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PTE

PTE – Pearson’s Test of English

  • The examination is of 3 hours online test session.
  • The PTE Academic is computer based test of English for candidates going for studying abroad and also who are applying for immigration.
  • PTE ACADEMIC : The PTE Academic is designed to test the language skills of candidates who wish to enroll themselves in universities for higher education. PTE Academic scores are accepted by almost all major universities and business schools across the world. The test focuses on real life situations faced at the university level and employs a variety of English accents in order to better prepare the student for a university education and the culture diverse worlds enclosed within it.
  • Scores from Band 0 to 90 are given to candidates.
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Level Score range
Expert 86-90
Very Good 79-85
Good 65-78
Competent 50-64
Modest 36-49
Limited 29-35
Extremely Limited 10-28

Section Question Format Time
Introduction  Introduction No time fixed
PART 1: SPEAKING & WRITING
  • • Personal Introduction
  • • Read aloud
  • • Repeat sentence
  • • Describe image
  • • Re-tell lecture
  • • Answer short question
  • • Summarize written text
  • • Write Essay
77 – 93 minutes
PART 2: READING
  • • Multiple choice questions, choose single answer
  • • Multiple choice questions, choose ,multiple answers
  • • Re-order paragraphs
  • • Fill in the blanks (x2)
32 – 41 minutes
BREAK A ten minute break is optional. 10 minutes
PART 3: LISTENING
  • • Summarize spoken text
  • • Multiple choice questions, choose ,multiple answers
  • • Fill the blanks
  • • Highlight the correct summary
  • • Multiple choice questions, choose single answers
  • • Select missing word
  • • Highlight incorrect words
  • • Write from dictation
45 – 57 minutes