Speaking Question Types
Personal Introduction [PI]
➢ Get familiar with the Test Technology.
➢ Helps in preparing for your speaking and listening questions.
➢ No contribution to your score, just a warm-up session.
➢ Time – 25 seconds to prepare, 30 seconds to speak
Read Aloud (RA)
➢ Text Appears on the Screen
➢Text Length 60 Words
➢Skills Evaluated : Reading and Speaking
➢Time : 35 seconds to finish the question.
Correct Position Of Microphone
Tips and Tricks
➢ Fluency
➢ Proper Punctuation
➢ No fumbling
➢ No going back even if you have missed a word.
➢ Start Speaking within 3 seconds as the blue bar starts else the
microphone will stop on its own.
Repeat Sentence
➢ Repeat sentence after hearing a recorded audio.
➢ Skills evaluated : Listening and Speaking
➢ Time : 15 seconds to answer
Tips and Tricks
➢ Mimic the Speaker
➢ Chunking Strategy
➢Shadowing Technique
➢ Jot down first half of the sentence and remember the second half.
➢ Listen to the audio and visualize. The brain remembers it for a few
seconds.
Answer Short Questions (ASQ)
➢ Answer in single word or few words after listening to the question.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Listening and Speaking.
➢ Time : 3 to 9 seconds to prepare and 10 seconds to answer.
Tips and Tricks
➢ Don’t waste more time on this task as it a Low Scoring Task.
➢ Keep your Cursor on the Next prompt and press it immediately.
Describe Image (DI)
➢ Talk about the image given in detail.
➢ Skill Evaluated : Speaking.
➢ Time : 40 Seconds to Answer.
Tips and Tricks
➢ Describe Image Format
Describe Image :-
I can see a beautiful image in front of me. Let me have a closer look.
By having a closer look I can see that… TOPIC
.
.
In conclusion , this is a very informative picture.
➢ Speak uninterrupted for 25-26 seconds.
➢ Maintain your fluency and punctuations.
Re-tell Lecture (RL)
➢ Listen or watch a lecture.
➢ Re-tell the Lecture in your own words.
➢Skill Evaluated : Speaking and Listening.
➢ Time : 90 seconds to Listen and prepare and 40 seconds to record.
Tips and Tricks
➢ Re-tell Lecture Format :
The speaker was discussing……
Firstly, he mentioned that…….
Moreover, he talked about….
In addition to this , he discussed…..
Lastly, he suggested that…..
Finally, he concluded that…..
➢ Speak for 35 seconds minimum.
➢ Speak fluently and with proper punctuations.
Summarize Written Text (SWT)
➢ Summary to be written in One Sentence after reading the text.
➢ Paragraph : 300 words
➢ Skills Evaluated : Reading and Writing
➢ Time : 10 minutes to answer
Tips and Tricks
➢ Join two sentences using a connector.
➢ Avoid sentence which includes example and pronoun.
➢ One sentence.
➢ Keep the word limit between 25-40 words.
➢ After 40 words the computer checks for Lexical errors so ensure you
don’t cross 40 words.
Essay
➢ 250 - 300 words to be written.
➢ Skill Evaluated : Writing
➢ Time : 20 Minutes
Tips and Tricks
➢ Essays are of three types :
Problem Solving
Agree / Disagree
Both Sided (Where you have to share your opinion)
➢ The only task in PTE where you need to learn something.
➢ Format for essay will be shared please follow them and you will
definitely score good.
High Scoring Task in PTE
PTE High Scoring Task
Speaking Read Aloud
Repeat Sentence
Describe Image
Retell Lecture
Writing Summarize Written Text
Essay
Reading Reading FIB
Reorder Paragraph
Reading and Writing FIB
Listening Summarize Spoken Text
Fill in the Blanks
Highlight Incorrect Words
Write from Dictation
Low Scoring Task in PTE
PTE Low Scoring Task
Speaking Answer Short Question
Writing
Reading Multiple Choice Question Multiple Answer
Multiple Choice Question Single Answer
Listening Select Missing Words
Highlight Correct Summary
Multiple Choice Multiple Question
➢ Read the given text and answer the MCQ.
➢ Select more than ONE Answer.
➢ Text Length : 300 Words.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Reading.
➢ NEGATIVE MARKING.
➢ 2-3 Questions.
➢ Time : Not Applicable.
Tips and Tricks
➢ LOW Scoring Task
➢ Don’t waste more time on these Questions.
➢ Skim the paragraph in a minute or two and randomly select the
answer.
➢ You need to save time for Write From Dictation.
Re-Order Paragraphs
➢ Put the Random Text boxes in the Correct Order.
➢ Text Length : 150 Words
➢Skills Evaluated : Reading
➢ Time : Not Applicable
Tips and Tricks
➢ Reorder Strategy 1:-
1. Introductory Sentence.
2. Subject to Subject Connection.
3. Ending becomes the beginning or middle part.
4. Conclude with a Connector.
➢ Reorder Strategy 2:-
1. Introduction.
2. Problem.
3. Solution.
4. Conclusion.
Fill in the Blanks (Reading and Writing)
➢ Fill in the Blanks of the given text
➢ Drag words from the given box
➢Skills Evaluated : Reading and Writing
➢ Time : Not Applicable
Tips and Tricks
➢ Fill in the Blanks Strategies :
1. Predict Collocation Words.
2. Matching Strategy.
3. Elimination Strategy.
4. Skimming Technique.
Collocation words with GIVE
Collocations with KEEP
Collocations with MAKE
Summarize Spoken Text
➢ Listen to a recording, write 50 – 70 words summary.
➢ Prompt Length : 60 – 90 words.
➢ Skills Assessed : Listening and Writing.
➢ Time : NA
Tips and Tricks
➢ Summarize Spoken Text Format:
The speaker was discussing……
Firstly, he mentioned that…….
Moreover, he talked about….
In addition to this , he discussed…..
Lastly, he suggested that…..
Finally, he concluded that…..
Multiple Choice Multiple Question
➢ Read the given text and answer the MCQ.
➢ Select more than ONE Answer.
➢ Text Length : 300 Words.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Reading.
➢ NEGATIVE MARKING.
➢ 2-3 Questions.
➢ Time : Not Applicable.
Tips and Tricks
➢ LOW Scoring Task
➢ Don’t waste more time on these Questions.
➢ Skim the paragraph in a minute or two and randomly select the
answer.
➢ You need to save time for Write From Dictation.
Fill in the Blanks
➢ A transcript of a recording appears on the screen with 4-5 gaps. After
listening to the recording, type the missing word in every gap.
➢ Prompt : Audio length 30 – 60 seconds.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Listening and Writing.
➢ Time : NA
Tips and Tricks
➢ Be vigilant while the audio plays.
➢ Jot down the initial of the word on the rough pad.
➢ Run along with the speaker.
➢ If you miss out on a word don’t hold on over there rather move
ahead.
Highlight Correct Summary
➢ After listening to the recording, select the paragraph that best
summarizes the audio.
➢ Prompt : Length 30 – 90 seconds.
➢ Skills Evaluated: Listening and Reading.
➢ Time : NA
Tips and Tricks
➢ Skim the options within a minute max.
➢ If you can’t make out the correct option randomly click anyone as it’s
a low scoring task.
➢ Don’t spend more than TWO MINUTES on this task.
Highlight Incorrect Words
➢ Highlight Incorrect Words while you hear a passage.
➢ Prompt Length : 60 – 90 seconds.
➢ Transcript of the passage is given which has 4-5 incorrect words and
they need to be highlighted.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Listening, Reading
➢ Has NEGATIVE MARKING
Tips and Tricks
➢ Be vigilant while the audio plays.
➢ Ensure to move the cursor along with the speaker.
➢ If you miss by a word don’t get stuck and move fast.
➢ HIGH SCORING Task and can fetch you full marks in both reading and
listening if you stay vigilant.
Write From Dictation
➢ Last Question of the PTE Test.
➢You will hear a sentence and you will have to type it as you hear.
➢ Skills Evaluated : Listening and Writing.
➢ Length : 5 – 6 seconds
➢ Marks Per Question 8 -10
➢ Total Marks : 35
Tips and Tricks
➢ Chunking Strategy.
➢ Numbers.
➢Proof Reading.
➢ Be clear whether you want to memorize the sentence when it plays
or you want to write it down.
➢ Grammatical Errors
➢ Spelling Mistakes.