Prasanna's Overseas Academy

PTE test format
Part of Test	Section	Item type	Time allowed
Part 1: Speaking & Writing	Section 1	Personal Introduction	1 Minute
	Section 2	Read aloud	30 – 35 Minutes
		Repeat sentence
		Describe image
		Re-tell lecture
		Answer short questions
	Section 3-4	Summarize Written text	20 Minutes
	Section 5	Summarize Written text or write essay	10 or 20 Minutes
	Section 6	Write Essay	20 Minutes
Part 2: Reading		Multiple-choice, Choose single Answer	32 – 41 Minutes
		Multiple-choice, Choose Multiple Answers
		Re-order paragraphs
		Reading: Fill in the blanks
		Reading & writing. Fill in the blanks
Part 3: Listening	Section 1	Summarize spoken text	20 or 30 Minutes
	Section 2	Multiple-choice, Choose Multiple Answers	23 – 28 Minutes
		Fill in the blanks
		Highlight correct summary
		Multiple-choice, Choose single Answer
		Select Missing Word
		Highlight Incorrect words
		Write from dictation

PTE SPEAKING TEST STRUCTURE
TASK NUMBER	TASK NAME AND NUMBER OF ITEMS	WHAT TO DO	SKILLS TESTED	PREPERATION TIME	RESPONSE TIME
Task 1	Read aloud (6-7 items)	Read a short text aloud with correct pronunciation and intonation.	Reading and Speaking	40 seconds	40 Seconds
Task 2	Repeat Sentence (10-12 sentences)	Repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it with correct pronunciation.	Speaking and Listening	1 second	15 seconds
Task 3	Describe Diagram (6-7 items)	Describe an image from an academic source.	Speaking	25 seconds	40 seconds
Task 4	Re-tell Lecture (3-4 items)	Retell what you have just heard from the lecture in your own words.	Speaking and Listening	10 seconds	40 seconds
Task 5	Short Answer Questions (10-12 items)	Hear a question. Give a simple and short answer in one or a few words.	Speaking and Listening	1 second	10 seconds

PTE Writing Test Structure
TASK NUMBER	TASK NAME AND NUMBER OF ITEMS	WHAT TO DO	SKILLS TESTED	RESPONSE TIME
1	Summarize Written Test (2-3 items)	Summarize the text given in one sentence.	Writing	10 Minutes per item
2	Write Essay (1-2 items)	Write an essay on the topic given.	Writing	20 Minutes per item

PTE Reading Test Structure Time: 32 – 41 Minutes
TASK NUMBER	TASK NAME AND NUMBER OF ITEMS	WHAT TO DO	SKILLS TESTED
1	Multiple-choice, choose single answer (2-3 items)	Read a passage and select one correct answer to the question.	Reading
2	Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers (2-3 items)	Read a passage and select all the correct responses to the question.	Reading
3	Re-order paragraphs (2-3 items)	Place the paragraphs in order.	Reading
4	Fill in the blanks- Reading (4-5 items)	Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.	Reading
5	Fill in the blanks – Reading and writing (4-5 items)	Select the appropriate choice for each blank.	Reading

PTE Listening Structure
TASK NUMBER	TASK NAME AND NUMBER OF ITEMS	WHAT TO DO	SKILLS TESTED	PREPERATION TIME	RESPONSE TIME
1	Summarize spoken text(2-3 items)	Listen to a short lecture. write its summary.	Listening and writing	10 min per task	50-70 words
2	Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers (2-3 items)	Listen ,select more than one correct answer.	Listening	A few seconds	A few seconds
3	Fill in the blanks (2-3 items)	While hearing, type the missing words in each blank.	Listening and writing	A few seconds	A few seconds
4	Highlight correct summary (2-3 items)	Hear and click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.	Listening and Reading	A few seconds	A few seconds
5	Multiple-choice, choose single answer (2-3 items)	Listen, select the correct response.	Listening	A few seconds	A few seconds
6	Select missing word (2-3 items)	Select the correct option to complete the recording.	Listening	A few seconds	A few seconds
7	Highlight incorrect words (2-3 items)	Click on the words that are different from the audio.	Listening	A few seconds	A few seconds
8	Write from the dictation (3-4 items)	Hear a sentence and type it exactly as you hear it.	Listening and writing	A few seconds	A few seconds