Free OET sample tests
Where to find the official OET sample tests, and how to use them without wasting them.
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OET Practice: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
Start with free practice on this website, then move into the learner app for timed Listening and Reading tests, Writing tasks with feedback, Speaking role-plays and full mock exams in computer, paper or OET@Home format.
Free OET practice you can start today
These resources are free. The website pages need no account; the app tools need a free learner account.
Model Writing letters
Case notes, model answers and marking notes for nursing, medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Read a model letterSpeaking role-play cards
Practise role-plays for nursing, medicine, pharmacy and physiotherapy with model answers.
Open role-play cardsFree English placement test
An indicative CEFR level across all four skills before you choose an OET study plan.
Take the placement testFree Writing and Speaking results
New learner accounts include free sample results for Writing and Speaking on a task matched to your profession.
Create a free accountOET score calculator
Check whether your sub-test grades meet the requirement for your regulator.
Use the calculatorComputer-based OET practice and full mock exams
Practise in the delivery format you will actually sit. Inside the learner app you choose the format before each mock. New to the formats? Compare OET on computer vs paper, see what a full OET mock test includes and plan your weeks with the OET study plan.
Computer, paper or OET@Home
Set up a mock in computer, paper or OET@Home mode so the screen, timing and note-taking match your test day.
Strict exam simulation
Sit the sub-tests in order under real timing with no pausing, then review a full mock report.
Readiness tracking
See how your mock results are moving before you book or rebook the exam.
OET Writing practice and assessment
Writing improves fastest when every letter gets specific feedback on purpose, selection, organisation and language.
Profession-specific tasks
Practise letters from a task library matched to your profession, typed on screen or handwritten for paper practice.
Expert Writing assessment
Send a letter for marking with an estimated score and clear corrections you can act on in the next letter.
How Writing assessment worksMethod before more letters
Read the Writing tips and model letters first so each practice letter tests a method, not a guess.
OET Writing tipsOET Speaking practice
Speaking is assessed on clinical communication as well as language, so practice has to feel like a real consultation.
Role-plays and drills
Prepare and perform role-plays for your profession, with short drills for the phrases that carry empathy and structure.
Live Speaking sessions
Book a one-to-one Speaking session or mock with a tutor, depending on your package.
See Speaking packagesAssessment criteria explained
Learn what assessors listen for before you practise, so feedback lands on the right behaviour.
Speaking assessment criteriaOET Listening and Reading practice
Practise one part at a time to fix a specific weakness, then sit full timed tests.
Listening by part
Work on Part A, B or C separately, with dictation practice for spelling and note-taking accuracy.
Open Listening practiceReading by part
Practise Part A scanning, Part B workplace texts and Part C inference, on screen or on paper.
Open Reading practiceStrategy guides
Use the free guides on Reading Part A, Reading Part C and Listening Part A before you time yourself.
Reading Part A guideOET practice FAQ
Short answers before you choose where to practise.
Is any OET practice free?
Yes. The sample tests guide, model letters, role-play cards, score calculator and placement test are free. A free learner account also includes free Writing and Speaking sample results.
Can I practise OET on a computer?
Yes. Mock exams in the learner app can be set to computer, paper or OET@Home mode so you practise in the format you will sit.
Do I need an account to practise?
The website guides need no account. Timed practice, mocks and feedback run inside the learner app, which needs a free account.
Which skill should I practise first?
Start with the sub-test furthest from your target grade. The placement test and a first mock show where that gap is.