Part 1: Speaking and Writing
Personal Introduction:
Tips and Strategies- > Try to speak clearly, don’t hesitate while speaking, Focus on Fluency and Pronunciation, Develop good vocabulary.
Question: – Be prepared with what you are going to say. This is the first part and delivering a good introduction can boost your confidence for the rest of the section. You can use the below template as a guideline.
Answer Template: My name is (your full name). I am (your present age) years old, hail from (your current location). In (year), I have completed my (enter your education) from (enter college name). I am currently working at (Company Name) as a (job title). In my free time I like to (enter hobby or something unique about you). I am taking this PTE exam as part of the (visa requirement/ university requirement) to access my English language.
Also Read: Format and Structure of PTE Reading, PTE Writing, PTE Listening, PTE Speaking.
Read Aloud:
Tips and Strategies- > Don’t read in your head since we may talk smoothly in our heads but stutter when we speak out loud. Practice reading tough phrases a few times, then in the last 5 seconds, read the initial sentence once or twice.
Question: – Look at the text below. In 35 seconds, you must read this text aloud as naturally and clearly as possible. You have 35 seconds to read aloud.
Domestication is an evolutionary, rather than a political, development. It is certainly not a regime humans imposed on animals some 10,000 years ago. Rather, domestication happened when a small handful of especially opportunistic species discovered through Darwinian trial and error that they were more likely to survive and prosper in an alliance with humans than on their own.
Repeat Sentence:
Tips and Strategies- > Unlike other problems in the speaking module, use the same intonation and stress as the speaker. Make the same word sequences, but don’t worry about correcting yourself if you make any mistakes. Closing your eyes and imagining the text is another technique you might use.
Question: – You will hear a sentence. Please repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it. You will hear the sentence only once.
Describe Image:
Tips and Strategies- > Use the Text Pad to write the template. Some centers may not enable you to write before your tests, so prepare beforehand. During the time allotted, note down the headline, three words, three numbers, and three colors, and run through a fast practice.
Question: – Look at the graph below. In 25 seconds, please speak into the microphone and describe in detail what the graph is showing. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
Answer Template:
- The bar chart represents/shows/reveals the information about (TOPIC/ TITLE) and (CATEGORIES IN THE BAR CHART) …
- It can be seen from the chart, that the highest figure is (FIGURE) which is (NAME OF CATEGORY), followed by (NAME OF CATEGORY) …
- However, /On the contrary, the lowest figure is (FIGURE) which is (NAME)…
- In conclusion, it can be seen that (TREND/HIGHEST/LOWEST/SILIMARITY/DIFFERENCE) …
Re-tell Lecture:
Tips and Strategies- > First and foremost, read the instructions carefully to avoid becoming confused with the DI job, as repeating lectures can include an image. Avoid employing tough words and instead choose terms that are simple to pronounce; this will help you improve your pronunciation score. Also, don’t record more than 5 sentences because it may take longer. Write the phrases into the template while the audio is playing to earn correct points.
Question: – You will hear a lecture. After listening to the lecture, in 10 seconds, please speak into the microphone and retell what you have heard from the lecture in your own words. You will have 40 seconds to give your response.
Answer Short Questions:
Tips and Strategies- > This portion measures your ability to communicate and listen while focusing on your broad knowledge. If you’re still stumped, rephrase your inquiry. Your fluency marks will suffer if you remain mute. The answers to the questions are either a single word or a few words. If you’re unsure about a response, provide both replies with a little gap in between. The PTE software will choose the correct response, while the erroneous response will be disregarded.
Question: – You will hear a question. Please give a simple and short answer. Often just one or a few words is enough.
Summarize Written Text:
Tips and Strategies- > Keep your response short, create a Complex or Compound sentence out of Keywords, Don’t copy the whole sentence, Don’t make references to the paragraph, Correct use of Grammar and Vocabulary, Never write two sentences.
Question: – Read the passage below and summarize it using one sentence. Type your response in the box at the bottom of the screen. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points in the passage.
Some “moments” seem more important in hindsight than they were at the time. David Day, for example, looks at John Curtin’s famous “Australia looks to America” statement of December 1941, a moment remembered as embodying a fundamental shift in Australia’s strategic alliance away from Britain towards the US. As Day points out, the shift to the US as our primary ally was a long, drawn-out process that occurred over half a century. Curtin’s statement is iconic – it represents and symbolizes the shift – but in and of itself is made almost no difference. Russell McGregor makes similar arguments concerning the 1967 referendum, falsely hailed in our memories as a huge advance in Aboriginal rights.
There are many other important events that our contributors examine – the campaign to save the Franklin River; the landings at Gallipoli, the discovery of gold in 1851, the disastrous Premiers’ Plan designed to cope with the Great Depression, to name just a few.
Taken together, our contributors show that narrative approaches to Australian history are not as simple as might be imagined. There is of course the issue of what should be included and what should not be – what, after all, makes a moment or an event sufficiently important to be included in an official narrative? Just as importantly, the moments and events that are included in narrative histories are open to multiple interpretations.
We hope this collection will provide an important reminder to those wanting to impose a universal history curriculum for our schoolchildren, and indeed a lesson to all Australians wishing to understand their nation’s past. History is never simple, and it always resists attempts to make it so.
Answer Template: While a moment is remembered as embodying a fundamental shift in Australia’s strategic alliance away from Britain towards the US, there are many other important events that our contributors examine, which suggests that our contributors show that narrative approaches to Australian history are not as simple as might be imagined, and the moments and events that are included in narrative histories are open to multiple interpretations.
Essay:
Tips and Strategies- > Maintain Simplicity, plan your points, write clear and concise paragraphs, Work on your weakness, improve your Vocabulary, Avoid the Jargons at all cost, Present a Logical Sequence of Ideas
Question: – You will have 20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic below. Your response will be judged on how well you develop a position, organize your ideas, present supporting details, and control the elements of standard written English. You should write 200-300 words.
In the education system, assessments through formal written examinations are still valid. Discuss your opinion with your own experiences.
Answer Template: One of the conspicuous trends of today’s world is a colossal upsurge in the number of people believing that <negative point of the topic>. There is a widespread worry that this will lead to a myriad of concerns in one’s life. However, I do not entirely accept this and I will explain why in this essay.
There are a number of arguments in favor of my stance. Most preponderant one is that <positive point of the topic> and there are numerous other benefits in various fields. Thanks to the wide range of advantages it offers, not only one benefit more when it comes to being effective, but they can enhance productivity and quality of their lives, with much ease, efficacy, and convenience. Needless to say, all these merits stand one in good stead, as far as augmenting the chances of prosperity and excellence is concerned.
Another pivotal factor in the aforementioned proposition is that it is only likely to help one thrive and excel in varied areas. Besides, when only one follows such a system, can they broaden their horizons, thus learning such attributes as dedication and perseverance. Hence, it is apparent why many are in favor of <positive key point>.
In the views of the arguments outlined above, one can conclude that the benefits of <positive key point> are indeed too great to ignore.
Part 2: Reading
Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Tips and Strategies- > Pay attention to the details, build a strong vocabulary and apply grammatical knowledge, employ word collocation to save time, learn how to use words with similar meanings correctly, read before and after the blank to help you find the proper word.
Question: – Below is a text with blanks. Click on each blank, a list of choices will appear. Select the appropriate answer choice for each blank.
Haiti had a big earthquake in 2010. To make matters worse, rescuers left behind an (Blaze, outbreak, erupt, occurred) of Cholera. The country is the poorest in the hemisphere. Its government is the weakest. Just when matters could not get worse, they did. It was Hurricane Matthew. The storm wiped out large parts of the country. Upwards of a thousand people are dead or missing. People are (living, existing, dying, sheltering) on the streets. Traffic cannot get through on many roads. That is making it hard to figure out how much damage there is. Elections were to take place last Sunday. Officials called them off.
The political situation was in (turmoil, control, different, chaos) before the hurricane. Matters are now even worse. No one is in charge. There are food shortages. Some villages no longer exist. Relief is just starting to come in. Teams of young men are in the street with machetes and chain saws. They are trying to clear roads (Stopped, obstructed, flooded, blocked) by fallen trees. In the past, people stripped the mountains of trees for firewood. That makes mudslides happen. The country is (Weak, defenceless, defensive, exposed) to hurricanes.
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer
Tips and Strategies- > Make certain you understand how the task is graded, make a note of any terms that appear many times in the alternatives, Start reading the content after taking a look at the question and the alternatives, choose more than one option that you believe is correct.
Question: – Read the text and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. More than one response is correct.
Forces other than damaging winds are also at work inside tornadoes. Sometimes, as the writhing, twisting funnel passes over a house, the walls and ceiling burst apart as if a bomb had gone off inside. This explosion is caused by the low air pressure at the center of the tornado.
The pressure at the center of a tornado is usually 13 pounds per square inch. However, inside the house, the air pressure is normal, about 15 pounds per square inch. The difference of 2 pounds per square inch between the inside and outside pressure may not seem like much. But suppose a tornado funnel passes over a small building that measures 20 by 10 feet. On each square inch of the building, there are 2 pounds of pressure from the inside that is not balanced by air pressure outside the building. On the ceiling, that adds up to an unbalanced pressure of 57, 600 pounds. The pressure on the four walls adds up to 172,800 pounds.
If windows are open in the building, some of the inside air will rush out through them. This will balance the pressure inside and outside the building. But if the windows are shut tightly, the enormous inside pressure may cause the building to burst.
Unfortunately, heavy rain and hail often occur in thunderstorms that later produce tornadoes. So, people frequently shut all windows to protect theirs properly. This may cause far worse damage later. For the same reason, tornado cellars must have an air vent. Otherwise, the cellar door might be blown out when a tornado passes over it.
Which of the following statements can be supported by the information given in the passage?
A. The difference per square inch between the air pressure inside a building and the air pressure inside a tornado is of 2 pounds.
B. According to passage, Tornadoes can destroy the building because the air pressure inside a tornado is less than the air pressure inside the building.
C. The pressure on a building during a tornado can be relieved by closing the cellar.
D. The passage talks about as how tornadoes can be prevented.
Re-order Paragraphs
Tips and Strategies- > Read over all of the text boxes carefully before rearranging them, start with the subject sentence, Paragraphs with connectors and adverbs are seldom used as the initial paragraph, If your paragraphs reference ‘years,’ the chronological sequence may assist you in placing them in the correct order.
Question: – The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in random order. Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
Source
1. They assume that they’re using their stakeholder’s resources efficiently if the company’s performance, especially ROE and earnings per share is good and if the shareholders don’t rebel.
2. The top executives of the large, mature, publicly held companies hold the conventional view when they stop to think of the equity owners’ welfare.
3. So companies investing well grow, enriching themselves and shareholders alike and ensure competitiveness; companies investing poorly shrink, resulting, perhaps, in the replacement of management.
4. In short, stock market performance and the company’s financial performance are inexorably linked.
5. They assume that the stock market automatically penalizes any corporation that invests its resources poorly.
Target
Fill in the Blanks
Tips and Strategies- > Consider terms that you frequently see or hear together, make use of your grammatical skills to assist you in choosing the suitable term, Try to comprehend the complete statement that has a blank, Check if the blank demands a noun, verb, or adjective, and then choose the appropriate words.
Question: – In the text below some words are missing. Drag words from the text below to the appropriate place in the text. To undo an answer choice, drag the word back to the box below the text.
Kids today may be more with the sound of a rushing highway than a rushing river. But imagine that the internal combustion engine could be set aside and we could the soundscape of our future. What aural environment would you choose for traffic? For the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the answer is that new cars should sound like old cars. Hybrid and electric vehicles can be so quiet that people outside the vehicle can’t hear them. So these too-quiet cars will be to sound something like this. The Obama administration wants a million electric vehicles on the road by 2015.
Slow sales of cars like the Chevy Volt and Tesla Model S may keep that from being reached. But there are still hundreds of thousands of EVs and hybrids on the road today. It’s hoped that the new rule will help prevent thousands of and cyclist deaths. But the rule also hews to a possibly outdated , like people who set their cellphone ringtone to sound like an old rotary phone. And it’s wasting a chance to reimagine what our cars, roads, and even cities could sound like.
| creativity | design | structure |
| tradition | pedestrian | familiar |
| required | number | western |
| needed |
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Tips and Strategies- > Make a list of the keywords in the prompt before you read the text, Consider the various answer possibilities, Start reading the content after taking a look at the question and the alternatives and choose only one option that you believe is the best.
Question: – Read the text and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.
Emailing has become one of the most popular means of communication. Every year almost 4 – 5 trillion emails are sent globally from almost 600 million electronic mailboxes. The stats have shot up since 1995. A survey shows an almost six-fold increase in emailing between employers and employees during this period. And since e-mailing is a form of formal text messaging, it has not interfered much with informal face-to-face communication. It is highly beneficial in organized communication. Most working people prefer email and face-to-face communication over telephone conversations or written memos. Candidates can email their resumes, contact on the internet, and give interviews through video conferencing. Even business tycoons prefer transferring their business reports through email.
What main point is the author trying to make?
[A]. Direct communication has fallen to a great extent due to e-mail and fax.
[B]. Email and faxes are better options where time needs to be saved.
[C]. The email has trounced all other means of direct and indirect communication of information.
[D]. Emailing has revolutionized messaging by its reach and breadth of application.
Part 3: Listening
Summarize Spoken Text
Question: – You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50-70 words. You have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the Quality of Your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
Tips and Strategies- > Summarize the core point and make sure to include the supporting points, carefully check the grammar, spelling, and punctuation, use an erasable notebook, Also, pay attention to the recording; otherwise, you’ll lose points while summarizing the text.
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
Question: – Listen to the recording and answer the question by selecting all the correct responses. You will need to select more than one response.
Tips and Strategies- > Make a list of the key points and their supporting elements, you must choose the meaning rather than just matching the words you hear.
Fill in the Blanks
Question: – You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
Tips and Strategies- > Before the recording starts, have a quick look at the text, fill in the blanks on your erasable booklet with the words you hear while you listen.
Highlight Correct Summary
Question: – You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.
Tips and Strategies- > Avoid reading options before or while listening to the recordings because it may cause you to become distracted, while you listen to the words, numbers, names, dates, and any other information highlighted by the speaker, jot down the essential points in your notebook.
Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Question: – Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.
Tips and Strategies- > Concentrate on the question’s core point and supporting details, Can also acquire concepts from the speaker’s inferences or the speaker’s purpose, Before listening, you may scan the questions and answer: You have 5 seconds before the recording begins to scan the question and answer alternatives to have a better understanding of the topic.
Select Missing Words
Question: – You will hear a recording. At the end of the recording, the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.
Tips and Strategies- > Concentrate on listening and keep an eye out for the missing word, You can only choose one answer and click on the one you believe is right at the end of the recording, You have a little time to think about the answer before moving on to the next recording; if you discover your answer is erroneous, click on it to ‘de-select’ it. Then select the appropriate choice.
Highlight Incorrect Words
Question: – You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
Tips and Strategies- > Before the recording begins, you can’t read word for word in the 10 seconds but, can skim the transcription, pay attention to the words that provide information, such as nouns, verbs, and adjectives, Not attempt to take notes while listening to the recordings.
Write from Dictation
Question: – You will hear a sentence. Type the sentence in the box below exactly as you hear it. Write as much of the sentence as you can. You will hear the sentence only once.
Tips and Strategies- > Try and remember as many accurate words as possible and put them down in the correct order in the answer box, for each accurate word put in the response box, you will earn a point, use your English Grammar skills if you’re confused if a word belongs in a phrase.