PTE Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Listening)
In PTE Listening Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers you listen to a recording and select every option that is correct. Like its reading counterpart, it carries negative marking: correct choices add a point and incorrect ones subtract a point, floored at zero, so restraint scores better than enthusiasm.
- Timing
- The audio plays once. Answer afterwards.
- Contributes to
- Listening score
How PTE Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Listening) is scored
- +1 per correct option, −1 per incorrect option (minimum zero)
How to score higher in Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Listening)
- 1
Read the options before the audio begins — knowing what to listen for is most of the task.
- 2
Only select what you actually heard. With negative marking, an extra guess can cancel out a correct answer.
- 3
Take brief notes while listening; the options are usually paraphrases, not direct quotes.
Common mistakes in Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Listening)
- Selecting every plausible option and losing the marks you had already earned.
- Choosing an option because a word from it appeared in the audio, without checking the meaning matched.
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Listening) — frequently asked questions
Does PTE Listening Multiple Choice Multiple Answers have negative marking?
Yes. Each correct option earns a point and each incorrect option loses one, with a minimum of zero for the item, so you should only select the options you are confident about.
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