Here is the pattern of PTE academic;
PTE is a three-hour long online test and is made up of three main parts: speaking and writing (together), listening and reading. Questions are asked across twenty formats, including multiple-choice, essay writing, and interpreting information.
PTE Test Pattern
Sections |
Details |
PART 1: SPEAKING & WRITING (77 - 93 minutes) |
- Personal Introduction
- Read aloud
- Repeat sentence
- Describe image
- Re-tell lecture
- Answer short question
- One sentence
- Paragraph
- Essay (20mins)
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PART 2: READING (32 - 41 minutes) |
- Multiple choice questions (x2)
- Re-order paragraphs
- Fill in the blanks (x2)
- A ten minute break is optional
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PART 3: LISTENING (45 - 57 minutes) |
- Summarize spoken text
- Multiple choice x2
- Fill the blanks
- Highlight the correct summary
- Select missing word
- Highlight incorrect words
- Write from dictation
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Praparation Tips for PTE:
Focus more time on weak areas. If tasks like Write essay are challenging, practise writing more essays! Follow the three Ps- Practice, Practice and Practice. You need to repeatedly practise tasks in the test and analyze the sample answers so you know what's tested and what makes a good response. Put yourself under timed conditions and pretend you're doing a real test. It will prepare you mentally and emotionally for Test Day. You can find information and preparation materials on our PTE Academic resources web pages: www.pearsonpte.com/resources.
Key PTE preparation tips for test day
General PTE Preparation Tips:
- Arrive early. If you're rushed, it will affect your performance.
- Write with full sentences, capital letters and full stops. You can lose marks if you leave out punctuation.
- Don't repeat lots of words that you hear or read. Try to paraphrase.
- Be confident of your answer choices when you answer the multiple-choice, multiple-answers tasks (Reading and Listening) and Highlight incorrect words (Listening) because you can lose marks for any wrong answers.
PTE Preparation Tips for Speaking Sections:
Read aloud, Repeat sentence, Describe image, Re-tell lecture, Answer short question
- Don't worry too much about time. In this section, the computer will control the time you spend on each task - all you have to do is click 'Next'.
- Speak at a good volume and normal pace. If you speak too quietly or quickly, this may affect your score.
- If you make a mistake, carry on. Don't waste time correcting yourself.
Manage your time. You have 10 minutes for Summarize written text and 20 minutes for Write essay
PTE Preparation Tips for Writing Sections:
Summarize written text, Write essay. Write within the word limits. Your answer for Summarize written text should be one sentence of 5-75 words and the essay should be 200-300 words.
PTE Preparation Tips Reading Sections
Multiple-choice, choose single answer, Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers, Re-order paragraphs
- Manage your time. You have 32 - 41 minutes to complete this part of the test, so be sure of how long to spend on each task.
- Give attention to the multiple-choice questions. They may look easy but they are quite challenging!
PTE Preparation Tips for Listening Sections
Summarise spoken text, Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers, Fill in the blanks, Highlight correct summary, Multiple choice, choose single answer, Select missing word, Highlight incorrect words, Write from dictation
- Be smart about using the erasable noteboard booklet. Use it if you know you have enough time to transfer your answers onto the screen for certain tasks or just type notes directly onto the screen.
- Manage your time. Don't spend too long on particular tasks at the expense of others. Remember the Listening sections have the most task types to get through!
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