PTE

The PTE exam syllabus is focused on the four key parameters of assessing the English language proficiency, i.e. Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening. The PTE exam syllabus is-

1. Speaking & Writing  
   
   • Personal Introduction- Involves a brief introduction of you.
   • Read Aloud- Read short passages given on the screen and get tested for pronunciation, fluency and intonation. 
   • Repeat Sentence- Repeat the sentence that you listened to in the recording.
   • Describe Image- You will be presented with an image on the screen, and that image may include a graph, data, or anything. You will then have to describe the image in detail in the given amount of time. 
   • Re-tell Lecture- Listen/watch a lecture and then re-tell it in your own words.
   • Answer Short Question- Answer a question that you listened to on the recording with a single or multiple words.  
   • Summarise Group Discussion (New)- This task requires you to listen to a recorded discussion between 3 people and then summarise the whole of the discussion in your own words. 
   • Respond to a Situation- Listen to and read the description of a situation and then answer a question based on this.
   • Summarise Written Text- On reading a given passage, you will be required to write a summary of it in 1 sentence.  
   • Essay- Write an essay of 200-300 words on a topic within the given amount of time. 
2. Reading 
   
   • Reading & Writing - (Dropdown): On the screen, you will be presented with a text containing several gaps. Select the right word for the gap from the dropdown list. 
   • Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers- After listening to a recording, answer a multiple-choice question by selecting multiple best choices on the content and tone of the text.
   • Re-order Paragraphs- Arrange randomly placed text in correct order on the screen. 
   • Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)- There is a text with some gaps in it. You will have to fill the gaps with the correct words given in the box below. Simply drag and drop the word in the gap to fill it. 
   • Multiple Choice, Single Answer- after listening to a recording, answer a multiple-choice question by selecting only 1 response. 
3. Listening 
   
   • Summarise Spoken Text- You have to write a short 50-70-word summary after listening to a recording.
   • Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers- Upon listening to a recording, you have to choose multiple options based on the content and tone of the recording. 
   • Fill in the Blanks (Type in)- The transcript of a recording with a few gaps (blanks) is already given on the screen. You must fill the gaps with correct words/phrases after listening to the available material only once. 
   • Highlight Correct Summary- You will be given some summary paragraphs, and upon listening to the recording, you will have to select the summary paragraphs that best describe the recording. 
   • Multiple Choice, Single Answer- Select one single choice upon listening to a recording.
   • Select Missing Word- From the list of available options, you will have to select the words that correctly complete the recording upon listening to the recording.
   • Highlight Incorrect Word- You will be given the transcript of a recording on the screen, and as you listen to the recording, you will have to identify the words that don't match the recording.  
   • Write from Dictation- You will listen to a recorded sentence and then have to type it.