PTE Syllabus 2025 (Updated): Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking Section

PTE syllabus 2025: The PTE Academic tests the Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening abilities to confirm that the student can study in the foreign country and establish their proficiency in the English language. The PTE syllabus 2025 is mostly composed of three sections, the Speaking & Writing Section, the Reading Section and the Listening Section. This article enlightens the PTE Exam syllabus 2025.

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1. PTE Section Wise Syllabus 2025
2. PTE Exam Pattern 2025
3. PTE Exam Scoring Chart 2025
4. PTE Registration 2025
5. PTE Results and Score 2025

To excel in the PTE exam students have to be confident of what they should study, how they should manage time, and follow the right kind of strategies for each question type under all the modules of the PTE exam 2025.

Keep reading the article to know the PTE Exam Syllabus section-wise 2025, question types and other details related to PTE syllabus 2025.

PTE Section Wise Syllabus 2025

PTE Reading Syllabus 2025

The PTE syllabus 2025 for reading has no change and students will have to attempt around 30- 40 questions within a short duration of around half an hour. Today we will check an example of each question type and also the best way to solve and reach the most accurate answer. Students preparing for the PTE exam must make sure to practice reading a lot of authenticated material and enhance their vocabulary.

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PTE Reading Question Types

1. Multiple-choice, choose a single answer- Students must read the question statement first and identify the context of the question, think of what the question is aiming at what/why?

Skim the passage, find the keywords related to the question, and analyze the correct option using the elimination method.

2. Multiple choice- choose multiple options- Just like the multiple choice- choose a single option, in this question type you have to select the right options using the elimination method. Keep in mind that any wrong selection will give you a negative mark.

3. Re-order paragraphs- You just need to be logical in this question type. Recollect all the English grammar rules you have learned related to the usage of articles, pronouns, usage of acronyms, and usage of transitional words. Also, read the sequence of the selected answer twice before you submit it.

4. Reading: fill in the blanks- This question type in the PTE reading 2025, will be based on the usage of the right vocabulary words, synonyms, and relating to the context of the paragraph.

5. Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks - This question type will check your knowledge of using correct synonyms, tenses, subject-verb agreement, plurals, and adjectives.

These are some of the question types in the reading section of the PTE syllabus 2025.

PTE Writing Syllabus 2025

In the PTE syllavbus 2025, the writing part is the summarizing of the written text questions and the Essay writing. For the Summarizing question, the candidate must have adequate grammar knowledge and must be well-versed in using connecting words, transitional words, and the art of interpreting information in logical words.

PTE Writing Question Types

PTE Writing Summarize written text questions will have a long passage and the students need to read the text quickly for the main information and summarize it with the main key points covering the subject, and flow of the information given. The key to scoring high here is using the right connecting words and following the exact instructions given in the question statement.

PTE essay writing will have 1-2 essays and the topic of the essay could be any topic in a generalized way, the candidate must have a thorough knowledge of the way to write an essay in a strategic way. Students appearing for the PTE exam 2025 must practice different types of essay writing such as:

• Opinion based essay

• Advantages and disadvantages

• Problem and solution

• Cause and effect

• Comparison and contraction type

• 2 point essays

PTE Listening Syllabus 2025

The PTE listening syllabus 2025 does include listening material from various topics, students must mainly focus on listening accurately and should practice understanding different accents. Watching BBC documentaries, and authenticated English news channels can be a good resource for developing listening habits.

PTE Listening Question Types

1. Summarize spoken text- Make notes as you hear the audio and speak out the same information using sequential and transitional words. The best tip is you should learn the art of making notes.

2. Multiple choice- Choose Multiple answers- Read the question before the audio starts, make notes, and note the flow of information and the tone of the context that is delivered. The subject, tenses and tone, information will help you eliminate the wrong options and reach the right one.

3. Fill in the blanks- The simplest scoring question in the PTE listening is the fill-in-the-blanks, you just have to listen to the audio and note the right word of the transcript that is read.

4. Highlight correct summary- While you listen to the audio, note down the main points. The note-making will help you eliminate the wrong options and reach the correct summary option.

5. Multiple choice- choose a single answer- Listen carefully to the spoken audio and select the correct option. The best tip here is to read the question first and aim at reaching the right context.

6. Highlight incorrect words- This question type will check your listening ability in a very minute way. Remember that this question also leads to negative markings, so be very careful while selecting the wrong word. Not selecting a word is better than selecting the wrong word.

7. Write from dictation- You just have to listen to the sentence carefully and type the same.

PTE Speaking Syllabus 2025

The major focus of the PTE speaking syllabus 2025 includes speaking, listening, and understanding general information and expressing the same inaccurate and logical ways. General awareness about various aspects will be helpful. Students must practice correct tone, and pronunciation and develop a higher level of fluency.

PTE Speaking Question Types

1. Read Aloud - One of the easiest ones, but tedious as you have to be fast in speaking. By fast we mean to say that you have to maintain a high level of fluency keeping in mind the right pronunciation, stress on words, and tone. You just have to read aloud a paragraph of 3-4 sentences.

2. Repeat Sentence- Listen to the one-sentence audio very carefully and repeat it in the same manner. The tip is to listen for its meaning so that you can recollect the words easily.

3. Describe Image - There are different types of images that are shown and you need to judge the kind of image it is: formal or informal and describe the same in a verbal manner. Some types of images are in the form of reports while others are informal.

Some examples are:

• Bar-graph presentation

• Line-graph presentation

• Pie-chart

• Maps

• Informal image

• Sequential diagram

4. Re-tell Lecture - To excel in this type of question, you need to take notes actively while listening to the information. Use abbreviations, and symbols scribble the notes in the way you are comfortable, and just speak the information you have noted using sequential words like firstly, secondly, and finally.

5. Answer Short Questions- Your basic general knowledge will help you score points in this type of question.

These are the different sections and question types in the PTE syllabus 2025.

PTE Exam Pattern 2025

The PTE exam pattern 2025 is as follows:

Part 1: Speaking and Writing

Part 2: Reading

Part 3: Listening

PTE Exam Scoring Chart 2025

PTE exam 2025 scoring is aligned with the CERF: Common European Framework for Reference for Languages, this includes language levels defined by the description of language competency.

The table below shows PTE academic scores aligned to CEFR levels A2 to C2.

PTE Registration 2025

The PTE exam registration can be done easily online on the official website of the PTE. The candidates must create their login credentials and add their passport number as their identity for PTE registration. After this, the candidates will just have to fill in the details and select the available time slots at their nearest exam centers. These days the PTE test center are vast in number so it is very convenient for the students to reach their exam center.

PTE Results and Score 2025

PTE results are normally declared within 5 working days, the overall academic scores: communicative skills and enabling skills.

Overall Score:

Each student in the PTE exam attempts around 70-90 questions and with 20 different tasks. For each task, the score given contributes to the overall score. The score is in the range of 10-90 points.

Communicative Skills Score:

These are measured in all four modules: listening, reading, writing and speaking. These tasks also test the specific subskills. For integrated tasks (those assessing reading and listening, or any 2 modules together), the task score contributes to communication skills. The score ranges from 10-90.

Enabling Skills:

The PTE enabling skills are used to rate productive tasks and skills of speaking and writing. The enabling skills will measure the candidate's performance in

• Grammar

• Oral fluency

• Pronunciation

• Spelling

• Vocabulary

• Written discourse

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