PTE Academic has changed more in the last thirteen months than in the previous several years combined. Between the August 2025 format overhaul and a steady stream of scoring and interface updates since, candidates preparing for a 2026 test date...
Listening Fill in the Blanks does not get as much attention as Write From Dictation, but it is one of the more consistently valuable tasks in the Listening section - and one of the easier ones to improve quickly with...
It has now been a full year since Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion joined the PTE Academic exam on 7 August 2025. Looking back at a year of PTE King students practising these tasks, several clear patterns...
If your first PTE attempt does not go the way you hoped, you are not out of options - but Pearson does limit how often you can sit the test, and understanding that limit can save you real time, money...
Halfway through 2026, PTE King's question bank has picked up thousands of newly reported prompts from real test-takers. If your exam is coming up this month, here is exactly where to focus your remaining study time based on what's actually...
Not every PTE question contributes equally to your final score. Some tasks, like Repeat Sentence or Write From Dictation, carry outsized weight because they feed multiple scoring categories at once. Others, like Select Missing Word, barely move the needle on...
Read Aloud is the very first task most candidates see on exam day, and it sets the tone - literally - for the rest of the Speaking section. With increased scrutiny on overly rehearsed-sounding responses in 2026, natural delivery matters...
With 10 to 12 questions in every exam, Repeat Sentence appears more often than almost any other PTE task - and because every single one feeds directly into your Speaking score, getting comfortable with it early pays off across your...
One of the most common questions PTE King gets in 2026 is whether templates for tasks like Describe Image, Re-tell Lecture and Essay still work. The short answer: rigid, word-for-word scripts are increasingly risky, but structure and preparation remain as...
With 2025's changes now fully settled in, this is PTE King's complete guide to the PTE Academic 2026 exam format - every one of the 22 question types, in the exact order you will meet them on exam day, along...
2025 was one of the busiest years in PTE Academic's recent history. As the year closes, PTE King has put together a full recap of what changed, plus a preview of what to expect heading into 2026 - useful reading...
The PTE Reading section is often where candidates lose points without ever realising it. Unlike Speaking, where you can hear yourself hesitate, Reading mistakes are quiet - a few seconds lost here, a guessed answer there - and they add...
If you only have time to perfect one PTE task before your exam, make it Write From Dictation . It is widely considered the single highest-value task in the entire PTE Academic exam, because every correctly spelled word you type...
A month on from their introduction, Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion are now simply part of the PTE Academic Speaking section rather than a novelty. PTE King has been tracking how students are approaching both tasks, and...
From 7 August 2025, Pearson made one of the biggest changes in PTE Academic's recent history: two brand-new question types, Respond to a Situation and Summarize Group Discussion , became a permanent part of the exam. The total number of...
Booking your PTE Academic test for July 2025? The single fastest way to raise your score in a short amount of time is to focus your remaining prep on PTE exam prediction questions - the specific Read Aloud texts, Repeat...
Big Update: PTE King just added 65 new Retell Lecture questions! https://pteking.com/speaking/re-tell-lecture Why this matters:- These questions frequently appear in PTE exams worldwide- Crucial for improving both speaking and listening skills- Helps you prepare for the most current exam content...
200 new questions Describe Image (DI), high score Speaking https://pteking.com/speaking/describe-image 60 new questions Summarize Written Text (SWT), high score Writing and Reading https://pteking.com/writing/summarize-written-text
We've just introduced over 400 new, frequently repeated questions to the Read Aloud section! Read Aloud gives you high points in reading and Listening. https://pteking.com/speaking/read-aloud
When it comes to the PTE (Pearson Test of English) exam, acing the reading section is a top priority. This blog post offers straightforward strategies to boost your reading scores in the PTE exam. 1. A New Look at Multiple...
Here are the top 10 exam prediction questions: Read Aloud #1021 - Being scared to death boils down to our autonomic response #1020 - Scientists have identified the maximum mix of heat and humidity #1019 - Ask bacteria where theyd...
