PTE Academic Overall Scoring

PTE Academic Overall Scoring

• Total score: 10–90
• Communicative Skills: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing (each 10–90)
• Enabling Skills: Grammar, Oral Fluency, Pronunciation, Spelling, Vocabulary, Written Discourse

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SPEAKING MODULE (including 2 newer question types)

Question Type	No. of Qs	Max Score Contribution	Skills Assessed
1.      Read Aloud	6–7	~22–24 points	Speaking + Reading
2.      Repeat Sentence	10–12	~30–35 points	Speaking + Listening
3.      Describe Image	3–4	~12–15 points	Speaking
4.      Re-tell Lecture	1–2	~10–12 points	Speaking + Listening
5.      Answer Short Question	5–6	~5–6 points	Speaking + Listening
6.      Respond to a Situation (NEW)	2–3	~4–6 points	Speaking (functional language)
7.     Summarize Group Discussion (new) – ORAL (NEW)	1–2	~6–8 points	Speaking + Listening

Speaking total contribution: ~90 points (cross-scored)
Most powerful: Repeat Sentence + Read Aloud

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WRITING MODULE

Question Type	No. of Qs	Score Contribution	Skills
1.      Summarize Written Text	1–2	~20–25 points	Writing + Reading
2.      Essay	1	~25–30 points	Writing

Writing total: ~90 points
Essay alone can affect Grammar & Written Discourse heavily

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READING MODULE

Question Type	No. of Qs	Score Contribution
1.      Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks	5–6	~30–35 points
2.      Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)	1–2	~5–7 points
3.      Re-order Paragraphs	2–3	~10–12 points
4.      Reading: Fill in the Blanks	4–5	~15–18 points
5.      Multiple Choice (Single Answer)	1–2	~5–6 points

Highest weight: R&W Fill in the Blanks

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LISTENING MODULE

Question Type	No. of Qs	Score Contribution
1.      Summarize Spoken Text	1–2	~20–25 points
2.      Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)	1–2	~5–7 points
3.      Fill in the Blanks	2–3	~15–18 points
4.      Highlight Correct Summary	1–2	~8–10 points
5.      Multiple Choice (Single Answer)	1–2	~5–6 points
6.      Select Missing Word	1–2	~5–6 points
7.      Highlight Incorrect Words	2–3	~12–15 points
8.      Write from Dictation	3–4	~30–35 points

MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION IN ENTIRE EXAM:

Write from Dictation (affects Listening + Writing)

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ENABLING SKILLS (Hidden but Powerful)

Skill	Max
Oral Fluency	90
Pronunciation	90
Grammar	90
Vocabulary	90
Spelling	90
Written Discourse	90

These are automatically calculated from Speaking & Writing tasks.

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SMART SCORE STRATEGY (Very Important)

If your target = 65 / 79 / 90, focus on:

Top 6 High-Scoring Questions

1. Repeat Sentence
2. Write from Dictation
3. Read Aloud
4. R&W Fill in the Blanks
5. Listening Fill in the Blanks
6. Summarize Spoken Text