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The Pearson Test of English assesses the written, spoken, skills of the candidates to ensure that they are capable of studying in the international environment, with a good grasp over the universal language of English. By scoring well in this test, students can assure the admission committee as well as the visa officers that they are capable of understanding the globally accepted official language while studying on the foreign land . A good score in the test also ensures that candidates would be able to represent their ideas, deliver presentations, work to gain international exposure, and basically function on the international front in front of foreign audiences. This helps the applicants ensure that they are ready to study amidst students from all over the world and international faculty members in the universal official language.

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As an English language test, PTE is no exception and has a similar kind of Exam Pattern like other English language tests. It  focuses  on the three major sections of the language proficiency : Speaking  and Writing  Section Reading Section Listening Section

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Part 1: Speaking & Writing (77 – 93 minutes)

As  the name implies, this section tests the  candidate  on the basis of their 2 major skills of communication, which are spoken and written skills. This section comprises of six small sections that test you on your promptness over speaking and writing the written test that you would get to read for the first time ever. The complete section is given time duration of 77 to 93 minutes and the time allotted to each segment is as follows: Personal introduction:  55 seconds: 25 seconds for prompt ,  30 seconds to record Read  aloud: 30-40 seconds to prepare for reading out the text of 60 words Repeat  sentence: 15 seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 15 seconds to record Describe  image:  25  seconds are granted to study the image as well as prepare your response on the same Re-tell  lecture: 90 seconds for prompt  length,10  seconds to prepare and 40 seconds to answer Answer short  question:  20  seconds: 3-9 seconds for prompt, 10 seconds to  answer

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This  section tests the candidates on the basis of their ability to understand the written instructions in the language. The section further divided into 5 segments is 32 to 41 minutes long. Check out the segment-wise pattern for time distribution of this  section: Reading  & writing: Fill in the  blanks ( Read 80 words of  text) Multiple choice, choose multiple  answers ( Read 300 words of  text) Re-order  paragraphs ( Read 150 words of  text) Reading: Fill in the  blanks ( Read 150 words of  text) Multiple choice, choose single  answer ( Read 300 words of  text)

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The  listening section of the PTE Academic is stretched over 45 to 57 minutes of duration. This one is designed to determine the ability to understand spoken English by the candidate. Here, the student needs to ascertain that they carefully hear the audio file played and retain what they heard. This section is divided into 8 segments and the time give to each segment is as  follows: Summarize  spoken  text:  60-90 seconds to retain  50-70 words, 10 minutes to write Multiple choice, choose multiple  answer: 40-90 seconds for prompt Fill in the  blanks:  30-60 seconds Highlight correct  summary:  30-90 seconds Multiple choice, choose single  answer:  30-60 seconds Select missing  word:  20-70 seconds Highlight incorrect  words:  15-50 seconds Write from  dictation:  3-5 seconds

What is PTE