PTE Core mock test

Free PTE Core mock test, scored to CLB

One free, complete PTE Core mock for Canadian immigration: all 19 Core tasks including Write Email and Respond to a Situation, scored 10–90 per skill and mapped to CLB.

Updated 21 October 2026

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What you get in the free PTE Core mock test

For Canadian immigration and citizenship: what the free Core mock covers, how it is timed, how each skill is read against CLB, and what comes after it.

Item	Detail
Paper	DetailOne full PTE Core paper with all 19 Core task types, including Write Email and the Core version of Respond to a Situation; sectional tests cover one part at a time
Clock	DetailAbout 2 hours in one sitting; Speaking & Writing runs 50–65 minutes in the real test, against 76–84 in Academic
Scores and CLB	DetailEach skill scored 10–90 and placed on the IRCC CLB chart, plus an overall score and a skills profile; your lowest skill sets your CLB
Review	DetailEvery Core answer replayed with its trait scores, so marks lost on Write Email or Appropriacy are visible
Free	Detail One complete scored full mock for every new learner, no card
After the free mock	DetailPrepaid 15, 30 or 60 days with unlimited Core mocks and sectionals under fair use, from ~~₹899~~ ₹499 for 30 days; no auto-renewal
Question bank	DetailAbout 21,000 questions in total, with Core’s own Write Email, Summarize Written Text, Summarize Spoken Text and Respond to a Situation items

What a Core mock is for

PTE Core is the general-English version of PTE, and IRCC accepts it for Canadian economic immigration, including Express Entry, and for citizenship. Each skill is converted to a Canadian Language Benchmark on its own row of the official chart, with no averaging: CLB 7 needs Listening 60, Reading 60, Speaking 68, Writing 69; CLB 9 needs Listening 82, Reading 78, Speaking 84, Writing 88. The PTE Core to CLB chart has every level.

For Canada: Express Entry, other economic routes and citizenship
Each skill converted to CLB separately
Your lowest skill sets your CLB profile

The tasks only Core has

Core is not Academic with easier questions. Its writing is Write Email, a 50–120 word email to a brief in nine minutes, and Summarize Written Text with a 25–50 word limit instead of one sentence. Respond to a Situation is scored on Appropriacy, with no separate Content mark. Write Essay, Re-tell Lecture and Summarize Group Discussion do not appear. An Academic mock cannot tell you how you would do on these.

Write Email: 50–120 words, nine minutes
Respond to a Situation: scored on Appropriacy
No Write Essay, Re-tell Lecture or Summarize Group Discussion

How the Core mock is scored

EdKnot scores the Core mock automatically on the 10–90 scale with the Core scoring traits, then shows the CLB level each skill score falls in. The numbers are estimates to plan with, not an official result or a guarantee; PTE Core scoring explains how Pearson builds the real score.

Core traits, not Academic ones
Each skill shown with its CLB level
An estimate for planning, never an official result

Turn a Core mock result into a study plan

Identify the skill furthest below its CLB minimum, practise the Core tasks that feed it, and return to another full Core mock only after that practice cycle. Book the real test when two mocks in a row clear the CLB you need in every skill with a few points to spare.

Start with the skill furthest from its CLB minimum
Prioritise Write Email and Respond to a Situation
Book after two mocks clear every skill

The PTE Core mock catalogue

Four Core mocks, separate from the Academic ones. Each paper is assembled fresh from the Core task set with item counts inside Pearson’s official ranges, so every mock is a new paper. The times are Pearson’s ranges for each part of the real PTE Core test.

Mock	What it covers	Timing	Access
PTE Core Mock Test	What it coversThe whole Core examAll 19 Core task types in one sitting, each skill reported with its CLB level	TimingAbout 2 hours	Access Your first one is free
Speaking & Writing Section Mock	What it coversPart 1 on its ownRead Aloud to Write Email, with Respond to a Situation and Summarize Written Text in their Core forms	TimingReal section: 50–65 minutes	AccessWith a plan
Reading Section Mock	What it coversPart 2 on its ownReading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks, multiple choice, Re-order Paragraphs and Fill in the Blanks	TimingReal section: 27–37 minutes	AccessWith a plan
Listening Section Mock	What it coversPart 3 on its ownSummarize Spoken Text (Core) to Write From Dictation, each recording played once	TimingReal section: 22–37 minutes	AccessWith a plan

From a Core mock result to focused practice

A Core mock is a checkpoint. The value comes from what you do with the result.

Diagnose the section

Read the section scores against your target CLB instead of chasing one overall number.

Note the lowest skill score
Compare it with your CLB goal
Pick one section to fix first

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Practise Core tasks

Practise the Core-format tasks behind the gap, especially the ones that differ from Academic.

Write Email and Respond to a Situation
Summarize Written Text and Summarize Spoken Text (Core)
Listening accuracy and dictation

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Re-test after a cycle

Only spend another complete mock after a focused practice cycle changes something.

Repeat task practice under time
Re-check timing and stamina
Re-test, then review again

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EdKnot mock score report: an overall PTE-style score with the four communicative-skill scores and a skills breakdown

Four skill scores, read one at a time

The Core report gives the overall and the four skills on the 10–90 scale. For Canada the overall barely matters: IRCC converts each skill to a CLB level separately, so the number to watch is your lowest skill against its CLB minimum.

Shown: an EdKnot practice mock report — an estimate to guide prep, not an official Pearson result.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free PTE Core mock test online?

Yes — EdKnot offers one free complete scored mock test with no card required, AI-scored across speaking, writing, reading and listening. Paid plans from 15 days add unlimited scored mocks and sectional tests under fair usage — current prices for your region are on the pricing page.

How do I check my CLB level from a PTE Core mock score?

Compare each skill score against IRCC’s official chart: CLB 9 starts at Listening 82, Reading 78, Speaking 84, Writing 88, and CLB 7 at Listening 60, Reading 60, Speaking 68, Writing 69. Check every skill individually, because IRCC never averages the four scores.

Do PTE Core mock tests cover Write an Email and Respond to a Situation?

Yes. Both are part of PTE Core’s 19 question types and both are in every full Core mock, while Academic-only tasks such as Write Essay, Re-tell Lecture and Summarize Group Discussion are not. EdKnot’s bank of about 21,000 questions covers the Core task set with AI scoring on all four skills.

Can I use a PTE Academic mock to prepare for PTE Core?

No. The two tests share a scale and some task names, but Core has its own writing tasks, its own Respond to a Situation scoring and a shorter Speaking and Writing part. Take a Core mock if you are sitting PTE Core.

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