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The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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PTE Test Pattern Presentation

The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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PTE Academic Test - Pattern

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PTE Academic Overview
Part & No. of
section
Item types items Details
Part -1 Personal Introduction 1 In 1 minute, record a few self details such as name, hobbies, ambitions, etc. Not scored.
Speaking Read aloud 6-7 Read a 60-word paragraph in 35/40 sec after preparation for 35/40 sec and a beep sound.
(30-35
minutes) Repeat sentence 10-12 Listen to a sentence and repeat it beginning before three seconds. No beep sound.

Describe image 4-7 Describe a table/chart/map/photo in 40 sec after preparation for 25 sec and a beep sound.

Re-tell lecture 2-3 Re-tell the information in recording in 40 sec after preparation for 10 sec and a beep sound.

Answer short question 10-12 Give one- or two-word answer for a question beginning before 3 sec. No beep sound.

Part-1 Summarize written text 2-3 In 10 minutes, read a 300-word text and summarize it in 1 sentence of 5-75 words.
Writing Write essay 1-2 In 20 minutes, write an essay of 200-300 words.

Part -2 Multiple choice, single Answer 2-3 Read a passage of about 150 words and choose one answer from 4-5 options.
Reading Multiple choice, multiple answers 2-3 Read a passage of about 300 words and choose multiple answers from 5-7 options.
(32-41
minutes) Re-order paragraphs 2-3 Rearrange the 3-5 jumbled paragraphs/sentences

Reading, Fill in the blanks 4-5 Fill in the 4-5 blanks from the 6-8 given options.

Reading & Writing, Fill the blanks 4-5 Fill in the 4-5 blanks choosing 1 out 4 options for each blank.
Optional break – 10 min
Part-3 Summarize Spoken Text 2-3 In 10 minutes, summarize the information in the recording in 50-70 words
Listening Multiple choice, Multiple answers 2-3 From 5-7 options, choose multiple answers based on a recording

Fill in the blanks 2-3 Listening to a recording and type the words in the blanks in its transcript.

Highlight correct summary 2-3 From 4 options, choose the correct summary of the recording
(23-28
min.) Multiple choice, single answer 2-3 From 4 to 5 options, answer a question based on the recording

Select missing word 2-3 From 4 to 5 options, choose the option that best fills the beep sound in the recording.

Highlight incorrect words 2-3 Click on the incorrect words in the transcript based on the recording

Write from dictation 2-3 Write the sentence heard exactly


PTE Speaking - Read aloud – Item Facts
PTE Speaking – Repeat sentence – Item Facts
PTE Speaking – Describe image – Item Facts
PTE Speaking – Re-tell lecture – Item Facts
PTE Speaking – Answer short question – Item Facts
PTE Writing – Summarize written text– Item Facts
PTE Writing – Write essay – Item Facts
PTE Reading– Multiple choice, Choose single answer
PTE Reading – Multiple choice, Choose multiple answers

In this reading task type, you will read a text and


then answer a multiple-choice question about it.
There will be between five and seven options to
choose from and more than one option is correct.
You will do 2-3 Multiple-choice, choose multiple
answers tasks.
• You get one point for each correct response
but will lose a point for each response you
choose incorrectly.
• There is no timer for this task. When you have
finished, click on ‘Next’ to go to the next task.
• This task contributes to your reading score.
PTE Reading – Re-order paragraphs – Item Facts
PTE Reading –Fill in the blanks – Item Facts
PTE Reading and Writing, Fill in the blanks
PTE Listening – Summarize spoken text– Item Facts
PTE Listening – Multiple choice multiple answers
PTE Listening – Fill in the blanks – Item Facts
PTE Listening – Highlight correct summary
PTE Listening – Multiple choice, choose single answer
PTE Listening – Select missing word
PTE Listening– Highlight incorrect words
PTE Listening– Write from dictation

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