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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Tests

10 PTE Core Part 3: Listening practice tests in the real format, timed like the exam, with answers when you finish. Part 3 of PTE Core, about 22-37 minutes: Summarize Spoken Text (20-30 words), Multiple Choice (multiple and single answers), Fill in the Blanks, Select Missing Word, Highlight Incorrect Words and Write from Dictation, using voicemails, announcements, conversations and short radio items. Each recording plays once, as in the real test.

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🎧 Part 3: Listening

PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 1 with Answers

A free, interactive PTE Core Part 3: Listening practice test with answers, about 30 minutes.

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This PTE Core Practice Test 1 has 1 paper — Part 3: Listening. Choose a paper below to start; your browser will load the interactive version automatically.

Part 3: Listening

Part 1 — Summarize Spoken Text

Listen to the short recording, then write a 20-30 word summary for a friend or colleague who missed it. You have 8 minutes. You are marked on how well you cover the key points and on the quality of your writing.

Part 2 — Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers

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

Part 3 — Fill in the Blanks

Listen to the recording and type the missing word in each gap.

Part 4 — Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Listen, then choose the one option that answers the question correctly.

Part 5 — Select Missing Word

Listen to the recording. Its last word or words are replaced by a beep: choose the option that completes it.

Part 6 — Highlight Incorrect Words

Listen while you follow the transcript below. A few words in the transcript are not what the speaker said: click each one that is different.

Part 7 — Write from Dictation

Listen to the sentence (it plays once) and type it exactly as you heard it. Write down as much of it as you can.

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 2 with Answers

Grocery prices and budgetingVolunteering at food banksRemote-work equipment

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 3 with Answers

Hiking and park safetyCar sharingLearning to cook

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 4 with Answers Pro

Public swimming poolsJob interviewsHome insurance basics

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 5 with Answers Pro

Coffee shop cultureOnline banking safetyBus route changes

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 6 with Answers Pro

Fitness appsApartment moving dayHardware store DIY

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 7 with Answers Pro

Electric scooter rulesHome internet plansParent-teacher meetings

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 8 with Answers Pro

Camping gear rentalsOnline grocery deliveryLanguage exchange meetups

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 9 with Answers Pro

Health and safety trainingTenant rights (practical)Gardening in small spaces

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PTE Core Part 3: Listening Practice Test 10 with Answers Pro

Community theatreSaving for a carHome cooking classes

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About the PTE Core Part 3: Listening paper

Part 3 of PTE Core, about 22-37 minutes: Summarize Spoken Text (20-30 words), Multiple Choice (multiple and single answers), Fill in the Blanks, Select Missing Word, Highlight Incorrect Words and Write from Dictation, using voicemails, announcements, conversations and short radio items. Each recording plays once, as in the real test.

How PTE Core is scored

PTE Core reports an overall score and four skill scores from 10 to 90, and IRCC converts each skill score to a CLB level. 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 scored sample emails, and Pro members can ask the AI examiner for a practice rating.

Other PTE Core papers

PTE Core Part 1: Speaking & Writing practice tests · PTE Core Part 2: Reading practice tests. Or sit a full PTE Core practice test.

7ESL practice material written in the public PTE Core format. 7ESL is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Pearson or Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). PTE and PTE Core are trademarks of Pearson Education Ltd. Practice scores and AI estimates are unofficial and for practice only, and cannot be used for any application.