PTE Academic Knowledge 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Three: Speaking & Writing, Reading, and Listening

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Re-tell Lecture

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

200–300 words

Answer

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

Question 4

What is the PTE Academic score scale range?

Accepted Answer

10–90

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Re-order Paragraphs

Answer

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

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