PTE

PTE (Pearson Test of English)

Introduction

The Pearson Test of English Language (PTE) is an international standardized test designed to measure the language proficiency of people (non-native speakers) who want to study or work where English is the language of communication. As a matter of fact, the test is taken by many  students in India  and abroad every year.

The PTE Academic uses automated scoring tools to check the answer sheets. Research supports that, in many ways, automated scoring gives more analytical, objective results than humans do. Unlike human judgment, which is prone to be influenced by a variety of factors, an automated scoring system is impartial.

PTE is one of the major English-language tests in the world, others being the IELTS,TOEFL, etc. It was launched in 2009.

TEST OVERVIEW 

  There are two types of PTE tests:

  1. General – PTE General (formerly known as the London Tests of English) is designed for speakers of English as a foreign language (EFL).
  2. Academic –The Pearson Test of English Academic is designed to assess the readiness of non-native English speakers to participate in a university-level English language instruction program.

Furthermore ,unlike other English language proficiency tests, PTE Academic consists of a single 3-hour test session which includes three sections: speaking and writing (together), listening and reading. The time for each section is as follows:
Speaking & Writing: 77-93 minutes
Reading: 32-41 minutes
Listening: 45-57 minutes.
Total Time : 3 hours

  • A range of native-speaker accents (North American, Australian, New Zealand and British) is used in the Listening and Speaking sections , and all standard varieties of English are recognized in responses in all parts of the test.
  • As a matter of fact, these accents are added to better reflect the variety of native English accents you may encounter while studying abroad.

 TEST FORMAT

  1. Speaking-Writing description of PTE
    • The speaking module of PTE also assesses your speaking, listening, and writing skills.
    • Your speaking skills will be judged by  questions that ask you to repeat the sentences spoken in an audio clip, respond to the questions asked, and summarize the passages on academic topics.
    • Furthermore, the test time is 77 to 93 minutes.
    • A number of tasks like- reading aloud ,repeating the sentence , describing the image shown, re-telling of the lecture and answering short questions will be given ; each with few items in it.
  2. Reading description of PTE
    • The reading module of the PTE examines your reading skills along with the other skills.
    • Moreover, the reading module is divided into 5 different tasks each with a number of questions in it.
    • Furthermore , the test time is 32 to 41 minutes.
    • A number of questions like: multiple choice questions , multiple answer questions, reordering paragraphs, fill in the blanks are asked under the reading section of PTE. 
  1. Listening description of PTE
  • The speaking component uniquely assesses your Listening skills in English Language along with the other skills.
  • Not to mention that, this module requires you to listen to the audio or video clips that begin automatically.
  • And, there will be 8 tasks in this module each with a number of questions in it.
  • Furthermore, the time for this module is 45-57 minutes.
  • And a  number of questions like: summarizing the spoken text ,multiple choice questions , multiple answer questions, filling in the blanks, highlighting correct summary , select t missing word, highlight incorrect words, writing down from dictation will be given under this module.
  • In addition, there is an optional 10 minute break after the Reading section is over.
  • And in total, there are twenty different question formats, ranging from multiple choices through to essay writing and interpreting information.
  • The Highest score in PTE is 90 in a scale of 10-90 .There are no passing marks as such; it all depends on the purpose of taking the test.
  • As a matter of fact, PTE Academic is accepted by thousands of universities worldwide, including prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Yale. PTE Academic is also accepted for visa purposes by the Australian and New Zealand governments.

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