What is the exam pattern for PTE?

What is PTE exam format?

By Whizstorm 2020-04-09

What is the exam pattern for PTE?

The PTE Academic consists of three major sections:

1. Speaking and Writing (77 to 93 minutes):

You will be given a prompt text and you have to record your answer in the allotted time. The test taker’s conversing, interacting, grammar and spellings skills are tested in this section. The whole section and time is distributed into the following divisions:-

Personal introduction - 55 seconds[ 25 seconds- prompt, 30 seconds- record]
Read aloud – 30 to 40 seconds to prepare for reading [60 words]
Repeat sentence – 15 seconds[3-9 seconds -prompt, 15 seconds- record]
Describe image – 25 seconds to examine the image and prepare a response.
Re-tell lecture – 140 seconds[90 seconds- prompt, 10 seconds-prepare, 40 seconds-answer]
Answer short question – 20 seconds[3-9 seconds -prompt, 10 seconds- record answer]
Summarize written text – 10 minutes [text prompt-300 words]
Essay – 20 minutes [text prompt of 2-3 sentences.

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2. Reading (32 – 41 minutes):

This section tests the test taker’s ability to understand the language through reading. The questions are combined in a way to test the individualistic skills of the test taker.

Multiple choices, Choose a single answer – Passage reading(300 words)
Multiple choices, Choose multiple answers – Passage reading(300 words)
Re-order Paragraphs – Passage reading (150 words)
Reading: fill in the blanks – Passage reading(80 words)
Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks – Passage reading (300 words)

3. Listening (45 – 57 minutes):

This section tests the test taker’s ability to promptness in understanding spoken English and summarizing the same. The questions are in the form of audio and video clips and played only once.

Summarize spoken text – 60-90 seconds to hear prompt (50 to 70 words), 10 minutes for writing.
Multiple choices, multiple answers – 40-90 seconds for prompt
Fill in the blanks – 30-60 seconds
Highlight correct summary – 30-90 seconds
Multiple choices, single answer – 30-60 seconds
Select missing word – 20-70 seconds
Highlight incorrect words – 15-50 seconds
Write from dictation – 3-5 seconds