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# Test Prep for Standardized tests

Preparation for a standardized speaking test is best done with practice and mock activities that mirror the real question types and are scored automatically. This recipe maps the speaking question types across **PTE, IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, and CEFR** to the Speechace endpoint that recreates each one.

Every response is returned on the common [Scoring Rubrics](/interpreting-results/scoring-rubrics.md) (Speechace, IELTS, PTE, TOEIC, CEFR), so you can map a learner's level across tests — for example, an IELTS 6.0 learner to their expected TOEIC or PTE equivalent. See the speaking band definitions for what each band expects of a candidate.

### How to recreate a task

1. Present the task — a passage, image, lecture, or question — in your app.
2. Record the test-taker's spoken response.
3. Call the matching Speechace endpoint from the table below.
4. Read the score fields you need for your report.

### Question type → endpoint

Most speaking questions across these tests fall into three patterns:

<table><thead><tr><th width="300">Task pattern</th><th width="230">Recreate with</th><th>Key score fields</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Read a passage or sentence aloud</strong><br><em>Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Read a Text Aloud</em></td><td><a href="/api-reference/score-text.md">score/text</a> with <code>include_fluency=1</code></td><td><code>text_score.speechace_score.pronunciation</code> · <code>.fluency</code>; content = <code>fluency.overall_metrics.correct_word_count</code> ÷ <code>word_count</code></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Respond to a prompt with a specific expected answer</strong><br><em>Describe Image / Picture, Re-tell Lecture, Answer Short Question, Propose a Solution, Summarize, Integrated tasks</em></td><td><a href="/api-reference/score-task.md">score/task</a> (<code>task_type</code> = describe-image / retell-lecture / answer-question)</td><td><code>task_score.score</code> (0–5, or 0/1 for short answers) · <code>speech_score.speechace_score.*</code></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Open-ended speaking</strong><br><em>Interview, Discussion, Opinion, Personal Introduction, Independent Speaking</em></td><td><a href="/api-reference/score-speech.md">score/speech</a> (add <code>relevance_context</code> for on-topic checks)</td><td><code>speech_score.speechace_score.pronunciation / fluency / grammar / vocab / coherence</code> · <code>relevance.class</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

### By test

<table><thead><tr><th width="90">Test</th><th>Speaking question types</th><th width="220">Endpoints</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>PTE</strong></td><td>Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Re-tell Lecture, Answer Short Question, Personal Introduction</td><td>score/text · score/task · score/speech</td></tr><tr><td><strong>IELTS</strong></td><td>Introduction &#x26; Interview, Descriptive / Narrative / Opinion tasks, Discussions</td><td>score/speech</td></tr><tr><td><strong>TOEFL</strong></td><td>Independent Speaking, Integrated Speaking, Summary &#x26; Synthesis, Academic Discussion</td><td>score/speech · score/task</td></tr><tr><td><strong>CEFR</strong></td><td>Personal Routine &#x26; Activities, Debating / Negotiating / Opinions, Reflective / Evaluative / Persuasive</td><td>score/speech</td></tr><tr><td><strong>TOEIC</strong></td><td>Describe a Picture, Read a Text Aloud, Respond to Questions, Respond to a Written Prompt, Propose a Solution, Role Play, Give a Presentation, Express an Opinion, Describe a Process, Summarize Information</td><td>score/text · score/task · score/speech</td></tr></tbody></table>