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Repeat Sentence

Repeat Sentence (RS) is a Speaking task that tests how accurately you can reconstruct a sentence you hear, using your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. On this page: an overview of the task, top strategies for listening and chunking, sample answers and common mistakes to practise with your trainer, the most repeated 2026 sentences, and a guided task worksheet.

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Repeat Sentence

Chapter

Overview

Listening time:
3–9 seconds
Time to record your response:
15 seconds
Number of these tasks:
10–12

Repeat Sentence tests your ability to reconstruct, through speaking, a sentence you hear — using your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

You will see instructions, an audio status box and a recording status box.
You will hear a sentence. Repeat it into the microphone exactly as you heard it.
This task tests your listening and speaking skills (pronunciation, intonation, rhythm, stress, linking and fluency).

Scored by AI

How Repeat Sentence contributes to your score

Task

Repeat Sentence

AI
scoring

Speaking

Listening

Overall

Your voice → analysed by AI → contributes 16% to Speaking, 17% to Listening and 7% to Overall.

Watch — Repeat Sentence walkthrough

Official PTE School walkthrough — how to answer Repeat Sentence.

How the test screen works

The screen below is annotated with red markers (1–5) placed right next to the element they describe. Each marker is explained on the left — they cover the timer, instructions, audio status box, recording status box and the Next button.

PPTE Academic - Candidate Name

Time Remaining 00:28:04 7 of 33

You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear the sentence only once.2

Audio Status 3

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Audio Recorder

Recording in 3

0:00 / 0:03

Hover the green markers to see what each part of the screen does.

What this task tests

Skills assessed · 2 strands

Speaking + Listening

Combined score weight

up to3316 + 17 points

This task feeds two separate score strands. The AI evaluates different things for each — see the breakdown below.

Strand

Speaking

up to16points

The AI scorer checks

Fluency

Speaking fluently at a natural speed

Pronunciation

Using clear pronunciation

Intonation

Using appropriate stress, rhythm and linking

Intonation

Using appropriate intonation

Strand

Listening

up to17points

The AI scorer checks

Comprehension

Understanding the overall meaning of the sentence

Grammar

Understanding grammar to reconstruct missed words

Vocabulary

Understanding academic vocabulary used in the sentence

Intonation

Understanding meaning conveyed through intonation, tone and stress

Chapter

Top Strategies for Success in Repeat Sentence

Two strategy phases — study both to maximise your score and avoid the negative-marking trap.

When getting ready for this task type, there are lots of things to keep in mind.

Stay focused

Be ready to listen carefully to the short sentence you are going to hear. It will be short (3–9 seconds) and you need to repeat every word you hear.

Listen carefully to <em>how</em> the speaker says the sentence

Listen to the way the speaker phrases the words. Notice how the speaker uses intonation and syllable stress on long words such as encouraged and activities. Try to copy the same intonation and stress. However, you will not need to copy the speaker's accent. Just speak in your natural accent, but make sure your pronunciation is clear.

Think about any words you missed

Many words in a sentence are unstressed. These are called 'weak forms' and may not be said clearly at all. For example, in the phrase as a team, the word 'team' is stressed, but the word 'a' might be very short and unclear. The words 'as a' may be linked together as if it's one word. Your knowledge of grammar should tell you that the word 'a' is present and that you need to include it when you repeat the sentence, with the same linking.

Practice Tips

Follow To Succeed

1
Find some podcasts in English. Listen, pausing after each clause or short sentence. Repeat what you heard. Remember to do the following.
2
Train yourself to pay attention to meaning while listening. If you understand the main idea behind the text, and which words carry the key information, you will sound more natural.
3
Try listening with and without note-taking. Some people find that note-taking helps them, but others find it doesn't help. If you do take notes, only write the key words, as you won't have time to write the whole sentence.
4
Record yourself on your mobile phone or other device as you practise repeating sentences. Listen afterwards to your stress, intonation and rhythm. Compare the parts you found difficult with the original recording.
5
Practise speaking with a good rhythm in English. There should be equal time between stressed syllables, whether they are close together or far apart. For example, if you say She has an interesting house or She has a big house, they should both take the same time to say. The word interesting is pronounced so that it seems to only have three syllables and takes the same time to say as 'big'.
6
Try to learn academic words and collocations. It really helps with these tasks! Research shows that an excellent way to improve your vocabulary is to do lots of reading and listening on a range of different topics.

Quick tips — Do this, not that

Tip 01
You only pause briefly.
You don't pause for longer than three seconds. The microphone switches off after three seconds of silence.
Tip 02
You try to repeat all the words.
You don't skip any words. You won't get a mark if you miss a word or say a different one.
Tip 03
You continue speaking, no matter what happens.
You don't correct yourself or start again if you make a mistake.
Tip 04
You use natural pronunciation.
You don't exaggerate your pronunciation or intonation. Speak as naturally as possible.
Tip 05
You speak with a natural speed.
You don't slow down just to fill the time. It's fine to finish before the timer ends.
Tip 06
You copy the intonation and stress you heard.
You don't try to copy the accent. Any clear accent is fine.

Chapter

Practice now with your trainer

Try Repeat Sentence 2 without a time limit

Press Start to run the real exam timing — 3 seconds prep, the audio plays, then 15 seconds to record your repeat. Compare your version with the model below.

PPTE Academic - Candidate Name

Time Remaining 00:28:04 Practice

You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear the sentence only once.

Audio Status

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Audio Recorder

Recording in 3

0:00 / 0:03

Model recording

Repeat Sentence — Practice Audio

Listen to this practice sentence and repeat it. Record yourself on your phone and compare with the original.

Show transcript

Students are encouraged to take part in a range of activities.

Want a coach to score your attempt? Send your recording on WhatsApp and we'll reply with personalised feedback.

Send on WhatsApp

Reflecting on your practice

Private to you — tick each item you actually did. Saved on this device only.

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Common Mistakes in Repeat Sentence

These pitfalls apply to every speaking task — watch the animation and read the fix.

Don't

Too close

Mic too close or off-position · voice distorts

Speaker with headset mic at correct distance

~3 cm

Headset on · mic ~3 cm from the side of mouth

Speaking too quietly

Problem · Some people speak quietly because they don't want to disturb other people during the test. The mic doesn't pick up the words clearly, so the engine can't score what you said.

Fix · If everything was OK during the microphone test, speak normally and imagine the other people aren't there. Use the same volume as your mic check.

Don't

Audio RecorderRecording…

0:000:40

Clicking Next while recording → answer cut off

Audio RecorderCompleted

0:000:40

Wait for ‘Completed’, then click Next

Don't click 'Next' too soon

Problem · Clicking Next while the recorder is still running cuts off your answer. There's no way back — you can't return to a Repeat Sentence task.

Fix · Wait until the status shows 'Completed'. Only then click Next, and only when you're sure you're finished.

Watch — Common Mistakes in Repeat Sentence

Recording in 4

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RS 93 — Transcript

Show transcript

The bookstore is located on the main campus behind the library.

Quick Tips & Strategies for a Better Score

Listen to the phrasing of the sentence as it is read aloud

You will be scored on the correct word sequences you produce, so the more phrases you understand, the better your reproduction will be. For example, this sentence has three phrases, each carrying a separate message:

Phrases marked with /:

Next week's tutorial /on Tuesday /has been cancelled.

/ = a brief pause between meaningful phrases

Copy the stress and intonation patterns of the sentence you hear

Make a mental note of the way the speaker uses stress and intonation on the recording. These patterns help to convey the meaning. Speak calmly and clearly, copying the same stress and intonation.

Stressed words are underlined; falling intonation is marked ↓.

I'm going to attend the briefing for students

Underline = stressed word ↓ falling intonation

How Repeat Sentence is scored

Your score on Repeat Sentence is based on three traits. Open each card to see what raises and lowers your score, with full band descriptors.

Content for speaking tasks is rated on whether you say the right things — the words from the prompt (Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence) or the right ideas with detail (Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Respond to a Situation). For Describe Image / Retell Lecture / SGD / RTAS, a human also reviews Content.

What raises your score

Use a template only as a frame — fill it with the actual data/ideas.
For Describe Image: state type → main trend → 2 specific data points → comparison → conclusion.
For Retell Lecture: topic → 3–4 key points → speaker’s conclusion.
Paraphrase — don’t repeat the prompt word-for-word.

What lowers it

Memorised template with no real content from the image / lecture.
Listing labels (“There is bar one, bar two, bar three…”) without describing.
Stopping after 15s when 30–40s is allowed.

Click a band to exploreMax 5

5Full, accurate, nuanced

Covers all key features/ideas with accurate detail and clear relationships; uses varied vocabulary.

Coach tip · If you can’t see a number on the chart, describe the trend instead — never invent data.

◾Partial credit applies. No credit is given for no response or an irrelevant response.
◾This question type affects Listening, Speaking, Oral Fluency and Pronunciation scores.
◾Writing skills are not tested. Reading skills are only used to read the instructions.

Sample Answers & Feedback

Sentence prompt: 'Students are encouraged to take part in a range of activities.' Listen to the three sample answers — each is from a test taker at C1, B2 or B1 competence level.

Sample Answer 1 · C1C1

Feedback

◾The sentence is repeated correctly with appropriate phrasing — the speaker has grouped words into meaningful phrases.
◾The test taker does not hesitate, repeat or replace words. She does not use any filler sounds, such as umm or arr.
◾The test taker's pronunciation is good, but clearly non-native. This is easy to notice in the pronunciation of encouraged.
◾Word stress is incorrectly placed in encouraged. However, sentence stress is appropriate — the test taker uses the correct pattern of stressed and unstressed words and emphasises the words that carry important information.

Sample Answer 2 · B2B2

Feedback

◾The test taker repeated all words from the sentence in the correct order, but added the definite article 'the' at the beginning.
◾He also hesitates in the second half of the sentence.
◾Phrasing — the way the test taker has divided the sentence into meaningful groups — is accurate. Pronunciation is clear and easily understandable. Stress is placed correctly in all words and across the sentence.

Sample Answer 3 · B1B1

Feedback

◾The test taker repeats only part of the sentence correctly. She replaces 'to' with 'and' and misses out the phrase 'a range of'.
◾The pause following 'in' shows that the test taker knows she has forgotten part of the sentence.
◾This pause makes the response slightly uneven as phrasing and sentence stress are negatively affected.
◾Pronunciation is clear and word stress is placed correctly.

Chapter

Repeat Sentence Task Worksheet

Learn how to get ready for the Repeat Sentence task by looking at strategies and practising listening for linking sounds and pausing.

Pick the skills you'll need

Step 1 of 14

Tick (✅) the skills you feel will be useful for Repeat Sentence.

Complete the instructions text

Step 2 of 14

It is important that you understand what is expected of you in the task. Complete the text about the instructions for the Repeat Sentence task. Use the words in the box.

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1. On the screen, you will see the ¹___ at the top.

2. There are two ²___ boxes.

3. The audio status box will count down from three seconds. A recording will play ³___.

4. The status will change to playing. You can increase the ⁴___ if you want to.

5. When the recording finishes, the status will change to ⁵___.

6. After one second the ⁶___ will open and the status will change to ⁷___.

7. You have ⁸___ seconds to give your response.

Compare two sets of notes

Step 3 of 14

In this task you can take notes while you listen. Read two sets of notes (a and b). Which is more effective and why? Could you use either set to repeat the full sentence?

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1. Which set is more effective — a or b? Why?

2. Can you use notes a or b to repeat the full sentence?

While listening vs while repeating

Step 4 of 14

There are two parts to the task. Decide whether each action belongs under 'While listening to the sentence' or 'While repeating the sentence'.

While listening to the sentence

While repeating the sentence

Tap a row in the column where each action belongs.

Listen for linked words

Step 5 of 14

🎧 Model audio

In the Repeat sentence task, it can be difficult to recognise individual words because the speaker links words together to increase fluency.

Listen to and read the sentences and underline the words or sounds that the speaker links together. You can listen more than once.

▪The global population is increasing annually.
▪The impact on every aspect of life is enormous.

💡

Words link together if a word ends in a consonant and is followed by a word that starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). So in the examples below, the underlined words and sounds are linked.

▪The global population is increasing annually.
▪The impact on every aspect of life is enormous.

Underline linked words

Step 6 of 14

🎧 Sentence 1

🎧 Sentence 3

Words link if a word ends in a consonant and is followed by a word that starts with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). Click the linked words. Then read each sentence aloud, copying the speaker's linking.

Predict the natural pauses

Step 7 of 14

In the Repeat sentence task, the speaker will pause naturally as they read the sentence. Try to think like the speaker. Click between words to insert / where you think the speaker will pause. Then read the sentence aloud.

Ourcarbonfootprintisoneofseveralcausesofclimatechange.

Listen and check your answers

Step 8 of 14

Listen and check your answers from the previous exercise. Tick the statements that are true for your prediction.

🎧 Model audio

Record yourself and compare

Step 9 of 14

Record yourself as you repeat the sentence in the previous exercise. Try to copy the speaker's pauses. Listen again and compare your recording with the speaker.

Listen to four more sentences

Step 10 of 14

🎧 Model audio

Listen to four more sentences. Notice the pauses. Repeat the sentences, pausing where necessary. Record yourself. Compare your recording with the speaker.

Listen and repeat

Step 11 of 14

🎧 Model audio

Listen to the recording. Repeat the sentence and record yourself if you can.

Three test takers — make notes

Step 12 of 14

🎧 Model audio

Listen to three test takers repeat the sentence. What do you think of their performance? Make notes on each test taker's performance.

Test taker 1:

Test taker 2:

Test taker 3:

Compare with the score reports

Step 13 of 14

How do the performances in the previous exercise compare with yours? Read the reports and check if you agree.

1. C1: The content of this response is excellent. The response is spoken at a conversational rate of speech and the phrasing is appropriate. There are no repetitions, hesitations or false starts. Additionally, vowels and consonants are pronounced correctly.
2. B2: The content of this response is excellent. Uneven phrasing prevents the response from receiving full credit for fluency. There are no hesitations, repetitions or false starts. Minor pronunciation and stress errors do not affect intelligibility.
3. B1: The content of this response is weak. Some words in the sentence are omitted, and some words that are not in the sentence are added. The rate of speech is uneven and there is one hesitation. However, most words are spoken in continuous phrases. Some consonants are not pronounced and other consonants and vowels are mispronounced. Stress is placed incorrectly on some words.

Self-reflection checklist

Step 14 of 14

Listen to and repeat the sentences. Record yourself. Then listen to your recording and tick the statements that are true for you.

🎧 Model audio

Recording is local-only

All audio is captured in your browser using the MediaRecorder API. Nothing is uploaded — refresh the page to clear it.

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Repeat Sentence

Overview

How Repeat Sentence contributes to your score

Watch — Repeat Sentence walkthrough

Repeat Sentence

How the test screen works

What this task tests

Top Strategies for Success in Repeat Sentence

Stay focused

Listen carefully to <em>how</em> the speaker says the sentence

Think about any words you missed

Practice Tips

Quick tips — Do this, not that

Practice now with your trainer

Try Repeat Sentence 2 without a time limit

Repeat Sentence — Practice Audio

Reflecting on your practice

Common Mistakes in Repeat Sentence

Speaking too quietly

Don't click 'Next' too soon

Watch — Common Mistakes in Repeat Sentence

Common Mistakes in Repeat Sentence

Most Repeated Repeat Sentence Questions in 2026

Most repeated RS questions in 2026

RS 12 — Transcript

RS 20 — Transcript

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RS 36 — Transcript

RS 43 — Transcript

RS 50 — Transcript

RS 55 — Transcript

RS 67 — Transcript

RS 73 — Transcript

RS 79 — Transcript

RS 88 — Transcript

RS 93 — Transcript

Quick Tips & Strategies for a Better Score

Content (Speaking)

Oral Fluency

Pronunciation

Sample Answers & Feedback

Repeat Sentence Task Worksheet

Pick the skills you'll need

Complete the instructions text

Compare two sets of notes

While listening vs while repeating

Listen for linked words

Underline linked words

Predict the natural pauses

Listen and check your answers

Record yourself and compare

Listen to four more sentences

Listen and repeat

Three test takers — make notes

Compare with the score reports

Self-reflection checklist

Recording is local-only

Keep going with Repeat Sentence

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