PTE Academics: Reading
All About Second Module of PTE Reading Sections
Unlike IELTS the reading in PTE doesn’t include a lot of reading. There are usually 19-22 questions divided by 5 question types which are to be solved in a collective time of 32-41 minutes as there are no individual timers for each question. The question types are as follows.Reading:
· Multiple choice questions (single answers)· Multiple choice questions (Multiple Answers)· Re-order the paragraph· Reading-Fill in the blanks· Reading & Writing- Fill in the blanks
Fig 3- PTE Academic: Reading
So let’s quickly jump into the details... 1. Multiple choice questions ( single answer) There will be a passage of 70-90 words on screen besides which a question with four answer options will appear. The candidate has to read the text and choose the correct option. There will be 2-3 such questions on different screens which will have their individual passages.
2. Multiple choice questions ( Multiple Answers) A paragraph of circa 100-120 words will be there on the screen and next to it will appear questions with 6 to 8 options. The candidate may choose more than one option upon reading the text. But, "BE AWARE OF THE NEGATIVE MARKING"!!!!!!!!. If any of the response is incorrect a reward of -1 will be given. There are 2-3 of such questions.
3. Reorder the paragraph 4-5 disarranged sentences will appear on the screen, which is to be arranged in an order to make them a meaningful paragraph. There will be 2-3 such questions and they are very time consuming, hence put extra efforts.
4. Reading- Fill in the Blanks There is a small paragraph on-screen with 4-6 blanks which are to be filled with the options given in a box below the text. These are vocabulary-based. So work on your vocabulary to do well in this section. There are 4-6 such paragraphs on different screens.
5. Reading & Writing- Fill in the Blanks This time the basic question type is the same i.e. to fill in the blanks but with a twist. The passage is a bit longer than the previous question type and instead of a universal set of options, there will be 4 options given for each blank. These options are either vocabulary based or grammar-based. There are 6-7 such passages on different screens.
Unlike the other modules, reading is a bit different, as the question types will not be in serial order.
Sometimes, the reading 7 writing –fill in the blanks will appear first or sometimes the module will start from the MCQs. But, don’t be confused just be prepared for any of the two situations. Since the given time is quite less, so you have to manage your time according to the weight-age of question types. Fill in the blanks have more weight-age, so try to save more time for the fill-ins, and consume less time on MCQs. Para-jumbles are usually confusing so focus on the cue words, but, don’t consume a lot of time on them, be a quick read.
Hope, The second Module of PTE, it was an informative session for you. Keep on practice.
All the best!!
Reference: https://www.fourmodules.com/pte
