Academic Knowledge Flashcards
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How many main scored sections does the PTE Academic test contain?
Answer: Three: Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening
PTE Academic has three main scored sections: Speaking & Writing (combined), Reading, and Listening.
Which PTE Academic speaking task requires you to listen to a lecture clip and then retell it in your own words?
Answer: Re-tell Lecture
Re-tell Lecture requires test-takers to listen to a lecture of up to 90 seconds and then retell its content within 40 seconds.
In PTE Academic, what is the recommended word count range for the Essay writing task?
Answer: 200–300 words
PTE Academic recommends writing 200–300 words for the Essay task within the 20-minute time limit.
What is the PTE Academic score scale range?
Answer: 10–90
PTE Academic uses a score scale of 10 to 90, where higher scores indicate greater English proficiency.
In the PTE Reading section, which task asks test-takers to restore the correct order of shuffled text boxes?
Answer: Re-order Paragraphs
Re-order Paragraphs presents shuffled text boxes on screen and requires test-takers to arrange them into the correct logical sequence.
Which of the following PTE Academic tasks assesses BOTH reading and writing skills simultaneously?
Answer: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks requires reading a passage and selecting correct words to fill gaps, contributing to both reading and writing scores.
How much preparation time are test-takers given before speaking in the PTE Describe Image task?
Answer: 25 seconds
Test-takers have 25 seconds to study the image before the microphone opens and they must speak for up to 40 seconds.