Listening · Part 3 · Listening
PTE Highlight Incorrect Words Practice
Close listening and reading at the same time.
ListeningReading
Practise Highlight Incorrect Words
Includes the answer checking, model feedback and score analysis.
Before you start: Highlight Incorrect Words tipsHide
Do
- Keep your cursor moving word by word with the audio; click only clear differences.
Avoid
- Clicking words “just in case” — wrong clicks are penalised
- Falling behind the speaker
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How Highlight Incorrect Words works
Timing, what Pearson scores, common mistakes and our strategy.
PreparationNot separately timed
ResponseWithin the Listening section time
SkillsListening + Reading
InputAudio 15–50 seconds
1 Task overview
You follow a transcript while listening and click the words that differ from what the speaker says.
2 What Pearson assesses
- Listening & reading — correctly identified words
Partial credit with penalty — each incorrect click loses a point.
3 · Preparation time
Not separately timed
4 · Response requirements
Within the Listening section time
5 Common mistakes
- Clicking words “just in case” — wrong clicks are penalised
- Falling behind the speaker
6 PTE Junction strategy
- Keep your cursor moving word by word with the audio; click only clear differences.
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Last reviewed: 26 September 2026