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Changelog

Every user-facing improvement to PTEcorepractice, newest first.

  1. New features

    12 section mock tests for Premium, and refreshed Mock Tests A–F

    • NewTake a timed mock of one skill only: Speaking, Writing, Reading or Listening, 3 papers each
    • NewEach section report gives a score out of 100 for that skill and names the two question types that lost the most points
    • UpdatedMock Tests A–F now use questions from the current question bank
  2. New features

    New homepage, and one full mock test is now free with an account

    • UpdatedA redesigned homepage with a demo you can try without signing up
    • NewOne full mock test is free with an account, repeatable, with the full score report
  3. Fixes

    Signing in after several wrong passwords now shows a quick check instead of an error

    • FixedAfter many sign-in attempts from the same network, a short automatic check appears and you can carry on signing in, instead of seeing an error
  4. Improvements

    Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop): the word bank now follows your font size

    • UpdatedWhen you make the passage text larger or smaller, the word bank under it now changes size too
  5. Improvements

    Practice audio loudness is more consistent across questions

    • UpdatedAll practice audio is set to the same loudness, so you no longer need to change the volume between questions
    • UpdatedRepeat Sentence recordings that were too quiet are now louder
  6. New features

    Signed up with Google? You can now set a password in your profile

    • NewIf you signed up with Google, set a password in your profile and sign in with your email and password as well
  7. ImprovementsFixes

    Listening audio loads faster on slow connections, and practice pages show content sooner

    • FixedListening Fill in the Blanks audio files are much smaller, so they no longer stall on slow connections
    • UpdatedThe practice home and pricing pages show their main content sooner
  8. New features

    Every practice score now explains how it was calculated

    • UpdatedWriting tasks: when an answer scores 0, the result names the reason, such as your word count against the limit
    • UpdatedThe word counter shows the limit while you write
    • UpdatedMultiple-choice questions with several answers show how each wrong pick was deducted