# PTE Reading question types

PTE Academic Reading is text only. There is no microphone and no audio clip. Official Reading has five item types. PeakPTE lets you practice each of them one question at a time, with practice estimates after you submit.

## What are the PTE Reading question types?

| Type | How you answer |
| --- | --- |
| Multiple choice, single answer | Pick one option |
| Multiple choice, multiple answers | Pick every option that is correct |
| Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop) | Drag words from a shared bank into gaps |
| Fill in the Blanks (dropdown) | Choose a word from a dropdown on each blank |
| Reorder paragraph | Put scrambled sentences into the original order |

Pearson owns the official names and scoring rules. We match the interaction as closely as we can in the browser. We do not claim Pearson score parity.

## How does PeakPTE Reading practice work?

Open Practice, pick a Reading type, and work through published questions. You can submit, see a practice estimate, reveal the key if you want, and redo. Use Answer after you submit when you want to study the key, then try the same pattern again.

For a deeper look at the two fill-in-the-blanks tasks, read [PTE Fill in the Blanks, drag vs dropdown](/blog/pte-fill-in-the-blanks).

## Where should you start?

If you are new, take Starting Point from the learner home. It is a short placement that recommends a first practice type. Then open that type in Practice. If you already know your weak type, go straight to that list.

## Related pages

- [PTE Academic format](/pte-academic)
- [PeakPTE practice](/free-pte-practice)
- [Pricing](/pricing)
- [Practice scores vs official scores](/blog/pte-practice-scores)