What is meant by PTE? Worldwide university accreditation is granted for the computer-based PTE Academic English language exam. The Pearson PLC Group administers the Pearson Test of English, or PTE. PTE-Academic is the English language exam that candidates and students take in order to study or move to a major English-speaking nation. Students are required to take the PTE exam in order to prove that they can communicate in English. You can gain admission to the university of your choice with a strong PTE score. It permits you to pursue exposure abroad once you graduate and acts as proof of your proficiency in the English language. In a welcoming and safe testing environment, PTE Academic is administered on a computer. It assesses your Listening, reading, writing, and speaking abilities .
The exam consists of twenty different types of questions, from multiple choic to essay writing. There are different types of questions in each section of the exam, so familiarise yourself with them before you take it
There are seven different kinds of questions in this 54–67 minute portion of the test. The longest part of the test is this one. Tests of your speaking and writing skills will be given in English that sounds like it belongs in a classroom
Types of Tasks
Personal Introduction: The Personal Introduction is a chance for you to tell your chosen institutions a little bit about yourself. You'll have 25 seconds to read the prompt and prepare your response, followed by 30 seconds to record it. You are only able to record your answer once.
Read Aloud: For this you must read a written text aloud A countdown appears in the recording status box until the microphone opens. You have 30–40 seconds to read the content and prepare. You will then hear a brief tone. After the tone, begin speaking right away. Your voice will not be captured if you begin speaking before the microphone has opened. You should talk loudly and clearly. There's no reason to hurry Before the progress metre reaches the conclusion, finish speaking. "Recording" is replaced by "Completed."
Your comment can only be recorded once.
Note: The recording will end if you remain silent for more than three seconds.
Repeat Sentence: In this part you have to listen to a recording of a sentence and have to repeat it. There will be a prompt which length upto 3-9 seconds and you have to answer within 15 seconds. The soundtrack starts playing on its own. The microphone opens after the audio is finished, and the recording status box displays "Recording." Speak directly into the microphone (no brief tone) and repeat exactly what you heard.
Describing an Image: For this you have to describe an in image in detail. A countdown appears in the recording status box until the microphone opens. You have 25 seconds to examine the image and formulate an answer. No prompt is available here and you need to answer in 40 seconds. A brief tone is heard. After the tone, begin speaking right away. Your voice will not be captured if you begin speaking before the microphone has opened.
Re-tell Lecture: In this part you have to re-tell the lecture in your own words, after listening to or watching a lecture. The soundtrack starts playing on its own. There may also be a picture associated with the sounds. You have 10 seconds after the audio ends to prepare. Your comment can only be recorded once.
Note: You can take notes on the erasable note board supplied while the audio is playing.
Answer short Question: You need to reply to the question in one or a few words. Prompt will length upto 3-9 seconds and you can take 10 seconds to answer.
Summarize Written Text: You have to write a one-sentence summary of a passage from the given text. You'll get ten minutes to create a synopsis.
Make sure to summarize the major themes of the reading text in a single sentence of not more than 75 words.
The word counter at the bottom of the screen keeps track of how many words you've typed. You may also use the cut, copy, and paste options to help you create your summary.
Cut: Select the text you want to remove from your response and left-click "Cut."
Copy: Select the text you want to copy from your response and left-click "Copy."
Paste: Left-click "Paste" and place the cursor where you want to paste the cut/copied text.
Essay: you need to write a 200–300 word argumentative essay in response to a prompt.
You have 20 minutes to write your essay.
The Word Count at the bottom of the screen keeps track of how many words you've typed.
Make sure you write at least 200 words and no more than 300.
You may also use the cut, copy, and paste tools to help you compose your response.
Part 2: Reading
Types of Tasks
Reading & Writing-Fill in the Blanks: To restore the text for this item type, you must choose the most acceptable terms from a drop-down selection. There is a section where some words are missing. A button with a drop-down list is located next to each gap. To see the drop-down list of alternatives for that gap, left-click on this button. Choose the one that you believe best fills the void. Left-click on a different selection to change your mind.
Multiple choice, multiple answer: You need to read the passage and answer the multiple-choice question. There is more than one correct response. From the list of possible responses, choose all of the response options that you believe are accurate. To pick an option, use the left mouse button to click on it. If you change your mind, uncheck the option by left-clicking on it again. Your chosen selections are highlighted in yellow.
Re-order Paragraphs: You must restore the content's original arrangement by selecting text boxes and dragging them across the screen for this item type. You can move the text in one of two ways: To choose a box, left-click on it (it will be highlighted in blue), then hold down the left mouse button and drag it to the appropriate place. To move a box across, left-click on it and then left-click on the left and right arrow buttons. The up and down arrow buttons on the right panel can also be used to re-order the boxes. Left-click somewhere else on the screen to deselect a box.
Fill in the Blanks: To accurately fill in the gaps in the text, you must drag and drop words across the screen. There is a section where some words are missing. The blue box has a list of words that you may use to fill in the gaps in the text. Because there are more words than spaces, you will not utilise all of them. To choose a word, left-click it and hold down the left mouse button while dragging it to the gap where you want it to go. You may also use your mouse to move text between gaps. Drag a word back to the blue box to remove it from a gap.
Multiple choice, single answer: You must read the paragraph and select the correct answer from the multiple-choice options. There are a few different responses to choose from, but only one is accurate. To pick an option, use the left mouse button to click on it. If you change your mind, just left-click on the choice to deselect it, or left-click on another option. Your chosen choice is highlighted in yellow.
Part 3: Listening
This section of the exam lasts 30–43 minutes and includes eight distinct types of questions. The questions are based on audio or video samples that immediately begin to play. Each audio or video clip is heard just once. You are permitted to take notes.
Summarize spoken text: You will listen to an audio recording and must write a 50–70 word summary of what you hear. You have 10 minutes to listen to the presentation and write your summary. The audio starts playing automatically. The audio recording can only be listened to once. The Word Count at the bottom of the screen keeps track of how many words you write. Make sure to write at least 50 words and no more than 70 words. There are also cut, copy, and paste options that you may use when writing your summary.
Fill in the Blanks: A transcript of the audio recording is provided; however, some words are missing. Type in the missing words to restore the transcript.The soundtrack starts playing on its own. The audio recording can only be listened to once. Fill in the missing word by left-clicking on each gap. To travel between gaps, you can also use the Tab key on your keyboard.
Note: You can take notes on the erasable noteboard provided while the audio is playing and then fill in the gaps later.
Highlight Correct Summary: You must choose the synopsis that most closely matches the recording.The soundtrack starts playing on its own. The audio recording can only be listened to once.
There are a few different responses to choose from, but only one is correct.
To select an option, use the left mouse button to click on it. If you change your mind, simply left-click on the choice to deselect it, or left-click on another option.Your chosen choice is highlighted in yellow. It's possible that reading and listening at the same time will be challenging. It is suggested that you listen first, then take notes on the erasable noteboard before reading the summaries.
Multiple Choice, Single Answer: You must listen to the tape and select the correct answer from a selection of options. The soundtrack starts playing on its own. The audio recording can only be listened to once. There are a few different responses to choose from, but only one is correct. To select an option, use the left mouse button to click on it. If you change your mind, simply left-click on the choice to deselect it, or left-click on another option. Your chosen choice is highlighted in yellow.
Select Missing words: The last word or set of words in the recording has been replaced by a beep sound for this item type. To finish the recording, choose the most applicable option.
The soundtrack starts playing on its own. The audio recording can only be listened to once. There are a few different responses to choose from, but only one is correct. To select an option, use the left mouse button to click on it. If you change your mind, simply left-click on the choice to deselect it, or left-click on another option.
Your chosen choice is highlighted in yellow.
Write from Dictation: you hear a short sentence. Type the sentence into the response box at the bottom of the screen. The audio begins to play automatically. You are only able to listen to the audio recording once.
Note: While the audio is playing, you can take notes on the erasable noteboard provided. Remember to check your spelling.