THE PTE ACADEMIE IN HARD FACTS:
Total time : 154 minutes – 191 minutes
Parts of the test (in order) : Speaking & Writing, Reading, Listening
Format : Computer-based
Speaking & Writing : 77 – 93 minutes
Personal introduction
Task types:
- Read aloud
- Repeat sentence
- Describe image
- Re-tell lecture
- Answer short question
- Summarise written text
- Essay (20 mins)
Reading : 32 – 41 minutes
Task types:
- Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Multiple choice, choose multiple answers
- Re-order paragraphs
- Reading: Fill in the blanks
- Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
Listening : 45 – 57 minutes
Task types:
- Summarise spoken text
- Multiple choice, choose multiple answer
- Fill in the blanks
- Highlight correct summary
- Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Select missing word
- Highlight incorrect words
- Write from dictation
