PTE Academic

Are you preparing for PTE Academic? This blog brings you test tips that will help you perform when taking PTE Academic. Visit www.pearsonpte.com for more information about the test and the relevant test preparation resources available.

Monday, 5 July 2010

30 Prepare, Practice, Perform!

Before you take PTE Academic, we encourage you to use the valuable Learning Resources available through the PTE Academic website to ensure your success. There are several key ones to help you prepare and practice for PTE Academic:

  • PTE Academic Tutorial – in this free tutorial you can become familiar with the screen format, the parts of the test, and how to respond to tasks 
  • The Official Guide to PTE Academic– purchase the guide  to review and practice all the item types, the subskills tested, and understand how responses are scored 
  • Skills pod for PTE Academic – this free web tool directs you to over 90 on and offline resources to help you develop the subskills tested in PTE Academic 
  • Unscored Practice Test – take an unscored practice test and review the feedback (free when you register for PTE Academic) 
  • Scored Practice Test – purchase and take a scored practice test to find out if you are ready to take PTE Academic.
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Important Test Tips

* Do
Use correct punctuation for writing tasks: full stops, capital letters, commas, etc
Answer the question. If the question asks you to write or speak about sport, write or speak about ‘sport’ NOT ‘science’
Keep strictly within the word limit given for writing tasks
Respond quickly and keep speaking during speaking tasks. The microphone will close after 3 seconds of silence and stop recording

* Don’t
Write ENTIRELY in capital letters. Only use capitals when needed: at the beginning of sentences, names, etc
Click Next (N) before you have completed the task and are ready to move on