PTE practice online study tips and guide

Listening• 2 min read

Listening MCQ overview

The first thing you should do is read the question prompt. Next read the options. Together this will give you sufficient information to go ahead and start Listening the passage. As we discussed earlier, do not read the passage without any context. You must always read it with the specific purpose in mind. What exactly is the information you need?

Listening• 11 min read

Listening Fill in the blanks overview

In this task, you are required to re-tell the lecture in your own words after listening to or watching a lecture. Nowadays, sometimes you will have an accompanying picture with the audio. Occasionally, there might be video lectures. In either case you have a visual beforehand to look at and understand what the lecture might be about. Don’t ignore video content but you still need to primarily focus on the audio!

Listening• 4 min read

Highlight Correct Summary overview

A very interesting question type in the PTE Listening section is the Highlight Correct Summary. In this question, you will hear an audio and select the correct summary from a number of options given to you. The key skills tested in this are your listening ability as well your reading ability.

Listening• 5 min read

Select Missing Word overview

Select Missing Word question type is one of the easiest types in PTE exam. You will hear an audio, the last word or group of words in the recording has been replaced by a beep. Your task is to select the missing word or words from the given options.

Listening• 11 min read

Highlight Incorrect Word overview

In theory, as long as you can understand the audio and follow along with the text, you should be able to pick the words correctly. The key skill here is your ability to read while listening at the same time.

Listening• 13 min read

Summarize Spoken Text overview

First of all, as soon as the audio begins you should listen attentively for the key points. Your focus should not be to merely catch some words, but to understand the theme of the audio.

Reading• 6 min read

Reading MCQ single answer overview

In “single Choice, Choose single Answers” type questions, more than one response is correct. The answer choices carry 5-7 options to choose from. The texts are up to 300 words long and cover a variety of academic topics drawn from the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The score is given based on partial credits and you can expect around 2-3 questions of this type.

Reading• 5 min read

Reading MCQ multiple answers overview

In “Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers” type questions, more than one response is correct. The answer choices carry 5-7 options to choose from. The texts are up to 300 words long and cover a variety of academic topics drawn from the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The score is given based on partial credits and you can expect around 2-3 questions of this type.

Reading• 4 min read

Reading Writing Fill in the blanks overview

When you start attempting Reorder Paragraphs question your first goal should be to identify the leading paragraph. This is often easy to do as the leading paragraph has some unique characteristics. First of all, the leading paragraph introduces a concept or theme of the whole text. It is independent and can stand alone as a sentence, which means it does not require other paragraphs or sentences to complete its meaning.

Reading• 3 min read

Reading Fill in the blanks overview

For each blank look at the options and consider how they fit in the context of the sentence. Sometimes, all you have to do is pick the correct grammar form. In other cases, you also need to judge if the option you select makes logical sense in the sentence. It is a good idea to go through the options one by one and eliminate the wrong options.

Reading• 9 min read

Reorder Paragraphs overview

When you start attempting Reorder Paragraphs question your first goal should be to identify the leading paragraph. This is often easy to do as the leading paragraph has some unique characteristics. First of all, the leading paragraph introduces a concept or theme of the whole text. It is independent and can stand alone as a sentence, which means it does not require other paragraphs or sentences to complete its meaning.

Writing• 9 min read

Write Essay overview

In this PTE Write Essay, you should focus on writing for a purpose. Depending on the subject of essay topic, your purpose for example, could inform readers about a new trend and its implication or persuade readers on the view of a given topic.

Writing• 6 min read

Summarize Written Text overview

Once the audio ends you will have 10 seconds to organize your response before speaking. Having a template in mind helps to quickly organize the response. If you already know how to begin the first sentence, how to end your response and how to include the main points in between, you will be able to deliver a well-structured response quickly.

Speaking• 8 min read

Answer Short Question overview

Once the audio ends you will have 10 seconds to organize your response before speaking. Having a template in mind helps to quickly organize the response. If you already know how to begin the first sentence, how to end your response and how to include the main points in between, you will be able to deliver a well-structured response quickly.

Speaking• 14 min read

Describe Image overview

For this task, you will be prompted to give a verbal response to a single or more images, occasionally the question would also come with text. The response length should be at a minimum of 25 seconds long and up to a maximum of 40 seconds. Additionally, it should be noted that in some rare circumstances, the image can be very odd or even bizarre which may catch students off guard.

Speaking• 10 min read

Read Aloud overview

Read aloud question is the first of five questions in the PTE speaking secion and it is also the very first question to be appeared in the PTE examination. If you manage a great start in this section, it definitely helps you to build momentum to continue with the rest of the exam.

Speaking• 7 min read

Repeat Sentence overview

When some test takers come across Repeat Sentence tasks on their PTE test for the first time, they probably wonder “Seriously? Would there be any simpler question? I use English in everyday conversations with my friends. This is a piece of cake!” Test takers usually underestimate the importance of repeat sentence until they receive the score card and find out that they have performed poorly.

Speaking• 11 min read

Retell Lecture overview

In this task, you are required to re-tell the lecture in your own words after listening to or watching a lecture. Nowadays, sometimes you will have an accompanying picture with the audio. Occasionally, there might be video lectures. In either case you have a visual beforehand to look at and understand what the lecture might be about. Don’t ignore video content but you still need to primarily focus on the audio!

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