Skip to main content

Reading Full Mock Test 1

PTE Academic · Pearson Test of English Academic: Reading

Syllabus-checked original practice

Mapped to the official Reading syllabus and answer-checked on 14 August 2026.

Scoring note: Single Answer questions score +1/0. Multiple Answers questions award 1 mark for each correct option selected, as long as no incorrect option is included; including any incorrect option scores zero for that question. No negative marking beyond that. The official test uses a different, proprietary 10-90 scaled score.

View official syllabus source
20
Questions
25 min
Duration
+1
Per correct answer
−0
Per wrong answer

Instructions

  • 1This full-length mock contains 20 original questions across 2 Reading sections.
  • 2Each wrong answer deducts marks using the scoring rule shown above. Unattempted questions score zero.
  • 3You can mark a question for review and come back to it later using the question palette.
  • 4The timer starts as soon as you click "Start test" and the test auto-submits when time runs out.
  • 5You can review your answers and explanations for every question immediately after submitting.
Start test

About this PTE Academic Reading mock test

This free mock contains 20 original practice questions mapped to the PTE Academic Reading syllabus and pattern. Every checked answer includes an explanation and a source record.

What the test covers

Multiple Choice: Single Answer

12 questions

Multiple Choice: Multiple Answers

8 questions

Scoring and result analysis

Correct answers earn 1 mark and wrong answers deduct 0 marks. Unattempted questions score zero. After submitting, you receive section-wise and topic-wise accuracy, time spent, answer explanations, and source links.