PTE exam format has been formulated to assess the speaking, writing, listening and reading skills of candidates in the English language.
The PTE exam consists of three main parts – Speaking & Writing, Reading and Listening, which the candidates need to complete in 3 hours with an optional 10 minutes break between the reading and listening parts. Different questions are asked in the PTE exam ranging from multiple-choice, essay writing to interpreting information. Given below is the detailed PTE exam pattern.
EXAM PATTERN
SECTIONS
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TIME ALLOTED
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TEST PATTERN
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Speaking & Writing
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77 – 93 minutes
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This section includes the following parts:
· Personal introduction
· Read aloud
· Repeat sentence
· Describe image
· Re-tell lecture
· Answer short question
· Summarise written text
· Essay (20 minutes)
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Reading
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32 – 41 minutes
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This section includes the following question patterns:
· Multiple-choice, choose single answer
· Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
· Re-order paragraphs
· Reading: Fill in the blanks
· Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
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Listening
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45 – 57 minutes
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This section includes the following question patterns:
· Summarise spoken text
· Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
· Fill in the blanks
· Highlight correct summary
· Multiple-choice, choose single answer
· Select missing word
· Highlight incorrect words
· Write from dictation
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