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A2-C2 PTE Academic

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Tests

10 PTE Academic Part 2: Reading practice tests in the real format, timed like the exam, with answers when you finish. Part 2 of PTE Academic, about 30 minutes with one timer for the whole part: Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks (drop-down), Multiple Choice with multiple answers, Re-order Paragraphs (drag the boxes into order), Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag words into the gaps) and Multiple Choice with one answer. Marked instantly with the real partial-credit rules, including minus points for wrong choices in multiple-answer questions.

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📖 Part 2: Reading

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 1 with Answers

A free, interactive PTE Academic Part 2: Reading practice test with answers, about 30 minutes.

TopicsAnimal camouflageHistory of the printing pressSleep and memory

This PTE Academic Practice Test 1 has 1 paper — Part 2: Reading. Choose a paper below to start; your browser will load the interactive version automatically.

Part 2: Reading

Part 1 — Reading & Writing: Fill in the blanks

Choose the best word for each gap from its drop-down list.

Part 2 — Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

Read the text, then tick every option that answers the question correctly. More than one option is correct.

Part 3 — Re-order Paragraphs

The paragraphs on the left are jumbled. Move them into the right-hand panel in the order that makes a logical text.

Part 4 — Reading: Fill in the blanks

Some words are missing from the text. Drag a word from the box into each gap (or tap a word, then a gap). To take a word out again, drag or tap it back to the box.

Part 5 — Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Read the text, then choose the one option that answers the question correctly.

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PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 2 with Answers

Migratory birdsHistory of the coffee tradePlacebo effect

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

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PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 3 with Answers

Octopus intelligenceSilk Road tradeCircadian rhythms & shift work

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

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PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 4 with Answers Pro

Urban foxesHistory of timekeepingExercise and the brain

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

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Dolphin communicationHistory of vaccinationStress and the immune system

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 6 with Answers Pro

Ant colonies & swarm roboticsHistory of maps/cartographyMusic therapy

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 7 with Answers Pro

Elephants' memoryHistory of the bicycleMindfulness in schools

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 8 with Answers Pro

Bird song learningHistory of paper moneyLoneliness & health

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 9 with Answers Pro

Coral bleaching & reef restorationHistory of the telephoneGut microbiome

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

PTE Academic Part 2: Reading Practice Test 10 with Answers Pro

Wolf reintroductionHistory of glass-makingScreen time and teenagers' sleep

Part 2: Reading · about 30 min

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About the PTE Academic Part 2: Reading paper

Part 2 of PTE Academic, about 30 minutes with one timer for the whole part: Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks (drop-down), Multiple Choice with multiple answers, Re-order Paragraphs (drag the boxes into order), Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag words into the gaps) and Multiple Choice with one answer. Marked instantly with the real partial-credit rules, including minus points for wrong choices in multiple-answer questions.

How PTE Academic is scored

PTE Academic reports an overall score and four skill scores (Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing) from 10 to 90. On 7ESL, Reading and Listening are marked instantly with the real partial-credit rules and a rough 10-90 practice estimate. Speaking and Writing come with model answers, and Pro members can ask the AI examiner to rate a written answer or the transcript of a spoken answer on the PTE traits.

Other PTE Academic papers

PTE Academic Part 1: Speaking & Writing practice tests · PTE Academic Part 3: Listening practice tests. Or sit a full PTE Academic practice test.

7ESL practice material written in the public PTE Academic format (the 22-task version used since August 2025). 7ESL is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Pearson. PTE, PTE Academic and Pearson Test of English are trademarks of Pearson Education Ltd. Practice scores and AI estimates are unofficial and for practice only.