PTE Scoring Structure for all sections based on each task

PTE Scoring Speaking

Tasks Speaking Reading Listening
Read Aloud 22.2 22.1
Repeat Sentence 32.1 19.7
Describe Image 22.2
Re-tell Lecture 11.1 9.9
Answer Short Questions 2.4 6.6
Total 90 22.1 36.2

Read Aloud

It carries equal marks to speaking and reading. If we maintain smooth fluency and
50% pronunciation, we will get more than 79 marks in speaking section as the
content is not important in speaking section. However, for reading and listening, it
is very important to maintain content and pronunciation as well.

Repeat sentence

32 marks for speaking and around 20 for listening. This task contributes highest
marks to PTE.

Describe image

Since it is scored only for speaking section, we can concentrate only on fluency to
get more marks in speaking section.

Retell Lecture

11 marks for speaking section and 9.9 marks for listening section. For both describe
image and retell lecture we can follow the template to avoid fumbling while
speaking. We can follow any template, but we should capture proper phrases from
the inputs provided and include them in the template. You can find the templates
that I have shared in the speaking section.

Answer short Questions

Only 2.4 marks for speaking section and 6.6 marks for listening section. It is
completely based on the general knowledge, and we have lot of questions on the
internet. For ASQ, if we don’t know the answer, just repeat the question as it is
evaluating your listening skills and not the general knowledge

PTE Scoring – Writing

Tasks Writing Reading
Summarize Written Text 10.4 10.3
Essay 11.2
Reading Section 22.3
Listening Section 46.1
Total 90 10.3

Although we have only two tasks in writing section, which carries only 20
marks, the tasks from reading and listening sections provide more marks.
Summarize written text contributes 10 marks for reading section.

PTE Scoring – Reading

Tasks Reading Writing
Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop) 14.8
Fill in the Blanks (drop-down) 22.1 22.3
Re-order Paragraphs 5.8
Multiple Choice – Single Answer 1.5
Multiple Choice – Multiple Answers 3
Speaking Section 22.1
Writing Section 10.3
Listening Section 10.4
Total 90 22.3
Fill in the blanks (drag and drop) – This is scored only for reading.

Fill in the blanks (drop-down) – It carries approximately equal marks for

reading and writing.

Reorder paragraph is scored only for reading section.

MCQs – Both single answer and multiple answer multiple choice questions
have only less marks. This is what I have mentioned earlier. We can give more
priority to other tasks and give less importance to these two tasks. Since
reading section is time consuming, overall, we can spend only a maximum of
2 minutes for each question of these two tasks and can concentrate on other
tasks. The remaining marks will be contributed by the other three sections.

PTE Scoring – Listening

Tasks Listening Writing Reading
Summarize Spoken Text 13.1 11.9
Multiple Choice – Multiple Answers 2.6
Fill in the Blanks 6.6 7.4
Highlight Correct Summary 1.3 1.5
Multiple Choice – Single Answer 1.3
Select Missing Word 1.3
Highlight Incorrect Words 7.9 8.9
Write From Dictation 19.7 26.8
Speaking Section 36.2
Total 90 46.1 10.4

And the final section is listening, which has more tasks. However, we can
prioritize the tasks by allocating less time for the sections, which carries less
marks.
Here, summarizes spoken text, fill in the blanks and write from dictation are
important for writing as well. Similarly, highlight incorrect words is important
for reading section. Other sections have very less marks. Therefore, we can
allocate time based on the provided time.

Normally, we will spend more time for highlight correct summary and may miss
1 or 2 WFD. But the points provided for HCS is only 1.3 for listening section
and 1.5 for reading section. Therefore, we need to complete this task as quick
as possible. Whereas, WFD has more marks for listening and writing sections,
therefore, we must allocate at least 4 minutes for this task, because sometimes
we will get 4 questions in WFD. As a result, try to complete the tasks as soon
as possible, which is less important and spend more time on other tasks