Glossary term

Mock Test

A full-length practice test taken under exam conditions before the real PTE. A good mock test mirrors the live format — 22 task types for PTE Academic since August 2025, 19 for PTE Core — and is scored the same automated way, so the result predicts how the algorithms will treat you. Mock tests matter financially as well: the real test costs ₹18,900 in India, Pearson permits at most 12 attempts in any 12 months, and cancelling within seven days of the test date earns no refund. Rehearsing first is far cheaper than re-sitting.