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What is PTE exam?

Pearson Tests of English (PTE) an academic English language test is required for immigration and foreign education. There are two PTE test categories:

• PTE Academy
• PTE Residence (Home)

Why take the PTE Academic Exam?

An online English language exam for immigration and foreign education called PTE Academic is entirely automated. The PTE scoring is entirely objective and devoid of any human biases, unlike the traditional grading system, which is driven by AI technology.

PTE Exam

Types of PTE exam

There are two categories under the PTE Academic exam:

• PTE Academic Exam
• PTE Academic UKVI

 

PTE Academic Exam:

The applicants’ speaking, hearing, reading, and writing abilities are evaluated by PTE Academic. The exam may take up to three hours to complete. More than a thousand universities worldwide, including Yale, INSEAD, and Harvard Business School, take this exam. PTE Academic is recognized in Australia, the USA, the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, France, Germany, Spain and Italy

PTE Academic UKVI:

The PTE Academic UKVI is specific to the UK. This is a Secure English Language Test (SELT) to be eligible for UK visas. Anyone who wishes to work, study or live in the UK can take up this test.

PTE Exam Fee:

S.N	PTE Academic Exam Types	PTE Exam Fee
1	PTE Academic exam fee	USD 190
2	PTE Academic UKVI exam fee	USD 180

PTE Exam Fee

PTE exam fee – The PTE exam fee is USD 170 + 15% tax and bank charge for PTE Academic exam.

PTE exam cancellation fees

• Candidates who cancel their test 14 calendar days prior to the test date are qualified for a complete refund if they are unable to take the exam on the planned date.
• The candidate will receive 50% of the registration cost if they cancel their enrolment seven days prior to the exam date.
• Candidates who withdraw their test enrolment less than 7 calendar days before the exam will not be given a refund.

PTE exam rescheduling fees

• Candidates will not be charged any extra fees for the new test date if they postpone their exam 14 calendar days prior to the original test date.
• Candidates must pay 50% of the rescheduling charge for the new test date if they postpone the exam 13–8 calendar days beforehand.
• Candidates must pay the entire price for a new test date if they plan the exam less than 7 calendar days in advance of the real test date.

How to reschedule the PTE exam?

To reschedule a Pearson test:

• Open the website – www.pearsonpte.com
• Log in to the My PTE account
• Click on the Reschedule or Cancel option

PTE Exam Booking

PTE Account Registration and PTE Exam Registration

Steps to register for the PTE exam:

• Open a web account on the official PTE Academic Website or log in to a previously created account.
• Once you create an account, fill in all the details carefully, including your passport details.
• Next, you can choose the test centre, date and time that is convenient for you.
• You can proceed with the payment after filling in all the details.
• You will receive an acknowledgment receipt once the payment is made.

PTE vs IELTS: Which is more difficult?

IELTS and PTE are regarded as having comparable levels of challenge. Unlike the IELTS test, which can be taken both online and offline, the PTE exam can only be done online.

How to Prepare for PTE Academic Exam?

PTE Exam Preparation Tips:

• Whether you plan to join a PTE coaching center or prepare for the PTE exam on your own, it is important that you work hard consistently.
• There are multiple resources on the internet to help you prepare better.
• Apart from the online resources, you could also make use of the coursebooks.
• Don’t wait till the exam nears you. The sooner you start preparing, the easier it will be for you to ace the exam.

PTE Preparation Time

With consistent practice, it takes between 4 and 6 weeks to prepare for the PTE test.

How can one prepare for the PTE exam at home?

• Make use of the resources available on the official PTE website.
• Make it a habit to regularly read books, newspapers, magazines and academic journals.
• Join online English-speaking groups.
• Join an online PTE coaching center.

PTE Study

PTE Study Material 

Listed below are a few PTE preparation study materials that you can make use of while preparing for the PTE exam.

Course books

If you are preparing on your own, then you can benefit from the official course books. Listed below are some of the official guides to help you prepare better:

• The Official Guide to PTE Academic
• PTE Academic Practice Test Plus – Volume 1
• Practice Test Plus of Pearson Test of English Academic – Volume 2
• PTE Academic 79 Plus l Two Full-Length Practice Tests With Answer Keys

PTE Online Practice Test

You can make use of the online resources available on the ptestudy.net/practice/ page. Follow these steps to access the PTE preparation resources on this website:

• Log in to PTEstudy.net.
• Register for the PTE preparation account or sign in if you already have an account.
• Gain access to the online PTE practice resources.

PTE Offline Practice Test

You can take the full version of the PTE Academic test offline by downloading audio files, PDFs, sample answers to get an idea of the test format and structure.

PTE Study App

You could download the official practice app (PTE Academic Official Practice App). Following are the benefits of using this application:

• The app explains in detail the PTE exam pattern, structure and scores.
• It offers both offline and online practice tests.
• You will receive simple preparation suggestions and tips and a study planner to help you track your progress.

PTE Practice Test

The PTE Reading Section is designed to test the candidate’s reading skills.

Total Duration: 32 – 41 minutes

Question Type	Task	Skills Tested	Maximum Number of Words
Multiple choice, choosing a single right answer	Read the text and select a single response based on the tone or content	Reading	Approximately 110 words
Choosing multiple right answers from multiple choices	Read the text and chose multiple right answers based on the tone or content	Reading	Approximately 300 words
Reordering paragraphs	Sequentially rearrange the boxes that are arranged in the wrong sequence.	Reading	Approximately 150 words
Reading: Fill in the blanks	A passage with several blanks will be given. Drag and drop the apt words into the blank spaces.	Reading	Approximately 80 words
Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks	A passage with several blanks will appear on the screen. Fill in each blank with the correct response from the drop-down list.	Reading	Approximately 300 words.

PTE Academic Reading Section Preparation Tips

To ace the PTE Reading Section, you must be fluent in reading and be able to easily comprehend texts. Here is a list of preparation tips for the reading section – 

Multiple-choice – Single answer:

• Comprehend the central idea of the given passage. Pay attention to the keywords to find the right answer.
• Before you start answering, read the questions carefully and understand what you should be.
• Understand the frequency of the words like only, always, never, sometimes. By getting rid of these options, you can find the right answers easily.
• This section does not carry any negative markings. Therefore, it is always better to answer it even if you are not sure of the right answer.
• You must keep in mind that the details in the passage are not chronologically arranged according to the question. More than 50% of the answers can be found either in the first or last two lines.
• You must be capable of paraphrasing the answers without changing the meaning.

Multiple-choice, multiple Answers:

This part carries negative marking. Therefore, if you are unsure about your answer, it is advisable to not answer the question.

Re-ordering paragraphs

• Try to figure the headline and the central concept of the passage first.
• Keep in that the first sentence cannot start with pronouns like it, he, she, them, they and those.
• For contradictory sentences that start with words like however, but, although and other additional phrases like besides and moreover, you can start by finding the sentence that goes before them.

Fill in the blanks:

• This part carries no negative marking. Answer the questions even if you are not sure of the right answer.
• Pay attention to parts of the audio before and after the gap. This will help you find the missing word.
• You can find the synonym of the missing words within the given passage.

PTE Learning Practice

The PTE Listening section assesses the candidate’s listening skills. The questions will be based on audio and video clips. The audio and video clip will be played only once. 

Duration: 45 – 57 minutes

Question Type	Task	Skills Tested	Maximum Number of Words
Summarizing spoken text	Listen to the recording and write a summary within 50 to 70 words.	Listening and writing	60 to 90 seconds
Multiple choice questions, choose multiple answers	Listen to the recording and answer the MCQ based on the tone and content	Listening	40 to 90 seconds
Fill in the blanks	A transcript of a recording with several blanks appears on the screen. Listen to the audio and fill the missing blank with the right word	Listening and Writing	30 to 90 seconds
Highlighting the correct summary	Listen to the recording and choose the passage that aptly summarizes the content.	Listening and Reading	30 to 90 seconds
Multiple choice, choosing a single right answer	Listen to the audio and choose a single right answer based on the tone or content of the audio	Listening	30 to 60 seconds
Selecting the missing word	Listen to the recording and choose the right word that completes the audio	Listening	20 to 70 seconds
Highlighting  the incorrect word	The transcript of the recording will be displayed on the screen. Select the words in the transcript that are different from the actual recording.	Listening and Reading	15 to 50 seconds
Writing from dictation	Listen to the recording and type out the sentence.	Listening and Writing	3 to 5 seconds

PTE Academic Listening Section Preparation Tips

Here is a list of preparation tips to ace the listening section

Listening Tips – General:

• You learn to listen actively – listen to news audios, podcasts, YouTube videos, songs and pay attention to parts that you find easy and difficult to understand. After you understand where your difficulty lies, work towards improving those specific issues.
• Try watching movies with subtitles first and then without subtitles.

Summarize Spoken Test:

• Limit your answers to a maximum of 70 words.
• Start your sentence with phrases like ‘The speaker said’.
• Understand the central focus and pay attention to the repeated words and keywords.

Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers:

• This part carries negative marking. Therefore, pay extra attention to it and refrain from making wild guesses.
• Make sure to pay attention till the end of the audio.

Fill in the blanks:

• For this section, it is advisable to use a notepad to take notes.
• Listen to the audio carefully and determine if the word is with or without an article if it is singular or plural and so on.

Highlight the correct summary:

• Understand the central focus and the idea conveyed by the speaker.
• Follow the elimination method to narrow down your options.

Select the missing word:

You must be able to understand the main concept of the audio in the first half. By the next half, you should be able to predict the ending.

Highlight the incorrect words:

• This part carries negative marking. Therefore, before you submit your answers, review them thoroughly.
• Pay attention while clicking on a word as double-clicking it will unselect the word.

Write from dictation:

• Instead of taking notes, try to type your answers directly on the computer. This will help you save time.
• Pay attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar.

PTE Speaking and Writing Practice

The PTE Speaking and Writing Sections test the candidate’s writing and speaking skills. 

Total duration: 77-93 minutes 

Question Type	Task	Skills Tested	Maximum Number of Words
Read aloud	Read the given out loud.	Reading and Speaking	Depends on the length of the text
Repeat sentence	Repeat the sentence after listening to the audio	Listening and Speaking	15 seconds
Describing the image	Describe in the detail the image provided	Speaking	40 seconds
Re-telling lecture	Listen to the audio and retell the lecture in your own words.	Listening and speaking	40 seconds.
Answer short questions	Listen to the audio and answer the question in a single word	Listening and Speaking	10 seconds
Summarize a written text	Read the text and summarize it in a single sentence	Reading and writing	10 minutes
Essay	Write an essay on the given topic within 200-300 words	Writing	20 minutes.

PTE Academic Writing Section Preparation Tips

The writing section consists of two parts. Here is a list of preparation tips to help you do better in both these sections.

Summarize the written text:

• If you are proficient with your grammar and vocabulary, you can score a 90 out of 90.
• If your grammar and vocabulary skills are average, you can score around a 73.
• Limit your answers to a maximum of 45 words. Avoid long sentences as the scoring algorithm may not evaluate them accurately.
• Capitalize all nouns and the first word of the sentence.
• Avoid the first-person narrative. Use third-person instead.
• Summarize each paragraph in a single sentence and provide examples only if it is mentioned.
• Pay attention to the punctuation and focus on the last paragraph as it summarizes the main concept of the text.

Essay Writing:

• Understand if it is an opinion essay, problem essay or pros-cons. Then decide on the format of your essay.
• Pay attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar.
• Make sure to follow this pattern while writing – Introduction in the first paragraph, the body of the essay in the second and third paragraphs and conclusion in the final paragraph.
• Give examples and statistics in the body paragraphs.
• Limit the word length between 200 and 300 words

PTE Speaking Section Preparation Tips

Follow these tips if you would like to perform well in this section

General Speaking Tips:

• Watch videos online to improve your pronunciation and oral fluency.
• Make use of Google and YouTube IPA and Phonemes to enhance your pronunciation.

Read Aloud:

• Pay attention to the intonation when you speak.
• Do not pause if you make an error, continue reading.

Repeat Sentence:

• Listen to the audio carefully and try to memorize the sentence
• Once the audio ends, start speaking immediately.  There is no sound or text to indicate the end of the audio.
• Try to remember the keywords and repeat them if you are unable to remember the whole sentence.

Describe Image:

• Make use of words like illustrate, elucidate, depict and demonstrate.
• Figure out whether the image is a bar chart, line graph or pie chart. Each of these serves a different purpose. Line graphs use timelines, pie charts use slices and bar charts compare.
• Do not pause for more than 3 seconds while recording.

Retell Lecture:

• Pay attention to the keywords and try to understand the central idea
• Jot down the most important sentences and retell the lecture using them.

Answer Short Question:

• Add articles ‘a, an, the’ wherever necessary.
• Repeat the words in the question if you do not know the answer.

PTE Syllabus

PTE Academic Syllabus

• PTE Speaking
• PTE Writing
• PTE Reading
• PTE Listening

PTE Speaking and PTE Writing (77 – 93 minutes):

• Personal Introduction
• Reading out loud
• Repeating Sentences
• Describing images
• Re-telling lectures
• Answering brief questions
• Summarizing given texts
• Essay writing

PTE Reading (32 – 40 minutes):

• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple choice question and answers (choosing a single answer and multiple answers)
• Rearranging the jumbled sentences

PTE Listening (45 – 57 minutes):

• The listening section consists of the following:
• Summarizing the audio content
• Multiple choice questions and answers (single answer and multiple answers)
• Fill in the blanks
• Highlighting the correct summary
• Choosing the missing word
• Highlighting the incorrect word
• Writing from dictation

The PTE test consists of the following sections:

• Speaking and Writing Sections (77-93minutes)
• Reading Section (32-40 minutes)
• Listening Section (45-57 minutes)

PTE Reading Section

The PTE Reading Section has 5 sub-sections. The total duration to complete this section is 32-40 minutes.

PTE Reading and Writing – Fill in the Blanks	Fill in the blanks in the given passage with the right answers.
PTE Multiple Choice – Multiple answers	Read the given passage and choose multiple right answers.
PTE Reordering paragraphs	Reordering the given sentences in the correct order to form a coherent passage.
PTE Fill in the blanks	Choose the right word from the dropdown boxes and fill in the blanks.
PTE Multiple Choice – Single answer	Select a single right answer from the list of options.

PTE Academic Listening

The total duration to complete this section is 45-57 minutes.

PTE Summarize spoken test	Summarize the audio in about 50-70 words in 10 minutes.
PTE Multiple Choice – Multiple answers	Carefully listen to the audio and choose multiple correct answers.
PTE Listening and Writing – Fill in the blanks	Listen to the audio and fill in the blanks with the exact phrases in the given transcript.
PTE Highlight the perfect summary	Listen to the audio and choose the right summary.
PTE Multiple Choice – Single answer	Choose a single right answer from the multiple-choice.
PTE Find the missing words	Listen to the audio, find the missing words and fill in the blanks.
PTE Highlight the incorrect words	Listen to the audio and change the incorrect words.
PTE Write from dictation	Listen to the audio and highlight the incorrect words.

PTE Academic Speaking and Writing

This section has 8 sub-sections. The total duration to complete this section is 77-93 minutes.

PTE Personal Introduction	With 25 seconds of preparation time, you will have to read out a prompt and record your personal details within 30 seconds. These details are later sent to schools.
PTE Read aloud	You will be given a transcript. You will have read the text on the transcript out loud. If you pause for more than 3 seconds, the recording will be stopped.
PTE Repeating sentences	Audio will be played. You will have to repeat the audio within 15 seconds.
PTE Image Description	You will be shown an image. After observing it for 25 seconds, you will have to describe it in your own words.
PTE Retell lecture	Listen to the lecture and summarize it in your words.
PTE Respond to a short question	Listen to the audio and respond to it with single or multiple words.
PTE Summarize in a single sentence	Read the given passage and summarize the important points within 75 words in 10 minutes.
PTE Essay writing	Write an essay in about 200 – 300 words in 20 minutes.

 

The PTE syllabus is as follows

PTE Speaking and Writing:

• Personal Introduction
• Answer short questions
• Re-telling lecture
• Summarization
• Reading out loud
• Repeating sentences
• Describing images
• Essay writing

PTE Reading:

• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple-choice questions and answers
• Rearranging paragraphs

PTE Listening:

• Summarization
• Multiple-choice question and answers
• Fill in the blanks
• Writing from dictation
• Highlighting incorrect words

The test process is as follows:

1. Reading the question – Depending on the length of the text, you will be given time to read the text prompt.
2. Preparing for the answer– You will be given an average of 10-15 seconds to prepare for each section to answer the questions.

Answering the questions – Your answers will be recorded as you write, speak and select the right answers.

PTE Score Chart

PTE SCORE CHART	PTE SCORE DESCRIPTION
85 and above	Can read and comprehend with ease. Can easily understand spoken English. Can summarize details from various audio sources and written texts. Can express self coherently. Can converse with clarity in complex situations.
Between 76 and 84	Can comprehend a range of complex texts with their implicit meaning. Can express themselves without any difficulty. Can communicate effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
Between 59 and 75	Can comprehend the main concepts of a complex text. Can communicate with fluency and spontaneity without much difficulty.
Between 51 and 58	Can communicate with sufficient command over the language, but makes many errors. Can easily understand standard spoken language. Can share factual information about everyday matters with a certain confidence. Can comprehend most of the details from recorded and broadcast resources.
Between 43 and 50	Can comprehend standard language encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can tackle common situations that might arise in places where the language is spoken.
Between 30 and 42	Can comprehend phrases and commonly used expressions that are of relevant topics including personal information, shopping, local geography and employment. Can communicate in simple terms their personal background and immediate environment.
Between 10 and 29	Can comprehend basic everyday phrases and expressions. Can introduce himself/herself and pose simple questions to others. Can interact with people.

PTE vs IELTS Band Score Comparison or PTE score to IELTS

PTE Band Score	IELTS Band Score
86 and above	9
83-85	8.5
79-82	8
73-78	7.5
65-72	7
59-64	6.5
51-58	6
43-50	5.5
35-42	5
30-34	4.5

PTE Band Score or PTE Score

The PTE score is machine-scored. The scoring is of two types:

• Partial Credit
• Correct or Incorrect

Partial Credit: Partial credit is marked for all right answers. For all wrong answers, points will be deducted from the points earned for the right answers. No marks are awarded for the wrong answers.

Correct or Incorrect: The candidate will be awarded one point for each correct response. No points will be awarded for an incorrect answer.

PTE Score Chart Calculation or PTE Scoring System:

The overall score will be calculated based on the candidate’s performance in all the sections. The PTE score calculators take the sum and average for the overall score. The two important contributors to the PTE score are Communicative Skills and Enabling Scores.

PTE Communicative Skills Score: The score for this category consists of reading, writing, speaking and listening. The score range for the skill is between 10 and 90 points.

PTE Enabling Skills Score: These skills include grammar, spelling, pronunciation, vocabulary, oral fluency and written discourse. The score of enabling skill ranges between 10 and 90 points.

For the overall PTE score, all scores under Enabling Skills are added and the total is divided by 6. The average of this is added along with the four communicative skills scores. The average of these 5 parts together is taken as the overall PTE score.

PTE Speaking and Writing Section

Section	PTE Scoring System
Read Aloud	Partial credit
Repeat Sentence	Partial credit
Describe image	Partial credit
Re-tell lecture	Partial credit
Answer Short Questions	Correct/ Incorrect
Summarize Written Text	Partial credit
Writing Essay	Partial credit

PTE Reading Section

Section	PTE Scoring System
Multiple-choice, choose a single answer	Correct/ Incorrect
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers	Partial credit for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Re-order paragraphs	Partial credit for each correctly ordered, adjacent pair
Reading: Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correctly completed blank
Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correctly completed blank

 

PTE Listening Section

Section	PTE Scoring System
Summarize spoken text	Partial credit
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers	Partial credit for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Fill in the blanks	Partial credit for each correct word spelled correctly
Highlight correct summary	Correct/ Incorrect
Multiple-choice, choose a single answer	Correct/ Incorrect
Select missing word	Correct/ incorrect
Highlight incorrect words	Partial credit for each word. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen
Write from dictation	Partial credit for each word spelled correctly

PTE Result

How to check the PTE Result?

Within five working days following the PTE exam date, the results will be available. Online access to PTE test results is available to candidates. Candidates will receive an email notification once the findings are available. They can enter into their PTE Academic student account after receiving this text. Following the real test date, the PTE exam certification is good for two years. Students must repeat the test if they want to demonstrate their qualifications after two years.