PTE Home B1 Repeat Sentence

What Repeat Sentence is

Repeat Sentence is the first task family on the PTE Home B1 test. You hear a sentence through your headset. Then you say the same sentence into your microphone. A computer scores the answer. There is no human examiner (Pearson).

There are 17 Repeat Sentence tasks at B1. At A1 there are 22, and at A2 there are 22 or 23 (A1, A2). The task is the same idea at every level, so the work you do here also helps lower levels.

What happens in the test, step by step

1. You hear a sentence. You cannot replay it (Pearson handbook).
2. You say the sentence back. You cannot record it again.
3. The next sentence begins. Move on at once, even if you made a mistake.
4. You do this 17 times in the B1 test.

Other test takers are speaking in the same room, so you will hear a little background noise. Speak at a steady, normal volume into the microphone.

What Pearson says about scoring

Pearson says that unnatural pausing or hesitation, poor enunciation, or not following directions may be reflected in scores (handbook). The full scoring rules for PTE Home are not published on the pages we reviewed. So we do not give weights or marks. Our own practice feedback is only an estimate.

• Say the whole sentence, not just part of it.
• Keep the same order of words.
• Speak smoothly. Do not stop in the middle for a long time.
• Say each word clearly, especially the last word.

How to practise

Use these original practice sentences. Ask a friend to read each one aloud once, or play a recording once. Then say it back without looking.

• "I have lived in this town for three years, and I like it very much."
• "If the doctor is busy, you can leave a message at the desk."
• "We usually eat together on Friday evenings."

Build the skill in small steps. Start with short sentences. Add extra words one at a time. Chunk the sentence by meaning, for example "I have lived in this town / for three years / and I like it very much". Then record yourself and listen back. You can practise Repeat Sentence with an AI examiner on this site, with one attempt per sentence like the real test. Read the full guide: PTE Home B1.