PTE Academy Exam Scoring Pattern – Academy of IELTS

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a computer-based English language international test. Many of the test takers are not fully aware of the scoring pattern. But knowing the PTE Academic Exam Scoring pattern is as important as knowing the pattern and preparation parts.

The scoreboard of PTE academics consists of both communication skills and enabling skills like: In general, PTE Academic is scored using automated scoring. The automated scoring system uses complex algorithms that are trained by testing data samples of over 10,000 students that have appeared for the test with around 120 native languages.

The overall score is based on the performance of all test items. The scores range from 10 to 90 points.

Part-1: Speaking and Writing

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
Write Essay	20-40 min	1-2	Partial credit	Writing: Vocabulary, grammar, written disclosure, spelling Content: Structure n coherent, development
Short answer question		10-12		Listening and speaking Vocabulary
				Vocabulary
Summarize written text	20-30 min	2-3	Partial credit	Reading and writing Grammar, Form, vocabulary Content,

Part-2: Reading

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

Part-3: Listening

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

Your score depends on how good you prepare and the strategy of preparation depends on the score pattern. So, it is really important to understand the PTE Academic Exam Scoring for good marks. Focus more on the areas where the chances of scoring are higher. Concentrating on the tiny and important details will definitely bring a perfect PTE academic result for you.

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