PTE Exam pattern and syllabus
PTE Exam Pattern & Syllabus
PTE Syllabus
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. |
The total duration to complete this section is 45-57 minutes.
PTE Academic Listening
| 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. |
This section has 8 sub-sections. The total duration to complete this section is 77-93 minutes.
PTE Academic Speaking and Writing
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PTE Personal Introduction
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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.
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PTE Read aloud
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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.
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PTE Repeating sentences
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Audio will be played. You will have to repeat the audio within 15 seconds.
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PTE Image Description
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You will be shown an image. After observing it for 25 seconds, you will have to describe it in your own words.
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PTE Retell lecture
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Listen to the lecture and summarize it in your words.
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PTE Respond to a short question
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Listen to the audio and respond to it with single or multiple words.
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PTE Summarize in a single sentence
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Read the given passage and summarize the important points within 75 words in 10 minutes.
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PTE Essay writing
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Write an essay in about 200 - 300 words in 20 minutes.
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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:
- Reading the question - Depending on the length of the text, you will be given time to read the text prompt.
- Preparing for the answer - You will be given an average of 10-15 seconds to prepare for each section to answer the questions.
