What do I need to pass the PELLET B test?
Answer:
Hi,
On the PELLET B, you get a standardized score, and agencies use that score to decide if you’ve “passed.” As a rule of thumb, you want to be at 42 or above. Scores under about 40 are usually seen as below average, around 50 is a solid, comfortable result, and 60+ is typically viewed as well above average and very competitive.
To reach that level, you need three things to work together:
Strong reading comprehension so you can handle formal, information-dense passages under time pressure.
Clean writing mechanics – grammar, spelling, punctuation, and clear sentence structure.
Careful verbal reasoning, meaning you draw conclusions that are fully supported by what’s written, not by assumptions.
The candidates I see passing on their first try aren’t doing anything magical – they’ve just trained specifically for those skills in a PELLET-style format: timed reading practice, lots of grammar and spelling drills, and reasoning questions where they slow down enough to match every answer to the exact wording in the passage.
The more you practice under real test conditions, the more you reduce test-day pressure and allow your true abilities to come through – once you’re used to the countdown clock, the structure of the questions, and the overall format, it stops feeling so stressful.
If you build those habits before test day and aim for that 42+ range, you give yourself exactly what you need to pass and move forward in the hiring process.
