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PTE Academic preparation
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Fully computer-based and marked by machine. Scored from 10 to 90.
- Score scale
- 10–90
- Test length
- 2 h
- AI-marked question types
- 10
How the test is sat
Speaking and writing84 minReading30 minListening39 min
Speaking and writing
84 min · 9 question types- Read Aloud
- Repeat Sentence
- Describe Image
- Re-tell Lecture
- Answer Short Question
- Summarize Group Discussion
- Respond to a Situation
- Summarize Written Text
- Write Essay
Reading
30 min · 5 question types- Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Re-order Paragraphs
- Reading: Fill in the Blanks
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
Listening
39 min · 8 question types- Summarize Spoken Text
- Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
- Fill in the Blanks
- Highlight Correct Summary
- Multiple Choice, Single Answer
- Select Missing Word
- Highlight Incorrect Words
- Write from Dictation
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