Understanding the PTE Score Pattern
Scored against the Global Scale of English, PTE Score Reports give an accurate snapshot of test-takers’ performance on a scale from 10 to 90.Along with the major skills of LSRW (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing), it assess and reports individual English sub-skills and enabling skills of the test taker.
With PTE Score Cards, one can see:
Major Skills – Language Skills
Sub Skills of a Language.
| Item Type | Time |
No. Of items |
Scoring | Skills |
| Read Loud | 30-35 min | 6-7 | Partial credit | Reading and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content |
| Repeat Sentence | 10-12 | Partial credit | Listening and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content | |
| Describe Image | 6-7 | Partial credit | Speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation Content | |
| Retell Lecture | 3-4 | Partial credit | Listening and speaking Oral fluency, pronunciation content | |
| Short answer question | 10-12 | Partial credit | Listening and speaking Vocabulary |
| Item Type | Time | No. Of items | Scoring | Skills |
| Summarize written text | 20-30 min | 2-3 | Partial credit | Reading and writing Grammar, Form, vocabulary Content, |
| Write Essay | 20-40 min | 1-2 | Partial credit | Writing: Vocabulary, grammar, written disclosure, spelling Content: Structure n coherent, development |
| Item Type | Time | No.of items | Scoring | Skills |
|
Multiple-choice, choose single answer |
32-40min | 2 – 3 | Correct/ incorrect | Reading |
| Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers |
2 – 3 | Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen) |
Reading | |
| Re-order paragraphs | 2 – 3 | Partial credit (for each correctly ordered, adjacent pair) | Reading | |
| Reading: Fill in the blanks |
4 – 5 | Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank) |
Reading | |
| Reading and writing: Fill in the blanks |
5 – 6 | Partial credit (for each correctly completed blank) |
Reading and writing |
| Item Type | Time | No. of items | Scoring | Skills |
| Summarize spoken text |
20-30 min | 2 – 3 | Partial credit | Listening and writing Grammar, vocabulary, spelling Content, form |
| Multiple-choice, choose multiple answers |
23-28 min | 2 – 3 | Partial credit (for each correct response. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen) |
Listening |
| Fill in the blanks | 2 – 3 | Partial credit (each correct word spelled correctly) |
Listening and Reading | |
| Highlight correct summary |
2 – 3 | Correct/ incorrect |
Listening | |
| Multiple-choice, choose single answer |
2 – 3 | Correct/ incorrect |
Listening | |
| Select missing word | 2 – 3 | Correct/ incorrect |
Listening and reading | |
| Highlight incorrect words |
2 – 3 | Partial credit (for each word. Points deducted for incorrect options chosen) |
Listening and reading | |
| Write from dictation | 3 – 4 | Partial credit (for each word spelled correctly) |
Listening and writing |
Natural – paced, effortless and smooth delivery of the speech.
The correct use of the word in the formation of sentence and word at the sentence level
Is the word which you use is according to the spelling rules of the language will be checked. The variations of every nation are considered. Have to use the same word consistently throughout the exam.
The production of the speech of the word sounds in a way which should be easily understandable by regular language speakers. National or regional variations are considered to the degree of their understanding by the regular speakers of the language.
Efficient in the case of communication and correctness of the production of written language at the textual level is measured. These skills are represented by its internal coherence, logical development, represented in the structure of written text and the range of linguistic resources which are used to express the meaning exactly
The exact and most appropriate choice of words used to describe the context of the as well as the lexical range of the language.