PTE Test or Exam Format or Structure

Part 1: Speaking & Writing
(77 – 93 minutes)

  • Personal introduction
  • Read aloud
  • Repeat sentence
  • Describe image
  • Re-tell lecture
  • Answer short question
  • Summarize written text
  • Essay (20 mins)

Part 2: Reading
(32 – 40 minutes)

  • Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
  • Re-order paragraphs
  • Reading: Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple-choice, choose single answer

Part 3: Listening
(45 – 57 minutes)

  • Fill in the blanks
  • Summarize spoken text
  • Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
  • Highlight correct summary
  • Multiple choice, choose single answer
  • Select missing word
  • Highlight incorrect words
  • Write from dictation

We have explained broadly all sections about PTE exam syllabus for your complete understanding as below:

PTE Speaking and Writing Syllabus (77 to 93 minutes)

This section with its name explicitly clarifies that it checks student’s speaking and writing skills.  You have virtually 77-93 minutes time to finish this task. You can find different types of tasks for you to deal with as given below in the table:

Segments PatternTask Description
Personal Introduction The candidate is required to share his or her personal information in 30 seconds with the institute
Read AloudYou will find 60 words of text on your screen. You need to ensure you read it aloud in a stipulated time. You can find that the time limit differs as per the number of words used in the text.
Repeat SentenceThe candidate has to repeat a sentence after listening to a recording
Describe ImageThe candidate must describe the particular image that appears on the screen
Re-Tell LectureThere will be a lecture given to you so after carefully listening to the lecture then you must retell the lecture
Answer Short QuestionYou will be given the question and you need to answer through your answer must be in one word or few words.
Summarize Written Text10 minutes to answer to text prompt of 300 words
EssayYou will be provided one topic and you will have to write an essay on that topic within 200-300 words

PTE  Reading Syllabus (32 to 41 minutes)

Under this, the student’s ability to understand the written instructions will be thoroughly checked.  This section will measure how sharp a student is when it comes to read and find correct answers easily.

This section has different types of tasks for you to deal with as given below in the table:

Segments PatternTime Duration varies on the length of the Text Prompt
Multiple Choice, Choose Single AnswerYou will get the text of 300 words so you need to read it properly and then you need to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing one response
Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple AnswersYou will get the text of 300 words so you need to read it properly and then you need to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing more than one response
Re-Order ParagraphsThere will be a box of words given so you need to rearrange them in the correct order.
Reading: Fill in the BlanksYou will be given a text and you need to read it properly and then you need to select the right word from the box given below.
Reading and Writing: Fill in the BlanksRead 300 words of text

PTE  Listening Syllabus (45 to 57 minutes)

This listening section has a time duration of around 45 -57 minutes. This listening task will test student’s listening power as can they understand and remember what they listen to in the recording. So this section involves 8 different segments for you to deal with as given below in the table:

Segments PatternTime Duration
Summarize Spoken TextYou will hear a recording and then you need to write a 50-70 words brief summary about what you listen to in 10 minutes time duration.
Multiple Choice, Multiple AnswerYou need to attentively listen to a recording and then the correct answer should be picked from multiple responses.
Fill in the BlanksYou will find a transcript of a recording showing on your screen with various blanks or gaps so once you finish hearing a recording then you need to type the missing word in each blank.
Highlight Correct SummaryYou will listen to a recording for about 60 to 90 seconds then choose correctly that best interpret the complete recording
Multiple Choice, Single AnswerYou will listen to a recording for about 30 to 60 seconds then you have to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing only one response.
Select Missing WordYou need to carefully listen to a recording then you have to find the correct missing word that completes the recording.
Highlight Incorrect Words

You will find a transcript of a recording showing on your screen

so once you finish hearing a recording then you need to find the words in the transcripts which differ from what is said.

Write From DictationYou will hear a recording of a sentence so then you need to type the sentence
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