PTE Academic Score Guide

Skill Profile i

part 1: Speaking and Writing

76 - 84 minutes
  • Read Aloud

    Number of Items : 6-7

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Speaking

  • Repeat Sentence

    Number of Items : 10-12

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Speaking

  • Describe Image

    Number of Items : 5-6

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Speaking

  • Re-tell Lecture

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Speaking

  • Answer Short Question

    Number of Items : 5-6

    Scoring : Correct/Incorrect

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening

  • Summarize Group Discussion

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Speaking

  • Respond to a Situation

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Speaking

  • Summarize Written Text

    Number of Items : 2

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading, Writing

  • Write Essay

    Number of Items : 1

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Writing

part 2: Reading

23 - 30 minutes
  • Fill In The Blanks (Dropdown)

    Number of Items : 5-6

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading

  • Multiple-Choice, Choose Multiple Answers

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading

  • Re-order Paragraphs

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each correctly ordered, adjacent pair)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading

  • Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)

    Number of Items : 4-5

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading

  • Multiple-Choice, Choose Single Answer

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Correct/Incorrect

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Reading

part 3: Listening

30 - 43 minutes
  • Summarize Spoken Text

    Number of Items : 1

    Scoring : Partial Credit

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Writing

  • Multiple-Choice, Choose Multiple Answers

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening

  • Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial credit (each correct word spelled correctly)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening

  • Highlight Correct Summary

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Correct/Incorrect

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Reading

  • Multiple-Choice, Choose Single Answer

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Correct/Incorrect

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening

  • Select Missing Word

    Number of Items : 1-2

    Scoring : Correct/Incorrect

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening

  • Highlight Incorrect Words

    Number of Items : 2-3

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each word. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Reading

  • Write From Dictation

    Number of Items : 3-4

    Scoring : Partial credit (for each word spelled correctly)

    Priority:

    Skills Scored : Listening, Writing