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September 2011
Version 7

PTE Academic
Tutorial

Click Next before you have completed the task and are ready to move on

Write ENTIRELY in capital letters. Only use capitals when needed: at the beginning of sentences,
names, etc

Dont

Respond quickly and keep speaking during speaking tasks. The microphone will close after 3 seconds of
silence and stop recording

Keep strictly within the word limit given for writing tasks

Answer the question. If the question asks you to write or speak about sport, write or speak about sport
NOT science

Use correct punctuation for writing tasks: full stops, capital letters, commas, etc

Do

Important Test Tips

& Reading
& Listening

Listening

Reading

Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
Listening
& Reading
& Writing

& Writing
& Reading

& Writing

Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading & Writing

& Listening
& Listening

Part 3 Overview
Summarize spoken text
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
Fill in the blanks
Highlight correct summary
Multiple-choice, choose single answer
Select missing word
Highlight incorrect words
Write from dictation

Part 2 Overview
Multiple-choice, choose single answer
Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers
Re-order paragraphs
Fill in the blanks
Fill in the blanks
Optional Break

Part 1 Overview
Personal introduction
Read aloud
Repeat sentence
Describe image
Re-tell lecture
Answer short question
Summarize written text
Write essay

Speaking
Speaking
Speaking
Speaking
Speaking
Speaking
Writing
Writing

Speaking and Writing

Item Type
Test Overview
Item Overview
Test Introduction

Skills

Overview

Section

Contents

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Next button

Timer

Word Count

Cut, Copy, Paste buttons

Response box

Recording status box

PTE Academic: Glossary

Progress bar

Volume control bar

Current status

Audio status box

Each part may contain a number of

sections. Each section is individually
timed.

There are three timed parts:

Speaking and writing
Reading
Listening

The test takes approximately three

hours to complete. This includes an
un-timed introduction to the test and one
optional scheduled break of up to 10
minutes.

PTE Academic is designed to test your

English reading, writing, listening and
speaking skills.

PTE Academic: Test

Overview