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PTE Academic Test Format

This topic is related to PTE academic test format or structure. PTE Academic generally, assesses listening, reading, speaking and writing all via a computer in a single three-hour test session. It is a computer-based test that measures individual skill in all four modules i.e. listening, reading, speaking and writing. Unlike IELTS, PTE Academic also access the individual's skill in English as foreign language.
PTE Academic Test Format

PTE ACADEMIC TEST FORMAT

Part 1: Speaking & Writing

Allocated time: (77 – 93 minutes)
Topic Includes:
  • Personal introduction
  • Read aloud
  • Repeat sentence
  • Describe image
  • Re-tell lecture
  • Answer short question
  • Summarize written text
  • Essay (20 mins)

Part 2: Reading

Allocated time: (32 – 40 minutes)
Topic Includes:
  • Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
  • Re-order paragraphs
  • Reading: Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple choice, choose single answer

Part 3: Listening

Allocated time: (45 – 57 minutes)
Topic Includes:
  • Summarize spoken text
  • Multiple choice, choose multiple answer
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Highlight correct summary
  • Multiple choice, choose single answer
  • Select missing word
  • Highlight incorrect words
  • Write from dictation

Question types based on all modules and the number of questions in per section


PART AND SECTIONITEM TYPESNUMBER OF ITEMS
Part 1: Speaking
Read aloud6
Repeat sentence10
Describe images6
Re-tell lecture3
Answer short questions10
Part 1: Writing
Summarize written text2
Write essay2
Part 2: Reading
Multiple-choice, choose single answer2
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answer2
Re-order paragraphs2
Reading: Fill in the blanks4
Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks5
Part 3: Listening
Summarize spoken text2
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answer2
Fill in the blanks2
Highlight correct summary2
Multiple choice, choose single answer2
Select missing word2
Highlight incorrect words2
Write from dictation3

For more details, you may visit PTE official website
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