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

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 SECTION	ITEM TYPES	NUMBER OF ITEMS
Part 1: Speaking	Read aloud	6
	Repeat sentence	10
	Describe images	6
	Re-tell lecture	3
	Answer short questions	10
Part 1: Writing	Summarize written text	2
	Write essay	2
Part 2: Reading	Multiple-choice, choose single answer	2
	Multiple-choice, choose multiple answer	2
	Re-order paragraphs	2
	Reading: Fill in the blanks	4
	Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks	5
Part 3: Listening	Summarize spoken text	2
	Multiple-choice, choose multiple answer	2
	Fill in the blanks	2
	Highlight correct summary	2
	Multiple choice, choose single answer	2
	Select missing word	2
	Highlight incorrect words	2
	Write from dictation	3

For more details, you may visit PTE official website