PTE Academic 2

Question 1

In PTE Academic's 'Read Aloud' task, which factor does NOT directly affect your score?

Accepted Answer

Vocabulary range

Answer

Read Aloud is scored on content, oral fluency, and pronunciation — vocabulary range is not a separate scoring criterion for this task.

Question 2

How many seconds of preparation time does PTE Academic give you before the 'Describe Image' task begins recording?

Accepted Answer

25 seconds

Answer

Test-takers receive 25 seconds to study the image before the microphone opens and recording starts.

Question 3

Which PTE Academic Speaking task requires you to listen to a recording and then provide a short spoken answer?

Accepted Answer

Answer Short Question

Answer

Answer Short Question presents a factual question via audio, and test-takers must respond with one or a few words.

Question 4

In 'Repeat Sentence,' PTE Academic recordings typically range in length up to:

Accepted Answer

9 seconds

Answer

Repeat Sentence prompts last between 3 and 9 seconds, requiring test-takers to hold and reproduce relatively short utterances.

Question 5

Which scoring skill is assessed by BOTH 'Re-tell Lecture' and 'Summarize Spoken Text'?

Accepted Answer

Listening comprehension

Answer

Both tasks require understanding spoken academic content, making listening comprehension a shared assessed skill.

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