PET Exam Practice Activities Please note there are links to three types of activities on this page.
PET Exam activities were developed specifically for PET Practice.
PET-like activites are very similar to PET exam questions.
Non-PET actvities are not like any of the PET exam questions.
What do you want to practise?
| Reading Part 1 | Reading Part 2
| Reading Part 3 | Reading Part 4
| Reading Part 5 | Writing Part 1
| Writing Part 2 | Writing Part 3
| Listening
PET Exam Reading Part 1 (sign reading) Practice Activities
developed by Jim Edgar (HCT English Teacher)
Sign Reading Exercise 1
Sign Reading Exercise 2
Sign Reading Exercise 3
Sign Reading Exercise 4
Sign Reading Exercise 5
PET Exam Reading Part 1 Practice Activities developed by
Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Sign
Reading Exercise 1
Sign Reading
Exercise 2
Sign Reading
Exercise 3
Sign Reading
Exercise 4
Sign Reading
Exercise 5
Sign Reading
Exercise 6
Sign Reading
Exercise 7
Sign Reading
Exercise 8
Sign Reading
Exercise 9
Sign Reading Exercise 10
Sign Reading
Exercise 11
Sign Reading
Exercise 12
Sign Reading
Exercise 13
Sign Reading
Exercise 14
Sign Reading
Exercise 15
Sign Reading
Exercise 16
Sign Reading
Exercise 17
Sign Reading
Exercise 18
Sign Reading
Exercise 19
Sign
Reading Exercise 20
PET Exam Reading Part 2 (skimming and scanning) Practice
Activities developed by Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Matching Practice
1
Matching Practice
2
Matching Practice
3
Matching Practice
4
Matching Practice
5
Matching Practice
6
Matching Practice
7
Matching Practice
8
Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
10
Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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Matching Practice
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PET Exam Reading Part 3 (true/false) Practice Activities developed by Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Reading
for Details Practice 1
Reading
for Details Practice 2
Reading
for Details Practice 3
Reading for Details Practice 4
Reading
for Details Practice 5
Reading
for Details Practice 6
Reading
for Details Practice 7
Reading
for Details Practice 8
Reading
for Details Practice 9
Reading for Details Practice 10Reading
for Details Practice 11
Reading
for Details Practice 12
Reading
for Details Practice 13
Reading
for Details Practice 14
Reading
for Details Practice 15
Reading
for Details Practice 16
Reading
for Details Practice 17
Reading
for Details Practice 18
Reading
for Details Practice 19
Reading
for Details Practice 20
PET Exam Reading Part 3 (true/false) Practice Activities developed by Christine
Coombe/Winston Prince (HCT English Teachers)
Disney Under
Fire
Electronic House
Arrest
Parachute Kids
September in Paris Interview
PET Exam Reading Part 4 (multiple choice/general meaning) Practice Activities developed by Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 1
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 2
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 3
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 4
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 5
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 6
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 7
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 8
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 9
Reading for General Meaning Practice 10
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 11
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 12
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 13
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 14
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 15
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 16
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 17
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 18
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 19
Reading for
General Meaning Practice 20
PET Exam Reading Part 4 (multiple choice) Practice Activities developed
by Christine Coombe/Winston Prince (HCT English Teachers)
The Dubai Dog
Show
Office Ozone
The Slipper
Swimming Star Interview
Holiday Dialogue
Visit to the Zoo - Asking
and Giving Directions
Weather Forecast - A Conversation
PET-like Reading Practice
Activities - Parts 3 & 4
Timed
Reading Comprehension (OK)
How
Hungry are You? (OK)
The
Valuable Kitten (OK)
The
New School (Difficult)
Story
1: Nasreddin and the Pot 3 exercises (Difficult)
Story
2: Nasreddin Goes Shopping 3 exercises (Difficult)
Story
3: Nasreddin and the Beggar 3 exercises (Difficult)
Story
4: Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup 3 exercises (Difficult)
Story
5: Nasreddin the Ferry Man 3 exercises (Difficult)
Story
6: Nasreddin's Visitors 3 exercises (Difficult)
PET Exam Reading Part 5 (gap-fill) Practice Activities developed
by Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Gap-fill
Practice 1
Gap-fill Practice
2
Gap-fill Practice
3
Gap-fill Practice
4
Gap-fill Practice
5
Gap-fill Practice
6
Gap-fill Practice
7
Gap-fill Practice
8
Gap-fill Pracice
9
Gap-fill Practice 10
Gap-fill Practice
11
Gap-fill Practice
12
Gap-fill Practice
13
Gap-fill Practice
14
Gap-fill Practice
15
Gap-fill Practice
16
Gap-fill Practice
17
Gap-fill Practice18
Gap-fill Pracice
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Gap-fill Practice
20
PET Exam Reading Part 5 (gap-fill) Practice Activities developed by Christine
Coombe/Winston Prince (HCT English Teachers)
The Newberry
Medal
RFDS
The Pony Express
A Conversation
City of Sheffield
PET-like Reading Part 5
(gap-fill) Practice Activities
The
Fox and Crow (OK)
Supper's
Ready (OK)
Street
Gang (OK)
Sally
(OK)
Starters
(OK)
Past
tense Gap Fill (OK)
Gap Fill
#1 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#2 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#3 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#4 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#5 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#6 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#7 (Difficult)
Gap Fill
#8 (Difficult)
PET Exam Activities Writing Part 1 (sentence transformation)
Practice Activities developed by Skip Reske (HCT English Teacher)
Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
2
Sentence Transformation
3
Sentence Transformation
4
Sentence Transformation
5
Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
9
Sentence
Transformation 10
Sentence Transformation
11
Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
13
Sentence Transformation
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Sentence Transformation
15
Sentence Transformation
16
Sentence Transformation
17
Sentence Transformation
18
Sentence Transformation
19
PET-like
Activities Writing Part 2 (form filling) Practice Activities
Form
Exercise - Create Your Own Web Page (OK)
Form
Exercise 2 (fun) (OK)
Form
Exercise 3 (fun) OK)
Form
Exercise 4 (fun) (OK)
Form
Exercise - Create Your Own Web Page (OK)
Form
Exercise - Write Your Own Story (OK)
PET Exam Writing Part 3 (friendly letter)
Practice Activities developed by Jim Edgar (HCT English Teacher)
Friendly letter
Practice
Bus Schedule
(OK)
Questions and
Responses 1 (OK)
Questions and
Responses 2 (OK)
Chocolate
Chip Cookies (OK)
Gofam
Introduces Himself l(OK)
CN Tower
(Difficult)
Nancy's
Schedule (easy)
** for additional practice refer to ENGL3208 page in the self study archives
Reading Practice
Speed
Reading Exercise #1
Speed
Reading Exercise #2
Speed
Reading Exercise #3
Speed
Reading Exercise #4
Speed
Reading Exercise #5
Writing Practice
Spelling
Practice
```Listening Practce
Minimal
Pairs b/p Practice 1
Minimal
Pairs b/p Practice 2
Minimal
Pairs b/p Practice 3
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