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Components of the PTE Test
- This part of the test is 54–67 minutes long and it contains seven different question types.
- It is the longest section of the test. You will be tested on your speaking and writing skills, using English you might hear in an academic environment.
- Personal introduction :
- Task : Write a 200–300-word essay on a given topic
- Prompt Length : 2–3 sentences
- Skills Assessed : Writing
- Time to Answer : 20 minutes
- Read Aloud :
- Task : Text appears on the screen. Read the text aloud
- Prompt Length : Text up to 60 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading and speaking
- Time to Answer : Varies by item, depending on the length of text
- Repeat Sentence :
- Task : After listening to a recording of a sentence, repeat the sentence.
- Prompt Length : 3–9 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and speaking
- Time to Answer : 15 seconds
- Describe Image :
- Task : An image appears on the screen. Describe the image in detail.
- Prompt Length : Not applicable
- Skills Assessed : Speaking
- Time to Answer : 40 seconds
- Re-tell Lecture :
- Task : After listening to or watching a lecture, retell the lecture in your own words.
- Prompt Length : Up to 90 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and speaking
- Time to Answer : 40 seconds
- Answer Short Question :
- Task : After listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words.
- Prompt Length : 3–9 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and speaking
- Time to Answer : 10 seconds
- Summarise Written Test :
- Task : After reading the text, write a one-sentence summary of the passage.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading and writing
- Time to Answer : 10 seconds
- Essay :
- Task : Write a 200–300-word essay on a given topic.
- Prompt Length : 2–3 sentences
- Skills Assessed : Writing
- Time to Answer : 20 minutes
- This part of the test is 29–30 minutes long and it contains five different question types.
- Because PTE Academic is an integrated skills test, one item type ('Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks') also assesses writing skills.
- Fill in the blanks :
- Task : Text appears on-screen with several gaps. Drag words from a box below to fill the gaps.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading and writing
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer :
- Task : After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting more than one response.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Re-order Paragraphs :
- Task : Several text boxes appear on the screen in a random order. Put the text boxes in the correct order.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 150 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Fill in the Blanks :
- Task : The text appears on a screen with several gaps in it. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 80 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer :
- Task : After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting one response.
- Prompt Length : Text up to 300 words
- Skills Assessed : Reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- This part of the test is 30–43 minutes long and it contains eight different question types.
- The questions are based on audio or video clips, which begin to play automatically.
- You hear each audio or video clip once. You are allowed to take notes.
- Summarise Spoken Text :
- Task : After listening to a recording, write a 50–70-word summary.
- Prompt Length : 60–90 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and writing
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers :
- Task : After listening to a recording, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the recording by selecting more than one response.
- Prompt Length : 40–90 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Fill in the Blanks :
- Task : A transcript of a recording appears on the screen, with several gaps. After listening to the recording, type the missing word in each gap.
- Prompt Length : 30–60 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and writing
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Highlight Correct Summary :
- Task : After listening to a recording, select the paragraph that best summarises the recording.
- Prompt Length : 30–90 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer :
- Task : After listening to a recording, select the paragraph that best summarises the recording.
- Prompt Length : 30–90 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Select Missing Word :
- Task : After listening to a recording, select the missing word that completes the recording from a list of options.
- Prompt Length : 20–70 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Highlight Incorrect Words :
- Task : The transcript of a recording appears on the screen. While listening to the recording, identify the words in the transcript that differ from what is said.
- Prompt Length : 15–50 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and reading
- Time to Answer : Not applicable
- Write from Dictation :
- Task : After listening to a recording of a sentence, type the sentence.
- Prompt Length : 3–5 seconds
- Skills Assessed : Listening and writing
- Time to Answer : Not applicable