#MCS-0001Life on the ReefEasy
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Why does the author mention the paralysed patients?
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Boost your accuracy by doing PTE Listening Multiple Choice, Single Answer Practice. Reduce exam day stress through practicing with real exam questions.
PTE Listening Multiple Choice, Single Answer is a Listening task where you hear a recording that plays automatically once, lasting 30–90 seconds in PTE Academic and 30–60 in PTE Core, then choose the one correct option. It assesses your Listening skill across 2–3 questions in PTE Academic and 1–2 in PTE Core, scored on partial credit.
One point for the single best answer, marked the instant you submit. It rewards following the recording closely and ruling out the close-but-wrong options.
Feeds Listening · Academic & Core
Follow the recording and grasp its overall message.
Catch the specific point the question targets.
Rule out the close-but-wrong options.
Learn how to identify key details and choose the correct answer with ease.
Concentrate on the overall message the speaker is delivering. Don’t let examples or extra details distract you from the core idea.
Try to identify why the speaker is talking, whether it's to explain, persuade, inform, or describe something. Understanding their intention makes answers clearer, and you can strengthen this skill through consistent PTE practice online.
Be careful with words that sound alike but have different meanings. Don’t choose an answer just because it matches what you heard phonetically.
Some options may seem correct but only reflect a part of the information. Always choose the answer that fully represents the speaker’s message.
Important information can appear at any point in the audio, especially toward the end. Stay attentive throughout to avoid missing key details, and you can improve this skill by practicing with a PTE online mock test with score.
Use actual exam-style recordings to train your ear. This helps you adapt to the pace, tone, and structure used in real tests.
How it is scored, how long the audio runs, and what changes versus the Reading version.
There are 2 to 3 Multiple Choice, Single Answer questions in the PTE Academic listening section, and 1 to 2 questions in PTE Core
30–90 seconds in PTE Academic and 30–60 in PTE Core. It plays once, automatically, so read the question and options first.
One point for the correct option, zero otherwise. There is no partial credit because there is only one answer.
No. A wrong choice scores zero, not minus one, so always select something.
The source plays once instead of sitting on screen. Note the speaker’s main point and any names or numbers while listening, then choose the option that matches the whole recording, not one phrase.
Read the options before the audio and predict what kind of answer is needed. Listen to the end, since the deciding detail often comes last, and rule out options that are only partly true.
There are 2 to 3 Multiple Choice, Single Answer questions in the PTE Academic listening section, and 1 to 2 questions in PTE Core
30–90 seconds in PTE Academic and 30–60 in PTE Core. It plays once, automatically, so read the question and options first.
One point for the correct option, zero otherwise. There is no partial credit because there is only one answer.
No. A wrong choice scores zero, not minus one, so always select something.
The source plays once instead of sitting on screen. Note the speaker’s main point and any names or numbers while listening, then choose the option that matches the whole recording, not one phrase.
Read the options before the audio and predict what kind of answer is needed. Listen to the end, since the deciding detail often comes last, and rule out options that are only partly true.
