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Academic Knowledge Flashcards

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  1. How many main scored sections does the PTE Academic test contain?

    Answer: Three: Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening

    PTE Academic has three main scored sections: Speaking & Writing (combined), Reading, and Listening.

  2. Which PTE Academic speaking task requires you to listen to a lecture clip and then retell it in your own words?

    Answer: Re-tell Lecture

    Re-tell Lecture requires test-takers to listen to a lecture of up to 90 seconds and then retell its content within 40 seconds.

  3. In PTE Academic, what is the recommended word count range for the Essay writing task?

    Answer: 200–300 words

    PTE Academic recommends writing 200–300 words for the Essay task within the 20-minute time limit.

  4. What is the PTE Academic score scale range?

    Answer: 10–90

    PTE Academic uses a score scale of 10 to 90, where higher scores indicate greater English proficiency.

  5. In the PTE Reading section, which task asks test-takers to restore the correct order of shuffled text boxes?

    Answer: Re-order Paragraphs

    Re-order Paragraphs presents shuffled text boxes on screen and requires test-takers to arrange them into the correct logical sequence.

  6. Which of the following PTE Academic tasks assesses BOTH reading and writing skills simultaneously?

    Answer: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks

    Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks requires reading a passage and selecting correct words to fill gaps, contributing to both reading and writing scores.

  7. How much preparation time are test-takers given before speaking in the PTE Describe Image task?

    Answer: 25 seconds

    Test-takers have 25 seconds to study the image before the microphone opens and they must speak for up to 40 seconds.

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