PTE ACADEMIC EXAM TIPS

 PTE ACADEMIC EXAM TIPS

·        Get your passport ready a night before the exam.

·        Be relaxed and never get stressed.

·        Try to reach 40min, before on the exam place, before your exam starts.

·        Never recall the words or notes, try to get relax all the time.

·        Always get your microphones checked by invigilator.

·        Don’t introduce yourself in full details: Just mention, My name is -------- and I’m taking the PTE Academic Test.

·        When you get on the record and playback option, always double check your microphones, whether recording properly or not.

·        Fix the position of microphone in a correct position near to your position, don’t play with any other button on the equipment e.g trying to increase microphone volume, always get it done by invigilator.

·        Click on Next Section to begin the exam.

Good Luck for the exam

Speaking Section:-

1) Read Aloud

·        No. of items are 6 or 7

·        Try to give stress on key words and high frequency vocabulary words.

·        Be smooth and clear

·        Never hesitate as it will negatively influence your oral fluency

·        Read aloud score goes in reading as well.

·        Never try to correct your mistakes by going backwards as you will make more mistakes.

·        You would be provided 35 seconds in the beginning to read the passage, avail that time to get yourself familiar with anonymous words.

·        There would be a beep when the recording starts. Keep an eye on recording always.

2) Repeat Sentence

·        Try to grasp maximum ideas or words of the speaker.

·        Write the second half of the sentence quickly, if you are having a short-term memory concern.

·        Partially credited-doesn’t weigh too much score.

·        Always try to deliver maximum information.

·        NEVER TAKE A SILENCE BREAK OF 3 SEC, as the recording will finish recording. Use gap fillers in every section of speaking, except read aloud section, e.g. let me see/think, I see, as far as I know etc.

3) Graph/Describe image

·        What kind of graph it is. i.e. line graph/pie chart/bar graph etc.

·        What is the title of graph

·        Time span i.e. from the year ---- to ------.

·        Highest percentage/proportion

·        Lowest percentage/proportion

·        Use specific vocabulary of graph.

·        Never hesitate

·        Use gap fillers, if unable to deliver information on time

4) Re-tell lecture

·        Note down key-words, points and ideas.

·        Start with” The speaker/lecturer/lecture depicts about-----

·        Introduction of topic

·        Causes and effects/advantages and disadvantages/comparison

·        Conclusion

5) Answer short-questions

·        Recall answers/information that sound familiar with the question.

·        Everyday life/calendar/scientific general knowledge questions relevant to academic subjects.

Writing Section:-

1) Summary:-

·        Try to give main point of the passage in one sentence only.

·        Separate the sentence using punctuation.

·        Always start from Research shows/Study reveals/The lecture depicts about-----

·        Try to focus on words limit mentioned in the question.

·        Keep an eye on time-frame i.e. 10 minutes for each summary.

·        Set aside a minimum of 1 minute approx. for checking mistakes, spellings, grammar and vocabulary.

·        Never mention irrelevant idea as it will affect your written disclosure(idea mentioned properly).

2) Essay:-

·        Word limit should not be less than 200 and not more than 300 as your essay will not get checked by the computer.

·        Mentioned paragraphs and ideas properly.

·        Keep an eye on time frame i.e 20 min for each essay

·        Use proper grammar and high frequency vocabulary words as they will entail (increase) your score.

·        Leave 2 minutes at the end for re-checking the essay.

(Skip to Next Question after completing each section, as computer will not do it by itself)