A good score on the PTE test also ensures that candidates would be able to represent their ideas, deliver presentations, work to gain international exposure, and function on the international front in front of foreign audiences. This helps the applicants ensure that they are ready to study amidst students from all over the world and international faculty members in the universal official language. In this section, we are going to talk about the latest PTE Format 2024 for candidates looking to appear for the test.
| PTE Format | Details |
|---|---|
| PTE Exam Pattern | An English language exam that has been developed to test the Speaking & Writing skills (54 - 67 minutes), Reading skills (29 - 30 minutes), and Listening skills (30 - 43 minutes) of candidates wanting to study abroad in an English-speaking country. |
| PTE Duration | 2 Hours and a Single test session |
| Medium | Computer-based with headset |
| Mode | Taken in a test centre / Home Edition |
| Test Type | Assesses real-life English |
| Test Layout | 20 question types |
Refer to the segment-wise description boxes given along with each section explaining the PTE Exam Pattern 2024 in detail:
As the name implies, this section tests the candidates based on their 2 major skills of communication, which are spoken and written skills. This section comprises six small sections that test you on your promptness over speaking and writing the written test that you would get to read for the first time. The complete section is given a time duration of 54 - 67 minutes and the time allotted to each segment is as follows:
| PTE Speaking and Writing Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task (w.e.f November 16, 2021) | Duration per task |
|---|---|---|
| Personal introduction | 1 | 55 seconds: 25 seconds for prompt, 30 seconds to record |
| Read Aloud | 6 - 7 | 30-40 seconds to prepare for reading out the text of 60 words |
| Repeat sentence | 10 - 12 | 15 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 15 seconds to record |
| Describe image | 3 - 4 | 25 seconds are granted to study the image as well as prepare your response on the same |
| Retell lecture | 1 - 2 | 90 seconds for prompt length, 10 seconds to prepare and 40 seconds to answer |
| Answer short question | 5 - 6 | 20 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 10 seconds to answer |
| Summarize written text | 1 - 2 | 10 minutes to answer to text prompt of 300 words |
| Write Essay | 1 - 2 | 20 minutes to answer to text prompt of 2-3 sentences |
| Total Questions | 28 - 36 | Time Allocation: 54 - 67 minutes |
PTE Reading Format: This section tests the candidates on the basis of their ability to understand the written instructions in the language. The section further divided into 5 segments is 29 to 30 minutes long. Check out the segment-wise pattern for the time distribution of this section:
| PTE Reading Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task (w.e.f November 16, 2021) | Duration per task |
|---|---|---|
| Fill in the blanks -reading & writing | 5 - 6 | Read 300 words of text |
| Multiple choice, multiple answers | 1 - 2 | Read 300 words of text |
| Re-order paragraph | 2 - 3 | Read 150 words of text |
| Fill in the blanks -reading | 4 - 5 | Read 80 words of text |
| Multiple - choice, single answer | 1 - 2 | Read 300 words of text |
| Total Questions | 13 - 18 | Time Allocation - 29 - 30 minutes |
PTE Listening Format: The listening section of the PTE Academic is stretched over 30 to 43 minutes of duration. This one is designed to determine the ability to understand spoken English by the candidate. Here, the student needs to ascertain that they carefully hear the audio file played and retain what they heard. This section is divided into 8 segments and the time given to each segment is as follows.
| PTE Listening Section Question Topics | PTE Questions per task (w.e.f November 16, 2021) | Duration per task |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize spoken text | 1 - 2 | 60-90 seconds to retain 50-70 words, 10 minutes to write |
| Multiple choice, multiple answers | 1 - 2 | 40-90 seconds for prompt |
| Fill in the blanks | 2 - 3 | 30-60 seconds |
| Highlight correct summary | 1 - 2 | 30-90 seconds |
| Multiple-choice, single answer | 1 - 2 | 30-60 seconds |
| Select missing word | 1 - 2 | 20-70 seconds |
| Highlight incorrect word | 2 - 3 | 15-50 seconds |
| Write from Dictation | 3 - 4 | 3-5 seconds |
| Total Questions | 12 - 20 | Time Allocation: 30 - 43 minutes |
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