This academic exam is an English Proficiency Test which is accepted all over the world by educational institutions. The computer based test is conducted for duration of three hours and is centered at daily English rather than extreme-level English. PTE is recognized by thousands of universities all across the globe, mainly in countries like UK, Australia, the US and Canada.
The test measures your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Questions in the exams range from essay writing to MCQ. Also, many questions are based on ability to understand accents from British and American to non-native speakers.
The exam has scoring for each of the skill section in the range of 10-90. Along with this, an overall score will be provided. Score above 85 is considered in the top ranking universities.
The exam is divided into three major sections.
1. Reading
2. Listening
3. Speaking and Writing
Time – 77 to 93 minutes
Personal introduction
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Summarize written text
Essay
Time- 32 to 40 minutes
Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
Multiple choice, choose single answer
Re-order paragraphs
Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
Reading: Fill in the blanks
Time – 45 to 57 minutes
Summarize spoken text
Multiple Choice, multiple answer
Fill in the blanks
Highlight correct summary
Multiple Choice, single answer
Select missing word
Highlight incorrect words
Write from dictation
