say that the people employed as expert guides are particularly interested in tourism.
Incorrect: Meeting people from new places. Marcos says that the number of different
places that his app can focus on is growing but he does not say that the people that use his
app love meeting others.
Incorrect: The relationship between technology and travel. Although Marcos is talking about
his app for people on holiday, he does not mention the relationship between technology and
tourism.

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Select Missing Word – Question 2

Transcript
Let me give you some advice when making small talk. Number one: choose your topic
carefully and don’t be too negative. Don’t talk about personal finances, politics or religion,
or more personal topics. Be prepared to listen and remember to show interest in the other
person and their opinions. Showing interest is simple. If you’re sitting down, move your body
forward a little, use eye contact and of course, smile as you speak. Watch the other person’s
body language and if they start to look bored, (change the subject).
Answers
Incorrect: Tell the truth. The speaker is talking about how to show interest in another person
during a conversation, but does not suggest that you should do this by always being honest.
Incorrect: Speak more slowly. The speaker is talking about how to show interest during a
conversation, but she does not suggest that speaking fast or slowly can affect this.
Correct: Change the subject. The speaker is talking about how it’s important to choose
the right topic during a conversation and show interest in the other person, so if they look
bored, changing the subject shows that you are interested in their feelings.
Incorrect: Repeat what you said. The speaker is talking about how to show interest in
another person during a conversation, and what to do when they look bored, but she does
not suggest that repeating things will stop the other person feeling bored.

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Highlight Incorrect Words – Question 1

Transcript
Regular listeners of this show will know that I prefer watching serious films because they
offer viewers the chance to understand some very interesting themes. For that reason, I
wasn’t expecting much when I went to see a comedy last week. However, I’m happy to say
that Animal Palace actually changed my opinion! Firstly, the exciting plot kept me wondering
what was going to happen next. In fact, I was surprised about how complex the story was.
But I don’t mean that as a negative thing. I just mean that the film included a discussion of
lots of ideas that were new to me, and that encouraged me to want to learn more. I’d highly
recommend this film.
Answers
Regular listeners of this show will know that I prefer watching serious films because they
offer viewers the chance to understand some very interesting themes. For that reason, I
wasn’t expecting much when I went to see a cartoon last week. However, I’m happy to say
that Animal Palace actually changed my mind! Firstly, the exciting plot kept me guessing
what was going to happen next. In fact, I was surprised about how complicated the story
was. But I don’t mean that as a negative thing. I just mean that the film involved a discussion
of lots of ideas that were new to me, and that encouraged me to want to learn more. I’d
highly recommend this film.

Highlight Incorrect Words – Question 2

Transcript
Thank you for contacting All Trust Bank. We are unable to take your call right now but one of
our advisers will be ready to help you as soon as possible. To make sure that you are talking
to the right person, please select one of the following options:
Press 1 to check the latest interest rates, 2 for credit card applications, and press 3 for all
other issues.
We would like you to note that we may record your call for training purposes.
Answers
Thank you for contacting All Trust Bank. We are unable to take your call right now but one
of our assistants will be ready to help you as soon as possible. To make sure that you are
talking to the right person, please choose one of the following options:
Press 1 to check the latest exchange rates, 2 for credit card accounts, and press 3 for all
other issues.
We would like you to know that we may record your call for training purposes.

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Write from Dictation – Question 1

Transcript and answer
Some materials are more comfortable to wear than others.

Write from Dictation – Question 2

Transcript and answer
Ponds provide a good environment for animals such as frogs.

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