Đề thi PTE gồm 4 kỹ năng : Speaking – Writing – Listening – Reading có các dạng bài tập từng phần như sau:
| Speaking | Describe image |
| Re-tell lecture | |
| Answer short question | |
| Writing | Summarize written text |
| Write essay | |
| Reading | Multiple choice, choose single answer |
| Multiple choice, choose multiple answers | |
| Re-order paragraphs | |
| Reading: Fill in the blanks | |
| Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks | |
| Listening | Summarize spoken text |
| Multiple choice, choose multiple answers | |
| Fill in the blanks | |
| Highlight correct summary | |
| Multiple choice, choose single answer | |
| Select missing word | |
| Highlight incorrect words | |
| Write from dictation |