PTE Test or Exam Format or Structure
Part 1: Speaking & Writing
(77 – 93 minutes)
- Personal introduction
- Read aloud
- Repeat sentence
- Describe image
- Re-tell lecture
- Answer short question
- Summarize written text
- Essay (20 mins)
Part 2: Reading
(32 – 40 minutes)
- Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks
- Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
- Re-order paragraphs
- Reading: Fill in the blanks
- Multiple-choice, choose single answer
Part 3: Listening
(45 – 57 minutes)
- Fill in the blanks
- Summarize spoken text
- Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
- Highlight correct summary
- Multiple choice, choose single answer
- Select missing word
- Highlight incorrect words
- Write from dictation
We have explained broadly all sections about PTE exam syllabus for your complete understanding as below:
PTE Speaking and Writing Syllabus (77 to 93 minutes)
This section with its name explicitly clarifies that it checks student’s speaking and writing skills. You have virtually 77-93 minutes time to finish this task. You can find different types of tasks for you to deal with as given below in the table:
| Segments Pattern | Task Description |
| Personal Introduction | The candidate is required to share his or her personal information in 30 seconds with the institute |
| Read Aloud | You will find 60 words of text on your screen. You need to ensure you read it aloud in a stipulated time. You can find that the time limit differs as per the number of words used in the text. |
| Repeat Sentence | The candidate has to repeat a sentence after listening to a recording |
| Describe Image | The candidate must describe the particular image that appears on the screen |
| Re-Tell Lecture | There will be a lecture given to you so after carefully listening to the lecture then you must retell the lecture |
| Answer Short Question | You will be given the question and you need to answer through your answer must be in one word or few words. |
| Summarize Written Text | 10 minutes to answer to text prompt of 300 words |
| Essay | You will be provided one topic and you will have to write an essay on that topic within 200-300 words |
PTE Reading Syllabus (32 to 41 minutes)
Under this, the student’s ability to understand the written instructions will be thoroughly checked. This section will measure how sharp a student is when it comes to read and find correct answers easily.
This section has different types of tasks for you to deal with as given below in the table:
| Segments Pattern | Time Duration varies on the length of the Text Prompt |
| Multiple Choice, Choose Single Answer | You will get the text of 300 words so you need to read it properly and then you need to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing one response |
| Multiple Choice, Choose Multiple Answers | You will get the text of 300 words so you need to read it properly and then you need to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing more than one response |
| Re-Order Paragraphs | There will be a box of words given so you need to rearrange them in the correct order. |
| Reading: Fill in the Blanks | You will be given a text and you need to read it properly and then you need to select the right word from the box given below. |
| Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks | Read 300 words of text |
PTE Listening Syllabus (45 to 57 minutes)
This listening section has a time duration of around 45 -57 minutes. This listening task will test student’s listening power as can they understand and remember what they listen to in the recording. So this section involves 8 different segments for you to deal with as given below in the table:
| Segments Pattern | Time Duration |
| Summarize Spoken Text | You will hear a recording and then you need to write a 50-70 words brief summary about what you listen to in 10 minutes time duration. |
| Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer | You need to attentively listen to a recording and then the correct answer should be picked from multiple responses. |
| Fill in the Blanks | You will find a transcript of a recording showing on your screen with various blanks or gaps so once you finish hearing a recording then you need to type the missing word in each blank. |
| Highlight Correct Summary | You will listen to a recording for about 60 to 90 seconds then choose correctly that best interpret the complete recording |
| Multiple Choice, Single Answer | You will listen to a recording for about 30 to 60 seconds then you have to answer a multiple-choice question by choosing only one response. |
| Select Missing Word | You need to carefully listen to a recording then you have to find the correct missing word that completes the recording. |
| Highlight Incorrect Words | You will find a transcript of a recording showing on your screen so once you finish hearing a recording then you need to find the words in the transcripts which differ from what is said. |
| Write From Dictation | You will hear a recording of a sentence so then you need to type the sentence |