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    PTE SCHOOL · FIXED DAILY PRACTICE

    PTE Academic study routine

    Know what to learn, how many questions to practise and what to improve—one day at a time.

    2–3 hours a dayTwo study sessionsAll 22 task types
    A routine, not a score promise. Choose the time you have: two weeks for focused revision, three for extra correction, or four for more repetition. New learners may need longer. Start with your target and Skills Profile; do not treat its categories as task percentages.
    Your daily table

    Learn. Practise. Review.

    Each question count is a practice target—not an exam prediction. Times include learning and correction.

    Start with relevant image content and contextual reading, not memorised answers.

    Session 1 · Speaking · Describe Image

    70 min

    Spend 15 minutes reviewing your target and Skills Profile; use the remaining 15 to replay two recordings.

    • Describe Image × 10
      New attempts · 40 min
      Do:
      Identify the subject, select key details and describe relationships.
      Avoid:
      Inventing data or reciting unrelated memorised sentences.
      Check:
      Check that each stated detail is supported by the image.
      LearnPractise

    Session 2 · Reading · Context and grammar

    70 min

    Learn the task first. Spend the final 20 minutes explaining and correcting your choices.

    • Fill in the Blanks (Drop Down) × 5
      New attempts · 25 min
      Do:
      Read the passage, then use grammar, meaning and collocation to choose.
      Avoid:
      Choosing by familiarity without checking the full sentence.
      Check:
      Explain why each choice fits and alternatives do not.
      LearnPractise
    • Fill in the Blanks (Drag & Drop) × 5
      New attempts · 25 min
      Do:
      Identify the required word form, then check sentence meaning.
      Avoid:
      Ignoring distractors or nearby grammatical clues.
      Check:
      Read the completed passage aloud to check fit.
      LearnPractise
    Daily review: Write one mistake, its correction and what you will check next time. Review time is included above; your self-review is not an official PTE score.

    The table is free to read. Question answers, restricted lessons and mocks keep their existing sign-in, approval and payment requirements. Full mocks need an uninterrupted session; the second session is a short review.

    Purposeful practice

    Why this order matters

    Learn before adding speed. The first days cover all 22 task types. Later days revisit content, grammar, comprehension and accurate delivery before timed checkpoints.

    Priority is coaching advice, not a weight chart. Describe Image deserves focused practice when content or delivery is weak. Pearson’s reviewed official sources do not establish a universal percentage or that it is always the largest Speaking contributor. Integrated tasks may assess more than one skill; read each task’s current scoring criteria.

    Review before another mock. Compare mistakes with the task criteria. Keep evidence: a recording, a sentence correction or the reason for a wrong option. Do not interpret a self-check or PTE School mock estimate as an official Pearson score.

    Official exam references · checked 18 October 2026

    Pearson test formatReading formatListening formatPearson score guideSkills Profile handbook

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