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What is PTE?

The Pearson Test of English (PTE) is a completely computer based examination, that measures the language proficiency of people who want to study or work where English is used as a language of communication.

PTE is a System (computer) based assessment which focuses on real-life situations, where English used in academic / non-academic surroundings. It assesses English language as an integrated language skill system. The entire test is based on this concept of integrated existence of language skills, and students will have to go through a variety of accents and academic language, as the students are sure to get exposed and encounter at English-speaking higher education institutions.

A sophisticated and standardized numerical scale, ranging from 10 to 90, that is used as a Global Scale of Assessing English Language Skills, is used to report the scores. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), has established a common reference framework, to assess the Language Proficiency more precisely, with which, the PTE Scoring pattern suits well.

A British-owned education publishing and assessment service to schools and corporations, as well for students directly, which counts about a 100 million people globally, Pearson is the world’s biggest education company. The vast arena where Pearson caters to the educational need include business, technology, sciences, law and the humanities, through a wide range of books and resources which could be useful for the students learn, teachers teach, and professionals evolve throughout their careers. These learning tools and devices are so carefully designed so that the students and experts could understand them easily and used wisely to expand their knowledge, develop their skills and realize their potential.

About PTE

Pearson Education is also a forerunner of digital education and assessment, which has gained greater interest and impact with the emergence and evolution of Artificial Intelligence. Pearson Test of English is one such platform, where the English Language Skills of the students world wide are assessed and certified.

Unique Features of PTE

PTE Test Pattern

(As of now, only PTE – Academic is being conducted even for General)

PTE Academic

The Pearson Test of English ~ Academic, an English Language Proficiency Assessment Test, is designed to assess the readiness, accuracy and expertise in using English Language as a means of Communication, by the non-native English speakers, who look forward to participate in a university-level courses and programmes, where English is the instruction language. The Academic mode of this test is designed with keeping the interests of Universities, Government and other Educational Institutions, for a precise assessment of exact levels of their Language Skills, as they have to enter the English-speaking academia world.

PTE General

PTE General (initially developed by The University of London and so was formerly known as the London Tests of English) is International English Language Skill Assessment Test, for speakers of English as a foreign language (EFL). Developed by Pearson Language Tests and administered by Edexcel, PTE General Tests are accredited by QCA, the Qualification and Curriculum Authority. Theme-based exams designed to test how well a learner can communicate in authentic and realistic situations – mostly non-academic, PTE General Tests are usually for the emigration purposes. As such, they use a lot of real-life scenarios / situations, rather than grammatical exercises.

Understanding PTE Test Pattern

PART 1 & 2: SPEAKING & WRITING

Time Allotted – 54-67 Minutes

Type of question	Task	Skills Assessed	Time to Answer
Read aloud	Read the provided text aloud	Reading and Speaking	Varies; depends on the length of text
Repeat sentence	After listening to a recording, repeat the sentence	Listening and Speaking	15 seconds
Describe image	Describe the image provided in detail	Speaking	40 seconds
Re-tell lecture	After listening to a lecture, re-tell it in your own words	Listening and Speaking	40 seconds
Answer short question	After listening to a question, answer with a single word	Listening and Speaking	10 seconds
Summarize written text	After reading a text, write a one-sentence summary	Reading and Writing	10 minutes
Essay	Write a 200–300 word essay on the given topic	Writing	20 minutes

PART 3: READING

Time Allotted – 29-30 Minutes

Type of question	Task	Skills Assessed	Word length
Multiple-choice, choose single answer	After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the tone or content of the text by selecting one response	Reading	text up to 110 words
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers	After reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the tone or content of the text by selecting more than one response	Reading	text up to 300 words
Re-order paragraphs	Several text boxes appear on the screen in a random order. Put the text boxes in the correct order	Reading	text up to 150 words
Reading: Fill in the blanks	A text appears on screen with several gaps. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps	Reading	text up to 80 words
Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks	A text appears on screen with several gaps. Fill in each gap from a drop-down list of response options	Reading and Writing	text up to 300 words

PART 4: LISTENING

Time Allotted – 30-43 Minutes

Type of question	Task	Skills Assessed	Clip Duration
Summarize spoken text	After listening to the recording, write a 50 to 70 word summary	Listening and Writing	60 to 90 seconds
Multiple choices, choose multiple answers	After listening to the recording, answer a multiple-choice question on the tone or content of the recording	Listening	40 to 90 seconds
Fill in the blanks	A text of a recording appears on screen with several gaps. After listening to the recording, fill in the missing word in each gap	Listening and Writing	30 to 60 seconds
Highlight correct summary	After listening to the recording, select the paragraph that best summarizes the recording	Listening and Reading	30 to 90 seconds
Multiple choices, choose single answer	After listening to the recording, answer a multiple-choice question on the tone or content of the recording by selecting one response	Listening	30 to 60 seconds
Select missing word	After listening to the recording, select the missing word that completes the recording from a list of options	Listening
Highlight incorrect words	The text of the recording appears on the screen. While listening to the recording, identify the words in the text that differ from what is said	Listening and Reading	15 to 50 seconds
Write from dictation	After listening to the recording of a sentence, type the sentence	Listening and Writing	3 to 5 seconds

Understanding the PTE Score Pattern

Scored against the Global Scale of English, PTE Score Reports give an accurate snapshot of test-takers’ performance on a scale from 10 to 90.Along with the major skills of LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing), it assess and reports individual English sub-skills and enabling skills of the test taker.

SPEAKING AND WRITING

Item Type	Time	No. Of items	Scoring	Skills
Read Loud	30-35 min	6-7	Partial credit	Reading and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content
Repeat Sentence		10-12	Partial credit	Listening and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content
Describe Image		6-7	Partial credit	Speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content
Retell Lecture		3-4	Partial credit	Listening and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation content
Write Essay	20-40 min	1-2	Partial credit	Writing: Vocabulary, grammar, written disclosure, spelling Content: Structure n coherent, development
Short answer question	20-40 min	10-12		Listening and speaking Vocabulary
Summarize written text	20-30 min	2-3	Partial credit	Reading and writing Grammar, Form, vocabulary Content,

READING

Item Type	Time	No. Of items	Scoring	Skills
Multiple-choice, choose single answer	32-40min	2-3	Correct/ incorrect	Reading
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers		2 – 3	Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)	Reading
Re-order paragraphs		2 – 3	Partial credit (for each correctly ordered, adjacent pair)	Reading
Reading: Fill in the blanks		4 – 5	Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank)	Reading
Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks		5 – 6	Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank)	Reading and writing

LISTENING

Item Type	Time	No. Of items	Scoring	Skills
Summarize spoken text	20-30 min	2 – 3	Partial credit	Listening and writing Grammar, vocabulary, spelling Content, form
Listening and writing Grammar, vocabulary, spelling Content, form	23-28 min	2-3	Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)	Listening
Fill in the blanks		2 – 3	Partial credit (each correct word spelled correctly)	Listening and Reading
Highlight correct summary		2 – 3	Correct/ incorrect	Listening
Multiple-choice, choose single answer		2-3	Correct/ incorrect	Listening
Select missing word		2-3	Correct/ incorrect	Listening and reading
Highlight incorrect words		2 – 3	Partial credit (for each word. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)	Listening and reading
Write from dictation		3 – 4	Partial credit (for each word spelled correctly)	Listening and writing

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