If you can listen to short English sentences and repeat them correctly, you can get a high score in this question type. This PTE Repeat Sentence question type is a simple test of how well you can listen, understand and then reproduce what you have just heard.


You will get almost 10~12 PTE Repeat Sentence questions of this type. Together they can contribute substantially to your overall listening and speaking scores.

Let’s first look at the basics:

 Number of questions10~12 questions
 ScoringContributes to the PTE Speaking and PTE Listening section scores
 Negative markingNo



PTE Repeat Sentence MethodThere are only a few seconds before which the PTE Repeat Sentence audio will start playing. In these few seconds make sure to focus yourself on listening.



Focus on the meaning


Don’t mimic the speaker


Remember visually


Abbreviate the sentence


Brush up your vocabulary


Get used to listening English audio


PTE Repeat Sentence Practice Test

In the Repeat Sentence question type, you will hear a short audio, and will have to repeat what you have heard into the microphone. Your response will be judged on how accurately are you able to reproduce what you have just heard. You will get marks for all the words that you repeat correctly, get negative marks for the words that you miss or were not part of the sentence, and marks for your pronunciation and fluency.

There will be 10~12 questions of this type in the exam. So stay focused and concentrate on the audio. If you feel comfortable you can note down a word or two or you can just try to understand and remember the sentence.

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