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PTE and IELTS Score Comparison

PTE

IELTS

86-90

9.0

83-85

8.5

79-82

8.0

73-78

7.5

65-72

7.0

58-64
50-57

6.5
6.0

42-49

5.5

36-41

5.0

29-35

4.5

10-28

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PTE Test Format

Part

Content

Time Allowed

Intro

Personal Introduction

Not Scored

Part 1

Speaking and Writing

77-93 Minutes

Part 1

Reading

32-41 Minutes

Optional Break

Break

10 Minutes

Part 3

Listening

45-57 Minutes

Part 1: Speaking and Writing

Speaking (Total Time: 50 60 minutes)
Type of Tasks: 5
Number of Tasks: 35 42
Task type

Number
of
Tasks

Task description

Skills
Assessed

Text/ Recording
Length

Time to
Answer Each
Question

Read aloud

6 -7

A text appears on screen.

Read the text aloud into
your microphone.

Reading &
Speaking

Text up to 60
words

Depends on
the text
length

Repeat
Sentence

10 12

After listening to a
sentence, repeat the
sentence into your
microphone.

Listening &
Speaking

3-9 seconds

15 seconds

Describe
Image

6 -7

An image appears on
screen. Describe the image
in detail into your
microphone.

Speaking

n/a

40 seconds

Re-tell
Lecture

3 -4

Listening &
Speaking

Up to 90 seconds

40 seconds

Answer
Short
Question

10 - 12

After listening to or
watching a lecture, re-tell
the lecture in your own
words into your
microphone.
After listening to a
question, answer with a
single word or a few words
into your microphone.

Listening &
Speaking

3-9 seconds

10 seconds

Writing (Total Time: 40 70 minutes)

Type of Tasks: 2
Number of Tasks: 3-5
Task type

Number
of Tasks

Task description

Skills
Assessed

Text Length

Summarize
written text

2-3

Reading &
Writing

Text up to 300
words

Write Essay

1-2

After reading a passage,

write a summary with
certain word and sentence
limit
Write an essay on a given
topic

Writing

Up to 4
sentences

Time to
Answer
Each
Question
10 minutes

20 minutes

Part 2: Reading
Reading :(Total Time: 32 41 minutes)
Type of Tasks: 5
Number of Tasks: 15 20
Task type

Number Task description

of
Tasks

Skills
Assessed

Text Length

Multiplechoice,
choose
single
answer

2-3

Select a single answer to a

question about information
in a text.

Reading

Text up to 300
words

Multiplechoice,
choose
multiple
answer

2-3

Select more than one

answer to a question about
information in a text.

Reading

Text up to 300
words

Re-order
paragraph

2-3

Several text boxes appear

on screen in random order.
Put the text boxes in the
correct order.

Reading

Text up to 150
words

Reading: Fill
in the blanks

4-5

A text appears on screen

with several blanks. Drag
words or phrases from the
blue box to fill in the
blanks.

Reading

Text up to 80
words

Reading and
Writing: Fill
in the blanks

5-6

A text appears on screen

with several blanks. Fill in
the blanks by selecting
words from several dropdown lists of response
options.

Reading &
Writing

Text up to 300
words

Time to
Answer
Each
Question
Manage
time by
keeping an
eye on the
on-screen
timer
Manage
time by
keeping an
eye on the
on-screen
timer
Manage
time by
keeping an
eye on the
on-screen
timer
Manage
time by
keeping an
eye on the
on-screen
timer
Manage
time by
keeping an
eye on the
on-screen
timer

Part 3: Listening
Listening (Total Time: 45 57 minutes)
Type of Tasks: 8
Number of Tasks: 17 25
Task type

Number
of
Tasks
2-3

Summarize
Spoken Text
Multiplechoice,
choose
multiple
answer

2-3

Fill in the
Blanks

2-3

Highlight
Correct
Summary

2-3

Multiplechoice,
choose
single
answer
Select
Missing
Word

2-3

Highlight
Incorrect
words

2-3

Write from
Dictation

3-4

2-3

Task description

Skills
Assessed

After listening to a recording,

write a summary within
certain word limit
After listening to a recording,
answer a multiple-choice
question on the content or
tone of the recording by
selecting more than one
response.
The transcription of a
recording appears on screen
with several blanks. While
listening to the recording.
type the missing words into
the blanks.
A After listening to a
recording, select the
paragraph that best
summarizes the recording
After listening to a recording,
answer a multiple-choice
question on the content or
tone of the recording by
selecting one response.
After listening to a recording,
select the missing word or
group of words that completes
the recording.
The transcription of a
recording appears on screen.
While listening to the
recording, identify the words
in the transcription that differ
from what is said.
After listening to a recording
of a sentence, type the
sentence

Listening
& Writing

Text/
Recording
Length
60-90 seconds

Time to
Answer Each
Question
10 Minutes

Listening

40-90 seconds

Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the on
screen timer

Listening
& Writing

30-60 seconds

Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the on
screen timer

Listening
& Reading

30-90 seconds

Listening

30-60 seconds

Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the onscreen timer
Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the onscreen timer

Listening

20-70 seconds

Listening
& Reading

15-50 seconds

Listening
& Writing

3-5 seconds

Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the onscreen timer
Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the onscreen timer
Manage time
by keeping an
eye on the onscreen timer