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PTE Exam Pattern

PTE Exam Pattern 2024: The Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic) evaluates applicants’ Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening skills to ensure that they are ready to study in a global setting and have a good understanding of the universal language of English. The PTE exam structure comprises 20 different question types that assess applicants’ Speaking & Writing Skills (54 – 67 minutes), Reading skills (29 – 30 minutes), and Listening skills (30 – 43 minutes).

Students who perform well on this test can prove to the admissions committee and visa authorities that they can communicate in the globally recognized official language while studying in a foreign country. A high PTE exam result also assures that candidates can convey their ideas, deliver presentations, aim for international exposure, and Perform on the worldwide front in front of foreign audiences.

This allows applicants to guarantee that they are prepared to study in the universal official language with students from all around the world and international faculty members. In this part, we shall discuss the most recent PTE exam format 2024 for applicants planning to take the test.

PTE Pattern – Overall exam

PTE FormatDetails
PTE Exam PatternAn English language exam has been created to assess candidates’ Speaking & Writing Skills (54 – 67 minutes), Reading Skills (29 – 30 minutes), and Listening Skills (30 – 43 minutes) for studying abroad in an English-speaking nation.
PTE Duration2 hours and a test session
Medium of TestComputer-based with a headset provided by the exam center
ModeComputer-based with a headset provided by the exam center
Test TypeTaken at a test center / Home Edition
Test Layout20 types of questions
  

PTE Pattern – section by section

Read the section-wise overview provided below:

PTE test time allotment details
 

Speaking and Writing — 54-67 minutes

  • As the term suggests, this portion assesses students on their two key communication skills: verbal and written.
  • This part consists of six separate sections that assess your quickness in speaking and writing the written test, you’re going to read for the first time.
  • The total time permitted to the section is 54 – 67 minutes, with the following time allotted to each part:
PTE Speaking and Writing Section Question TopicsPTE Questions Per TaskDuration Per TaskSkills Assessed
Personal Introduction155 seconds: 25 seconds for prompt + 30 seconds to record; You are only able to record your answer once.
Read Aloud6 – 730-40 seconds for preparation and for reading out the text of up to 60 wordsReading and speaking
Repeat Sentence10 – 1215 seconds: 3-9 seconds to listen, 15 seconds to record what you heardListening and speaking
Describe Image3 – 440 seconds are given to study the image as well as submit your response on the sameSpeaking
Retell Lecture1 – 290 seconds for prompt length, 10 seconds to prepare, and 40 seconds to answerListening and speaking
Answer Short Question5 – 620 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 10 seconds to answerListening and speaking
Summarize Written Text1 – 210 minutes to answer to text prompt of 300 words; Include the major aspects of the reading passage in a complete, single sentence of no more than 75 words.Reading and writing
Write Essay1 – 220 minutes to answer to text prompt of 2-3 sentences; Make sure to write a minimum of 200 words, but no more than 300 words.Writing
Total Questions28 – 36Time Allocation: 54 – 67 minutes

PTE Reading: Timetable

Duration — 29 – 30 minutes

PTE Reading:Format
 

  • This section assesses applicants’ ability to understand written instructions in the language.
  • The section, which will be divided into five parts, lasts 29 to 30 minutes. 

Study the segment-wise structure for this section’s time distribution:

PTE Reading Section Question TopicsPTE Questions per taskDuration per taskSkills assessed
Fill in the blanks5 – 6Read up to a 300-word text and fill in the blanks. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Reading and writing
Multiple choice, multiple answers1 – 2Read up to a 300-word text; you need to select all of the response options from the list of possible options. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Reading
Re-order paragraph2 – 3Read up to a 150-word text; arrange paragraphs by dragging them into the most appropriate order. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Reading
Fill in the blanks4 – 5Read 80 words of text, and fill in the blanks. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Reading
Multiple-choice, single answer1 – 2Read 300 words of text Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Reading
Total Questions13 – 18Time Allocation – 29 – 30 minutes 

PTE Listening: Timetable
 

Duration — 30 to 43 minutes

PTE Listening: Format
 

The PTE Academic listening section lasts 30 to 43 minutes. This one is designed to evaluate your ability to understand spoken English. The student must ensure that they carefully listen to the audio file and remember what they hear.

This portion is subdivided into eight segments, with the time allotted to each segment as follows:

PTE Listening Section Question TopicsPTE Questions per taskDuration per taskSkills assessed
Summarize Spoken Text1 – 2After listening to a 60-90 second long recording, write a 50–70-word summary.You have 10 minutes to listen and write your summary. The audio begins to play automatically. You are only able to listen to the audio recording once.Listening and Writing
Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers1 – 2After listening to a 60-90-second long recording, write a 50–70-word summary.You have 10 minutes to listen and write your summary. The audio begins to play automatically. You are only able to listen to the audio recording once.Listening
Fill in the Blanks2 – 330–60 seconds for the prompt; Left-click on each gap and type in the missing word. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening and writing
Highlight Correct Summary1 – 240-90-second prompt; you need to select all of the response options from the list of possible options. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening and reading
Multiple Choice, Single Answer1 – 230-90-second prompt, there are several possible response options but only one is correct. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening
Select Missing Word1 – 230-60-second prompt.  After listening to a recording, select the paragraph that best summarizes the recording. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening
Highlight Incorrect Word2 – 315-50 seconds prompt. The transcript contains some errors. While listening and reading, you need to select the words in the text that differ from those in the audio. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening and reading
Write from Dictation3 – 43-5 -seconds prompt. you hear a short sentence. You have to type the sentence into the response box. Click on the ‘Next’ option- No time limit is applicable.Listening and reading
Total Questions12 – 20Time Allocation: 30 – 43 minutes 

The speed at which you complete the tasks where a time limit is not allotted will affect your scores.

Pearson places no restrictions on how many times a candidate can take the PTE Test 2024. Applicants can take the exam after a 5-day break. As a result, students may retake the PTE Academic exam as many times as they like. The PTE Academic exam format, as an English language test, focused on three primary aspects of language proficiency: reading, listening and speaking and writing. The entire PTE Academic exam pattern may be found above.

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