PTE

PTE is a very simple English test under the guise of a very long exam. Don’t let the duration of the test and the number of questions scare you. It’s very similar to a personality test.

Just as in a personality test, where similar question types are asked multiple times to asses one’s personality, in the PTE same type of questions are asked multiple times to asses one’s linguistic skills.

There are numerous question types in each section. Each question type repeats 6-12 times based on the section. Almost all question types test the same skills, in many different ways and a number of times. This is to ensure that the candidates’ performance is consistent and not a stroke of luck. PTE does not leave anything to chance.

For instance; the exam taker is asked to read a sentence aloud in the speaking test. He or she is asked to repeat the exercise 10 to 12 times. This is to ensure that the computer can provide a detailed report of all aspects of the taker’s language proficiency.

This can be better understood looking at the PTE score card. The score card along with the scores of listening, reading, writing & speaking skills, also includes scores for pronunciation, grammar, spelling word choice & fluency. No other test provides such a detailed report. This could also be primarily due to the fact that the test is completely evaluated by a computer leaving no scope for human error.

PTE is popular education circles as the most secure English test. This is because the complete test is video recorded and there is no place for any kind of malpractice.

The timings are as follows
06:30 – 08:00am
10:30 – 12:00noon

The course is completed in 4 weeks. Each week is dedicated to a module.

All modules are independent of each other. This enables the candidate to choose to be trained exclusively in one problematic area.

For students who may not prefer to be trained in a class room environment, we also provide personalised training.

To understand how all this works, you are welcome to attend a free demo session.

WHAT IS IT?

PTE Academic - listening, reading, speaking and writing

It is a Computer based test – You do not need special computer skills to take the test but should be able to use a QWERTY keyboard.

It’s a 3 hour exam.

The score range is 10 to 90 points.

• Personal Introduction
• Read aloud
• Repeat sentence
• Describe image
• Re-tell lecture
• Answer short question
• One sentence
• Paragraph
• Essay (20mins)

• Multiple choice questions (x2)
• Re-order paragraphs
• Fill in the blanks (x2)
• A ten minute break is optional

• Summarize spoken text
• Multiple choice x2
• Fill the blanks
• Highlight the correct summary
• Select missing word
• Highlight incorrect words
• Write from dictation