PTE Academic is a computer-based academic English language test aimed at non-native English speakers wanting to study abroad. It tests Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.
The PTE Academic Score Report includes your overall score, communicative skills scores and enabling skills scores. Scores for communicative skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) are based on all test items that assess these skills, either as a single skill or together with other skills.
SPEAKING & WRITING:
(77 â?? 93 minutes)
Personal Introduction
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Summarize written text
Essay
READING:
(32 â?? 41 minutes)
Fill in the blanks
Multiple choice questions
Re-order paragraphs
Fill in the blanks
Multiple choice questions
A ten minute break is optional
LISTENING:
(45 â?? 57 minutes)
Summarize spoken text
Multiple choice questions
Fill the blanks
Highlight the correct summary
Multiple choice questions
Select missing word
Highlight incorrect words
Write from dictation
MODULE | TIME | No.of Questions |
---|---|---|
SPEAKING & WRITING | 77-93 MINUTES | 36-40 (speaking)& 3-4 (writing) |
READING | 32-42 MINUTES | 15-20 |
LISTENING | 45-57 MINUTES | 17-25 |
PTE test is based on real-life academic and general content. You will come across graphs, summaries, excerpts, and many more items that belong to things around you. The test also contains accents from both native and non-native speakers exactly that you hear on the television, movies, and real conversation encountered in day-to-day life.