PTE Reading - Practice, Format, Marks, Time, Tips and Tricks, Question Types, Study Materials | PTE Guide

Pearson Test of English (PTE) is an English Language Proficiency examination for non-native English-speaking candidates who aim to study abroad or for immigration purposes. Pearson PTE test is accepted by most foreign universities and colleges all around the world. It is a human-free, computer-based English language skills testing exam with an AI-based automated scoring system. The PTE Academic exam consists of 4 sections i.e. PTE Speaking Section, PTE Writing Section, PTE Reading Section and PTE Listening Section. In this, article we'll understand the PTE Reading module, Reading question types, timings, marks, PTE Reading tips and tricks and how to practice PTE reading.

PTE Reading

PTE Reading is one of the 4 sections of the PTE Exam which assesses the flair of the PTE Academic aspirant in reading English. It has 5 different PTE tasks.

PTE Reading Time

The PTE Reading section is 29-30 minutes long. This time is overall and there are no question-wise timings in the Reading module.

PTE Reading Test Format, Question Types and Marks

1. Reading & Writing - Fill in the Blanks (R&W Blanks): In this PTE task, Text appears on-screen with several gaps. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 300 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading and Writing
  
  
• Time to Answer: Not Applicable
  
  
• You need to select the most appropriate words from a drop-down list to restore the text.
  
  
• R&W Blanks is scored as follows:

Correct	1 for each blank
Incorrect	0 for each blank

For more details, tips and tricks for Reading and Writing Blanks, read the below article:

Reading and Writing Fill in the Blanks PTE 2022, R & W Tips and Tricks, PTE Reading & Writing Blanks Practice | PTE Guide

2. Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers: In this PTE task, after reading the text, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting more than one response.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 300 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading
  
  
• Time to Answer: Not Applicable
  
  
• You need to select all the response options that you think are correct from the list of possible options.
  
  
• You will score marks for any correct options but you will lose score points for any incorrect options.
  
  
• MCQ Multiple Answers is scored as follows:
  
  

  Correct	1 for each answer
  Incorrect	-1 for each answer
  Minimum	0

3. Re-order Paragraphs (RO): In this PTE Task, several text boxes appear on the screen in random order. Put the text boxes in the correct order.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 150 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading
  
  
• Time to Answer: Not Applicable
  
  
• You need to restore the original order of the text by selecting text boxes and dragging them across the screen.
  
  
• Your response to Re-order Paragraphs is judged on your ability to understand the organization and cohesion of an academic text.
  
  
• If all text boxes are in the correct order, you receive the maximum score points for this question type.
  
  
• If one or more text boxes are in the wrong order, partial credit scoring applies.
  
  
• Reorder Paragraph is scored as follows:
  
  

  Correct	1 for each pair
  Incorrect	0 for each pair
  Minimum	0

4. Reading - Fill in the Blanks: In this PTE task, the text appears on a screen with several gaps in it. Drag words from the box below to fill the gaps.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 80 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading
  
  
• Time to Answer: Not Applicable
  
  
• There is a passage with some missing words. You have a list of words in the blue box that you can use to fill the gaps in the text.
  
  
• There are more words than gaps so you will not use all the words provided.
  
  
• Reading Fill in the Blanks is scored as follows:
  
  

  Correct	1 for each
  Incorrect	0 for each

For more details, tips and tricks for Reading Fill in the Blanks read the below article:

PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop Blanks) - Format, Scoring, Strategy, Tips and Tricks, Practice with Answers, Most Repeated Blanks PDF 2022 | PTE Guide

5. Multiple Choice, Single Answer: In this PTE question type, answer a multiple-choice question on the content or tone of the text by selecting one response after reading the text.

• Prompt Length: Text up to 300 words
  
  
• Skills Assessed: Reading
  
  
• Time to Answer: Not Applicable
  
  
• There are several possible response options but only one is correct.
  
  
• Your response is scored as either correct or incorrect. No credit is given for no response or an incorrect response.
  
  
• Reading MCQ Single Answer is scored as follows:
  
  

  Correct	1
  Incorrect	0

Note: All the information cited in this article is taken from the official Pearson PTE website. For more information related to PTE scoring and marks distribution, read the official PTE Score Guide available here.

PTE Reading Tips and Tricks

• Focus on the most important questions which are Read Aloud and Reading & Writing Blanks (Drop-down Blanks)
  
  
• Try to get a 70-80% content score in each Read Aloud question. Speak clearly and maintain the flow of the sentence to improve the overall Reading and Speaking PTE score.
  
  
• Try to get an average of 3/5 or 2/4 in each paragraph of R&W Blanks
  
  
• Follow Important Grammar Rules for the Reading Blanks: articles rule, modal auxiliary rule etc.
  
  
• Eliminate the wrong options first and then Guess the correct answer for each blank.
  
  
• Ignore Reading MCQs. Don't waste time on MCQs.
  
  
• Try to get 1 or 2 correct pairs in Reorder Paragraphs. Don't waste more than 2 minutes on one Reorder Paragraph.
  
  
• Practice the Summarise Written Text (SWT) as it also contributes to the PTE Reading section. Concat two important sentences using "and" or "moreover". To complete this task effectively, you can use PTEGuideApp's Proven Templates to get the best results.

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