What is PTE?
PTE stands for Pearson Test of English Academic. It can be defined as the new computer-based academic English language test which help to accurately estimate the Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing English ability of test takers who are non-native speakers of English and who is willing to study at institutions where English is the principal language of instruction.
PTE Academic Distinguish Features
• Language of real-life
• Today’s Language
• International English
• Types of Integrated Items
• Score’s profile
• Harmony to CEF, TOFEL and IELTS
About The Test
A secure Pearson test centre is required for you to complete a PTE Academic Test. It is not a written form test so you will use a computer and headset to listen to, read and respond to the questions.
This will be of 3 hours test session, where you can find three different parts: speaking and writing (together), listening and writing. There is also a provision of 10 minutes break between the reading and writing parts which is an optional. During the test, you will find 20 different question formats, ranging from multiple choices through to essay writing and interpreting information.
PTE Academic assesses real-life academic English, so that’s why you will hear experts through lectures, view graphs and charts. You will hear a different types of accents in the test from British and American to non-native speakers, so you will be listening different types of accents that you encounter in everyday life.
Different parts of PTE Academic
Part 1: Speaking &
Writing
(77 – 93 minutes)
- Personal introduction
- Read aloud
- Repeat sentence
- Describe image
- Re-tell lecture
- Answer short question
- Summarize written text
Essay (20 minutes)
Part 2: Reading
(32 – 41 minutes)
- Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
- Re-order paragraphs
- Reading: Fill in the blanks
- Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
Part 3: Listening
(45 – 57 minutes)
- Summarize spoken text
- Multiple choice, choose multiple answer
- Fill in the blanks
- Highlight correct summary
- Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Select missing word
- Highlight incorrect words
- Write from dictation