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PTE Academic is a computer-based academic English language test aimed at non-native English speakers wanting to study or immigrate abroad. Australia immigration accepts PTE Academic test scores for immigration purposes. PTE Academic tests Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking skills.

Questions often test 2 skills together, such as listening and reading or reading and speaking. The whole test is done in a single session, lasting 3 hours and is taken sitting at a computer in a secure test environment at Person test center. The speaking part of the exam is done at the computer. Your voice is recorded and uploaded for marking. PTE Academic is a multi-level test, like IELTS, TOEFL and TOEIC.

One advantage of this test is that you get your results very quickly; in about 5 days.

The cost varies by country but is in the range of $150-$250.

Most real-life tasks involve using more than one language skill together, for example listening to a lecture and writing notes. That is why PTE Academic tests integrated skills. For example, we would ask test-takers to respond to a written piece of text by speaking.

PTE Academic ensures students can’t simply memorise a test, they must demonstrate their English communicative skills. The test draws from 20 different task types and a constantly-changing item bank of questions, written by teams of experts from around the world.

WHY PTE ACADEMIC?

PTE Academic is the world’s leading computer-based test of English for study abroad and immigration. If you want to apply to university or for a UK or Australian immigration and need proof of your English proficiency, you can use PTE Academic.

WHO ACCEPTS PTE ACADEMIC

PTE Academic is accepted by thousands of universities worldwide. PTE Academic is also accepted for visa purposes by the UK and Australian governments.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR SCORE

Your score report has several sections:

• Your personal details and photo
• Your overall score

A detailed breakdown of your performance

The PTE Academic Score Report includes your overall score, communicative skills scores and enabling skills scores.

The overall score reflects your overall English language ability. The score is based on performance on all items in the test. The range for the overall score is 10-90 points. Scores for communicative skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing) are based on all test items that assess these skills, either as a single skill or together with other skills. The range for each communicative skill score is 10-90 points.

Scores for enabling skills (grammar, oral fluency, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary and written discourse) are based on all test items assessing one or more of these skills. The range for each enabling skill score is 10-90 points.

The display of the scores in a graph allows you to quickly see your strengths and weaknesses, and how each skill relates to your overall performance.

ACCESSING YOUR SCORES

PTE Academic scores are accessed via an online account. You will receive an email notifying you once your scores are available. After you receive this, you will need to login to the Pearson Vue account that you created to book your test.

TEST FORMAT

PART	Activity / Question types
PART 1: SPEAKING & WRITING 77 – 93 minutes	Personal Introduction Read aloud Repeat sentence Describe image Re-tell lecture Answer short question Summarize written text (one sentence) Summarize written text (paragraph) Essay (20mins)
PART 2: READING 32 – 41 minutes	Multiple choice questions (x2) Re-order paragraphs Fill in the blanks (x2)
BREAK 10 minutes	A ten minute break is optional.
PART 3: LISTENING 45 – 57 minutes	Summarize spoken text Multiple choice x2 Fill the blanks Highlight the correct summary Select missing word Highlight incorrect words Write from dictation