Summary and Last Few Mins Tips

there are 20 item types in pte academic. Total time for test is 3 hours. Score for the test is valid for Part 1 : Speaking and Writing(77–93 minutes)

Section

Item Type

Time to answer

Section 1

Read Aloud

Will be stated in instruction

Repeat 15 sec Sentence

Describe Image

40 sec

Section 2

Re-tell lecture

Answer Short question

40 sec

10

Section 3-4

Summariz e written 10 minutes text

Section 5

Summariz e written text or write essay

Write Essay

Section 6

20 minutes to plan, write and revise an essay about the topic.

Part 2 : Reading(32 - 42 minutes) reading item types are not timed individually.

Sr no.

Item type

Time to Text/recording answer length

Multiple choice, choose single 1 answer

300 words

Mulitple choice choose multiple 2 answer

300 words

Re-order paragraphs

upto 150 words

Reading :fill in the blanks

upto 80 words

Readding and writing : fill in the blanks

upto 300 words

Part 3 : listening. Ability to understand spoken english. Ability to understand a variety of accents, b types are not timed individually.

Serial noItem type

Summarize spoken text

Multiple choice choose multiple answers

Time to Text/ recording answer length

10 minutes60-90 seconds

40-90 seconds

fill in the blanks

30-60 seconds

highlight correct summary

30-90 seconds . Upto 60 words.

multiple choice choose single answer

30-60 seconds

select missing word

20-70 seconds

highlight incorrect words

15-50 seconds

write from dictation

3-5 seconds

urs. Score for the test is valid for 2 years. Pte academic ocnsits of three main parts. Use correct punctuation

Text/recording length

text upto 60 words

3-9 seconds

N/A

upto 90 sec

3-9 seconds

text upto 300 words

d individually.

hear Tone

Strategies read the prompt carefully. Skim the response optinos. Eliminate any resposne options which you feel sure are incorrect Eliminate any response optinos which hyou feel sure are incorrect. Do not try to simply match words or phrases with those in the text. Sometimes incorrect optinos contain the same words as the text.

refer pearson book as it has quite much info.

skim the entier text quickly, ignoring the blanks. Fil in the blanks one by one. If you feel unsure about any particular blank, skip it. The more blanks you fill in , the easie rthe remaining ones will be.

same strategies as in rading:fill in the blanks

nderstand a variety of accents, both native and non-native. Total time is 45-57 minutes. Listening item types

Hear tone

Strategies

pay attentin to the content of the lecture. It is important that you understant what you hear because you will have to summarize the lecture in your own words. Use an overview sentence to introduce the summary. Incldue all main ideas and provide some supporitn details. check grammar, spelling and pncutation and make corections.

read the prompt carefully. Skim the response options. Take notes. Continue listening til the end. Author might revidse what they have said or add extra informaitn. Select the correct options by first eliminating any response options which you feel usre are incorrect. then eliminate responseoptinos containing information that is not mentieond. do not select an optino just becasue it contains words from the recoridng. someitme incorrect options contain the same words from the recording.

conds . Upto 60 words.

before listeing skim the text quickly. This wil help you understand what you hear. Place the cursor in the first blank so that you are prepared to type. While listeningfollow the written text as you hear it spoekn. Take notes and pen if you want to , and fill in the blanks after listening. type a word in the first blank. do not stop to reread what you have typed. move the cursor to the next blank so you are prepared to type . continue filling in the blanks until the recording stops.

before listening watch the status in the audio status box and be prepared to focus on lsiteing when the recording begins. Skim the response options quickly. While listening concentrate on what you hear. Do not read the paragraphs. Take notes. Focus on keywords. after listening read the paragraphs carefully. chose the one that best summarized the recording. first eliminate the paragraphs containing incorrect informatin. then eliminate the paragraph containign information which is not mentioned in the recording. eliminate the paragraphs which contain details, but omit themain points.

before listening read the instructinos. The first sentence of the instructions describes the topic of the recording. Knowing the topic of the recording helps you prepare for it. While listening focus on the general content of the recording. You need to understand the main points as well as the details. pay attention to the audio progress indicator. this helps you anticipate the end of the recording.

before listenign skim the transcription quickly. This will help you understand what you hear .while listening focuson identifying words in the transcription. Do not make guesses.

while listening focuson the meaning of the sentence. This will help you remember it. If you can type fast, type the sentence directly into the response box. Finish typing or writing the sentence before correcting any mistake you make. Re-read the sentence and correct any grammar, spelling, punctuatino or capitaliztion mistakes.

arts. Use correct punctuation for all writing tasks : full stops, capital letters, commas etc. keep strictly within

Hear Tone

Strategies

Yes

Read the text before microphone opens. Sit up straight and take deep breath. Speak in such a way that you are reading to an audience. Use punctuation as guide for pauses and stress. Speak at normal volume. Do not go back to correct yourself or hesitate. if you make mistake continue reading. go on to next item if you finish speaking before the recording progress indicator reached the end.

no

don not try to copy the speakers accent. Speak naturally at normal speed.try to memorize the sentence. To do so you need to train your shortterm memory or working memory. You should also try to understand the speakers meaning and not just repeat the words.

yes

study the image. You have 25 sec to do this. Take notes. Determine the significant information conveyed. Look out for trends, logical information. The best responses deal with all parts of the image, contain logical and specific information and include possible developments, conclusions or implications.

yes

pay attention to the content of the lecture. It is important that you understand what you hear, because you will have to retell the lecture. Take notes using erasable noteboard booklet and pen. Focus on key words. Do not attempt to take notes word for word . you may miss important information if you try to write too much.

no

respond with a single word or a short phrase. Do not say more than necessary. You will not get credit for extra words

you have to write the summary using only one sentence containing words between 5-75. the best response clearly summarize the main idea and condense essential supporting points. They focus on the topic, including gonly key information and essential supporting points. read the package and take note of TOPIC SENTENCES and KEY WORDS. your summary should include the main ideas presented in the passage. these are usually indicated in the topic sentences. do not refer back to the passage in your summary while writing. imagint that you have to do this for a person who has not seen the passage. . use grammatical strucutres u feel confident about that way you will make fewer mistakes. check grammer spelling and punctuatino and make corrections where necessary.

content is scored by determining if all aspects of the topic have been addressed in your response. Does your response demonstrate good development of ideas and a logical structure. Developmetn, structure and coherence are scored according to the organizatino of your response. a well developed response uses a logical organization pattern, connects ideas and explains these connections. the best responses contain multiple paragraphs and have a clear introdcution, body and conclusino that relate to the topic of the essay. within paragraphs, ideas are clearly presented and supported with details , examples and/or explaatinos. transitions between paragraphs are smooth. you are more likelty to recive full credit if you use comples sentence structures and vocabulary correctly, rather than consistently usin gsimple sentence structures and vocabulary.

Marking strategies

correct or incorrect

partial credit scoring with negative marking

partial scoring

Areas of improvement

partial scoring

partial scoring

minutes. Listening item types require you to understand an audio or video recording of an authentic lecture

Marking strategiesAreas of improvement

partial scoring

partial scoring with negative marking.

partial scoring

correct or incorrect

correct or incorrect

parital scoring with negative marking

partial scoring

ters, commas etc. keep strictly within the word limit given for writing tasks. respond quickly and keep speaki

Areas of improvement

Description

A text appears on screen . Read the text aloud

After listening to sentence, repeat the sentence

An image appears on screen. Describe the image in detail

After listening to or watching a lecture, retell the lecture in your own words.

After listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words

read the passage and summarize it usin one sentence. In not less than 5 and not more than 75 words.

write an essay abou the topic . You should write 200-300 words.

Description

Things to keep in mind/pitfalls.

after rading a text, answer a multiple choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting one response after rading a text, answer a multiple choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting more than one response Several text boxes appear on scren in random order. Pu the text boxes in the correct order

this is the first of three item types wehr you can lose points if yo uhoose any incoorect optinos. For any wrong optinos chosen 1 point is deducted.

A text appears on screen with several blanks. Drag words or phrases from the blue box to fill in the blanks. A text appears on screen with several blanks. Fill in the blanks by selecting words from several drop down lists of response options.

deo recording of an authentic lecture , presentation or dialogue. with teh exception of summarize spoken tex

Description

After listening to a recording, write a summary of 50-70 words

After listening to a recording, answer a multiple choice question on the content or tone of the recording by selecting more than one response

things to keep in mind/pitfalls

the transcription of a recording appears on screen wit hseveral blanks. While listening to the recofding, type the missing words into the blanks

after listenign to a recording, select the paragraph that best summarizes the recording after listening to a recording answer a multiple choice question on the content or tone of the recording by selecting one response

after listening to a recording, select the missing word or group of words that completes the recording

the transcription of a recording appears on screen . While listening to the recofding,identify the words in the transcription that differ from what is said

after listening to a recording of a sentence type the sentence

ond quickly and keep speaking during speaking tasks. the

Things to misc number of amount of time you keep in instructions questions mind/pitfalls have to prepare will vary by item. There are 6 to 7 read aloud items in PTE Academic depending upon combination of items in a given test. 6 to 7

Errors = replacements, omissions and insertions only Hesitations, filled or unfilled pauses, leading or trailing material are ignored in the scoring of content 10 to 12

there wont be any tone. check the title, axes, heading and subheading or labels. image may be Include al the graph, picture, map, main points. Try chart or table. Type not to repeat will be stated in information. instructions. 6 to 7 When describing developments, conclusions or Scan the image implications, if one is your support included, response with quickly. Include details from the all the key image. points presented it assesses both in the lecture. speaking and Try not to repeat listening skills. The the information . lecture may also be accompanied by an image.

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the question may also be accompanied by an image. 10 to 12

Pte academic recognizes english spelling conventinos from the US, Uk, australia and canada. However, one spelling convention should be used consistently in a given response. Writing item types are timed individually.

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Misc instructions no of questions

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in the box there are more words than the number of blanks in the text, so you will not use all the words provided. 4 to 5

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on of summarize spoken text, listening item

Misc instructinos

no of questinos

this item type is individally times. You have 10 minutes to answer each item of this type. 2 to 3

this is the second2 to 3

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select missing word is an item type that tests your ability to predict what a speaker will say based on contextual clues in a recording. 2 to 3

this is the third of threee item types where you can lose poitn if you choose any incorrect options. 2 to 3

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