Free PTE Guides: Booking, Study Plans, Fees and All 22 Question Types
By Sydney PTE Academy, teaching PTE in Sydney since 2015 · Updated 17 October 2026
Everything you need to pass PTE Academic, in one place. These guides are written by the teachers at Sydney PTE Academy, an established PTE academy that has taught in Sydney since 2015. They cover the whole journey: planning your preparation, booking the test, test day, and a strategy for every one of the 22 question types.
Not sure where to start? Take a free PTE mock test on PTE Practice Hub, then read the study plan below.
Planning, booking and test day
- How to Prepare for PTE: A 2, 4 and 8 Week Study Plan: Find your starting point, focus on the tasks that count twice, and follow a plan that matches your score gap.
- How to Book the PTE Test in Sydney: The fee, the booking steps, the 14 day rescheduling rule and what to bring on test day.
- PTE Test Centres in Sydney: Where to sit the test in Sydney, how to choose a centre and what happens from check in to your last answer.
- PTE Course Fees in Sydney: What preparation costs, what to compare before you pay and which option is worth it for your score gap.
- PTE Coaching in Sydney: How to Choose: How to choose between a course, a private tutor and self study.
- Best PTE Coaching in Sydney: How to Compare Providers: The questions that separate a good PTE provider from an expensive one.
- Online PTE Coaching in Australia: How live online PTE classes work for students anywhere in Australia.
Strategy guides for all 22 PTE question types
Each guide explains how the task is scored, the strategy our teachers use in class, and the mistakes that cost the most marks. Every guide links to free practice questions with instant scoring on PTE Practice Hub, or browse all PTE task guides.
Speaking (7 question types)
- Read Aloud
- Repeat Sentence
- Describe Image
- Retell Lecture
- Answer Short Question
- Summarise Group Discussion
- Respond to a Situation
Writing (2 question types)
Reading (5 question types)
- Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks
- Reading Fill in the Blanks
- Reorder Paragraphs
- Reading Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Reading Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Listening (8 question types)
- Summarise Spoken Text
- Listening Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Listening Fill in the Blanks
- Highlight Correct Summary
- Listening Multiple Choice, Single Answer
- Select Missing Word
- Highlight Incorrect Words
- Write from Dictation
Why practise on a platform built by a PTE academy
A practice platform is only as useful as its understanding of how PTE is actually scored. PTE Practice Hub was built by Sydney PTE Academy’s teachers, who have coached PTE students every week since 2015 and see first hand which habits cost marks on test day. Generic practice sites built by software companies, with no teaching behind them, cannot draw on that experience. Read how to choose a PTE practice platform for what to look for.
- All 22 question types, scored instantly on the 10 to 90 scale and built on the official PTE scoring criteria
- 5 full mock tests that follow the real test structure
- Tips after every answer, written by teachers who see these mistakes in class every week
- Free, with a direct line to a real teacher when you get stuck
Want a teacher instead of a guide?
- PTE Express Course: 2 weeks, 12 hours of live small group classes, $389
- PTE Advanced Course: 4 weeks, the Express Course plus 4 private sessions, $688
- Supreme 1 on 1 Sessions: private coaching in packages of 3, 5 or 7, from $265
Want a teacher to tell you exactly where you are losing marks?
Send us your latest PTE scores, your target and your test date on WhatsApp. A teacher will reply with the option that fits you. We teach live on Zoom, so you can join from anywhere in Australia.
About Sydney PTE Academy
Sydney PTE Academy is an established PTE academy that has taught in Sydney since 2015, more than 10 years, and is one of the city’s longest running PTE specialists. We teach PTE Academic and nothing else, live online in small groups of fewer than 10 students and in private 1 on 1 sessions, and we are rated 4.9 on Google. We also built PTE Practice Hub, our free practice platform. See our PTE courses.