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    The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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    The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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    The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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    PTE Test Pattern Presentation

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    Dr Swamy
    The document summarizes the pattern of the PTE Academic test, which consists of three parts - Speaking, Writing, and Listening. Speaking involves tasks like read aloud, repeat sentences, describe images, re-tell lectures, and answer short questions. Writing includes summarize written text and writing essays. Reading comprises multiple choice questions to choose single or multiple answers, re-ordering paragraphs, and fill in the blanks. Listening covers summarize spoken text, multiple choice questions, fill in blanks, highlighting summaries and words. The test aims to evaluate test takers' English language proficiency in 30-35 minutes for Speaking, 32-41 minutes for Reading and 23-28 minutes for Listening.

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    The document provides an overview of the different sections and item types covered in the PTE Academic test which is an English language proficiency test.

    The main sections covered are Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. The time duration for each section and the number of items under each section is provided.

    The item types under Speaking section include Personal Introduction, Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture and Answer Short Questions.

    PTE Academic Test - Pattern

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    PTE Academic Overview
    Part & No. of
    section
    Item types items Details
    Part -1 Personal Introduction 1 In 1 minute, record a few self details such as name, hobbies, ambitions, etc. Not scored.
    Speaking Read aloud 6-7 Read a 60-word paragraph in 35/40 sec after preparation for 35/40 sec and a beep sound.
    (30-35
    minutes) Repeat sentence 10-12 Listen to a sentence and repeat it beginning before three seconds. No beep sound.

    Describe image 4-7 Describe a table/chart/map/photo in 40 sec after preparation for 25 sec and a beep sound.

    Re-tell lecture 2-3 Re-tell the information in recording in 40 sec after preparation for 10 sec and a beep sound.

    Answer short question 10-12 Give one- or two-word answer for a question beginning before 3 sec. No beep sound.

    Part-1 Summarize written text 2-3 In 10 minutes, read a 300-word text and summarize it in 1 sentence of 5-75 words.
    Writing Write essay 1-2 In 20 minutes, write an essay of 200-300 words.

    Part -2 Multiple choice, single Answer 2-3 Read a passage of about 150 words and choose one answer from 4-5 options.
    Reading Multiple choice, multiple answers 2-3 Read a passage of about 300 words and choose multiple answers from 5-7 options.
    (32-41
    minutes) Re-order paragraphs 2-3 Rearrange the 3-5 jumbled paragraphs/sentences

    Reading, Fill in the blanks 4-5 Fill in the 4-5 blanks from the 6-8 given options.

    Reading & Writing, Fill the blanks 4-5 Fill in the 4-5 blanks choosing 1 out 4 options for each blank.
    Optional break – 10 min
    Part-3 Summarize Spoken Text 2-3 In 10 minutes, summarize the information in the recording in 50-70 words
    Listening Multiple choice, Multiple answers 2-3 From 5-7 options, choose multiple answers based on a recording

    Fill in the blanks 2-3 Listening to a recording and type the words in the blanks in its transcript.

    Highlight correct summary 2-3 From 4 options, choose the correct summary of the recording
    (23-28
    min.) Multiple choice, single answer 2-3 From 4 to 5 options, answer a question based on the recording

    Select missing word 2-3 From 4 to 5 options, choose the option that best fills the beep sound in the recording.

    Highlight incorrect words 2-3 Click on the incorrect words in the transcript based on the recording

    Write from dictation 2-3 Write the sentence heard exactly


    PTE Speaking - Read aloud – Item Facts
    PTE Speaking – Repeat sentence – Item Facts
    PTE Speaking – Describe image – Item Facts
    PTE Speaking – Re-tell lecture – Item Facts
    PTE Speaking – Answer short question – Item Facts
    PTE Writing – Summarize written text– Item Facts
    PTE Writing – Write essay – Item Facts
    PTE Reading– Multiple choice, Choose single answer
    PTE Reading – Multiple choice, Choose multiple answers

    In this reading task type, you will read a text and


    then answer a multiple-choice question about it.
    There will be between five and seven options to
    choose from and more than one option is correct.
    You will do 2-3 Multiple-choice, choose multiple
    answers tasks.
    • You get one point for each correct response
    but will lose a point for each response you
    choose incorrectly.
    • There is no timer for this task. When you have
    finished, click on ‘Next’ to go to the next task.
    • This task contributes to your reading score.
    PTE Reading – Re-order paragraphs – Item Facts
    PTE Reading –Fill in the blanks – Item Facts
    PTE Reading and Writing, Fill in the blanks
    PTE Listening – Summarize spoken text– Item Facts
    PTE Listening – Multiple choice multiple answers
    PTE Listening – Fill in the blanks – Item Facts
    PTE Listening – Highlight correct summary
    PTE Listening – Multiple choice, choose single answer
    PTE Listening – Select missing word
    PTE Listening– Highlight incorrect words
    PTE Listening– Write from dictation

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