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  1. In PTE Academic's 'Read Aloud' task, which factor does NOT directly affect your score?

    Answer: Vocabulary range

    Read Aloud is scored on content, oral fluency, and pronunciation — vocabulary range is not a separate scoring criterion for this task.

  2. How many seconds of preparation time does PTE Academic give you before the 'Describe Image' task begins recording?

    Answer: 25 seconds

    Test-takers receive 25 seconds to study the image before the microphone opens and recording starts.

  3. Which PTE Academic Speaking task requires you to listen to a recording and then provide a short spoken answer?

    Answer: Answer Short Question

    Answer Short Question presents a factual question via audio, and test-takers must respond with one or a few words.

  4. In 'Repeat Sentence,' PTE Academic recordings typically range in length up to:

    Answer: 9 seconds

    Repeat Sentence prompts last between 3 and 9 seconds, requiring test-takers to hold and reproduce relatively short utterances.

  5. Which scoring skill is assessed by BOTH 'Re-tell Lecture' and 'Summarize Spoken Text'?

    Answer: Listening comprehension

    Both tasks require understanding spoken academic content, making listening comprehension a shared assessed skill.

  6. PTE Academic's 'Write Essay' task expects a response of:

    Answer: 200–300 words

    The essay task requires 200–300 words and is scored on content, form, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling.

  7. Which speaking task in PTE Academic contributes scores to both the Speaking AND Writing enabling skills?

    Answer: Read Aloud

    Read Aloud contributes to Speaking (oral fluency, pronunciation) and to Reading (content accuracy reflects reading skill).