Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)
PTE Academic is the world’s leading computer-based test of English for study abroad and immigration.
PTE Academic offers fast, flexible English testing. Candidates can schedule their test as little as twenty-four hours in advance, and typically receive their results within five business days. PTE Academic offers flexible testing locations, with test centres in over 50 countries worldwide.
PTE Academic is accepted by thousands of academic programs worldwide, including prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Yale University.
PTE Academic is also accepted for visa applications
- Results in five business days
- Schedule tests up to 24 hours in advance
- Accepted by thousands of universities and colleges worldwide
- Approved for Australian visa applications
There are four Modules:-
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing
Listening
| Item | Task | Skills assessed | Prompt length |
| Summarize spoken text | After listening to a recording, write a 50-70 word summary | listening and writing | 60-90 seconds |
| Multiple choice, choose multiple answers | After listening to a recording, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the recording by selecting more than one response | listening | 40-90 seconds |
| Fill in the blanks | A transcript of a recording appears on screen with several gaps. After listening to the recording, type the missing word in each gap | listening and writing | 30-60 seconds |
| Highlight correct summary | After listening to a recording, select the paragraph that best summarizes the recording | listening and reading | 30-90 seconds |
| Multiple choice, choose single answer | After listening to a recording, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the recording by selecting one response | listening | 30-60 seconds |
| Select missing word | After listening to a recording, select the missing word that completes the recording from a list of options | listening | 20-70 seconds |
| Highlight incorrect words | The transcript of a recording appears on screen. While listening to the recording, identify the words in the transcript that differ from what is said | listening and reading | 15-50 seconds |
| Write from dictation | After listening to a recording of a sentence, type the sentence | listening and writing | 3-5 seconds |
Reading
| Item | Task | Skills assessed | Prompt length |
| Multiple-choice, choose single answer | After reading a text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting one response | reading | text up to 110 words |
| Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers | After reading a text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting more than one response | reading | text up to 300 words |
| Re-order paragraphs | Several text boxes appear on screen in a random order. Put the text boxes in the correct order | reading | text up to 150 words |
| Reading: Fill in the blanks | A text appears on screen with several gaps. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps | reading | text up to 80 words |
| Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks | A text appears on screen with several gaps. Fill in each gap from a drop-down list of response options | reading and writing | text up to 300 words |
Speaking
| Item | Task | Skills assessed | Prompt length | Time to answer |
| Read aloud | A text appears on screen. Read the text aloud. | reading and speaking | text up to 60 words | varies by item, depending on the length of text |
| Repeat sentence | After listening to a recording of a sentence, repeat the sentence | listening and speaking | 3-9 seconds | 15 seconds |
| Describe image | An image appears on screen. Describe the image in detail. | speaking | N/A | 40 seconds |
| Re-tell lecture | After listening to or watching a lecture, re-tell the lecture in your own words. | listening and speaking | up to 90 seconds | 40 seconds |
| Answer short question | After listening to a question, answer with a single word or a few words. | listening and speaking | 3-9 seconds | 10 seconds |
Writing
| Summarize written text | After reading a text, write a one-sentence summary of the passage. | reading and writing | text up to 300 words | 10 minutes |
| Write essay | Write a 200–300 word essay on a given topic. | writing | 2-3 sentences | 20 minutes |