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PTE is an approximately three hours exam and this three hours can either make or break your VISA requirements. Hence, time management in PTE is of utmost importance. Just like in life not every situation deserves your full attention because they might not be important or critical to your needs, in PTE too not every questions deserve the full time. Not only questions are of different marking but also spending precious minutes on unimportant ones will decrease your time from important ones. Also, not to disregard some tasks require more attention and concentration than others.  PTE Speaking and writing questions are individually time bound where as PTE Reading and Listening have an overall time 32-41 minutes and 45-57 minutes respectively. This overall time is divided into both crucial and irrelevant tasks, One minute prioritized well can give that boost to your score that you have been looking for. One minute spend well can get you on the other side of your desired score. One ... Continue reading →

Pearson Tests of English (PTE) Academic is a globally recognized English language test designed for candidates seeking for permanent residency and for those who are looking forward to study abroad in a leading university. Basically, PTE consists of 4 modules in the order of Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening which are inter-related to each other which is a distinguishable difference between other English tests like IELTS and TOEFL in comparison with PTE. This computerized test includes a wide variety of questions within the allocated modules summing up to a maximum final mark of 90, in which the least score is 10 marks. The order of priority of the question types can be summarized as follows; By considering the priority of question types, main focus should be given to highest scoring questions and less attention should be given to least scoring questions, but none should be omitted or neglected since every point counts to the final mark. In order to achieve the target mark, ... Continue reading →

When it comes to PTE, many students believe that reading books or particularly reading text books will help them out to achieve their target scores in the PTE examination. IS THIS TRUE? What is the actual purpose of reading? Reading only helps you out to polish up your vocabulary in English and helps to enhance a persons’ language fluency. But is that what PTE requires? The simplest answer is NO. Many students believe that “I speak great English, I have top marks in English at school and I practice with my friends all the time! An English proficiency test should be a piece of cake!” Here is the problem with that logic: English proficiency tests are not just about English. Remember, the PTE exam exists to assess your ability to operate in a completely English environment, be it a workplace, a university or a training program, and to do this you must be skilled at critical thinking, social interaction and problem-solving. As this quote says, “It is ... Continue reading →

The PTE examination consists of four main modules as Speaking, Reading, Listening and Writing. Among these modules, Reading Aloud is one out of the 20 question types, which appear as the first question in the desktop screen at a Formal PTE examination. Many students regard this question type to be a very simple one just because of the unawareness of its utmost importance and prominence in getting a good score in the PTE examination. In Reading Aloud, you’ll see some text on the screen, in which you’ll have 30-40 seconds to read the text, comprehend it and to prepare your response. After the preparation time, the microphone will open up where you will then have 30-40 seconds to speak up and record the answer. This question type contributes a large quantity of marks to both the speaking and reading modules in a similar manner which is why this question type beholds much importance. How well you accomplish the reading aloud task depends on how natural and comfortable you come ... Continue reading →