Manage your time —- Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening sections.
For example, in Describe Image, you have 40 seconds and that’s that. No time management needed. But while doing the Listening section and the Reading section you will need to know how long to spend on each task before clicking NEXT, because it is up to you to click NEXT.
PTE Time Management
PTE Speaking
In PTE Speaking each of the tasks are individually timed, meaning that you do not need to worry. You just need to follow the instructions and watch the clock. Below are the times given for each of the tasks including preparation time and speaking time.
PTE Time Management
PTE Writing
Follow the instructions on-screen. No need to take notes.
In PTE Writing each of the tasks are individually timed, meaning that you do not need to worry. You just need to follow the instructions and watch the clock. Below are the times given for each of the tasks.
Keep in mind that time DOES NOT carry over meaning that if you finish two minutes before the clock that two minutes DOES NOT carry over the next task.
PTE Time Management
PTE Reading
In PTE Reading you are set a ‘total’ time of between 32-41 minutes. During this time you will receive 15-20 questions. I have done some mathematics and also timed 100s of students taking these questions live and have formulated ‘recommended time management’ for PTE Reading.
Put simply, to get through all of the reading questions you should spend the following amount of time:
PTE Listening
In PTE Listening the first task — Summarize Spoken Text — is individually timed for ten minutes. You can consider this task ‘separate’ to the other six listening tasks.
For the other 7 tasks, you must manage your own time making sure that you move efficiently yet accurately through them. Don’t waste time in PTE Listening because it is vitally important that you make it to the final task which is called Write from Dictation.
I have seen many candidates get low writing and listening scores because they did not move quickly enough through PTE Listening and as such missed some of the Write from Dictation questions.
Some person prefer note and some prefer just mental listening. Do your favorite. Mine during starting, before I learn how to take notes, I always preferred listening with closed eyes over taking notes. But once I learned how to take proper notes I became notes addict.
Key thing in writing notes is DON’T write every line. Listen patentiently to each sentence, write a word or two word for each sentence. NOTE years, name, etc. Rest try memorizing. DON’T note everything.
In PTE Listening you will get the answers during the audio or immediately after the audio. Therefore, you really should not spend time ‘looking’ at the answers. If you listened carefully and took notes then you can match your notes (and your memory) to the correct answer option in just a few seconds.
Take Select Missing Word, for example. In this task you will find the topic in question. Before audio starts memorize the topic, focus on the audio regarding topic. Watch the time bar very keen, get alert when bar reaches 75% of its total length. Try memorizing last line words. Contains a short audio of about 30 seconds. The final word or words is missing and you must select from a list of around 5 options which word is missing.
You should select ‘immediately’. If you missed it, you missed it; don’t waste time looking at those five answer options because the audio can only be played once and is not coming back.
The same goes for the other tasks. For MCSA and Highlight Correct Summary, for example, you should match your notes to the correct answer.
This means that you should only spend about 30 seconds after the audio has finished before you move on to the next question because all you do is match your notes to the correct answer option. Reading through the answer options should only take you about 30 seconds.
Remember, the audio is not coming back; you can’t replay it. If you don’t know the answer guess and move on; don’t waste precious time.
So, what’s next?
For the rest of the Listening tasks you must:
For example, in Describe Image, you have 40 seconds and that’s that. No time management needed. But while doing the Listening section and the Reading section you will need to know how long to spend on each task before clicking NEXT, because it is up to you to click NEXT.
PTE Time Management
PTE Speaking
In PTE Speaking each of the tasks are individually timed, meaning that you do not need to worry. You just need to follow the instructions and watch the clock. Below are the times given for each of the tasks including preparation time and speaking time.
- Read Aloud
- Prepare for between 30-40 seconds
- Read aloud for between 30-40 seconds
- Repeat Sentence
- Listen to the sentence
- Repeat the sentence
- Describe Image
- Prepare for 25 seconds
- Describe the image for 40 seconds
- Retell Lecture
- Listen to the lecture ~90 seconds
- Prepare for 10 seconds
- Retell the lecture for 40 seconds
- Answer Short Question
- Listen to the question for 3-5 seconds
- Answer the question in 1-2 seconds
PTE Time Management
PTE Writing
Follow the instructions on-screen. No need to take notes.
In PTE Writing each of the tasks are individually timed, meaning that you do not need to worry. You just need to follow the instructions and watch the clock. Below are the times given for each of the tasks.
Keep in mind that time DOES NOT carry over meaning that if you finish two minutes before the clock that two minutes DOES NOT carry over the next task.
- Summarize Written Text
- 10 minutes to read, prepare, write and edit
- Write Essay
- 20 minutes to prepare, write and edit
PTE Time Management
PTE Reading
In PTE Reading you are set a ‘total’ time of between 32-41 minutes. During this time you will receive 15-20 questions. I have done some mathematics and also timed 100s of students taking these questions live and have formulated ‘recommended time management’ for PTE Reading.
Put simply, to get through all of the reading questions you should spend the following amount of time:
- Multiple choice, single answer: ~ 2 minutes.
- Multiple choice, multiple answers: ~3 minutes
- Reorder paragraphs: ~ 1 min 30 seconds
- Fill in the Blanks: ~ 1 minute
- Reading and Writing, fill in the blanks: ~ 3 minutes
PTE Listening
In PTE Listening the first task — Summarize Spoken Text — is individually timed for ten minutes. You can consider this task ‘separate’ to the other six listening tasks.
For the other 7 tasks, you must manage your own time making sure that you move efficiently yet accurately through them. Don’t waste time in PTE Listening because it is vitally important that you make it to the final task which is called Write from Dictation.
I have seen many candidates get low writing and listening scores because they did not move quickly enough through PTE Listening and as such missed some of the Write from Dictation questions.
Some person prefer note and some prefer just mental listening. Do your favorite. Mine during starting, before I learn how to take notes, I always preferred listening with closed eyes over taking notes. But once I learned how to take proper notes I became notes addict.
Key thing in writing notes is DON’T write every line. Listen patentiently to each sentence, write a word or two word for each sentence. NOTE years, name, etc. Rest try memorizing. DON’T note everything.
In PTE Listening you will get the answers during the audio or immediately after the audio. Therefore, you really should not spend time ‘looking’ at the answers. If you listened carefully and took notes then you can match your notes (and your memory) to the correct answer option in just a few seconds.
Take Select Missing Word, for example. In this task you will find the topic in question. Before audio starts memorize the topic, focus on the audio regarding topic. Watch the time bar very keen, get alert when bar reaches 75% of its total length. Try memorizing last line words. Contains a short audio of about 30 seconds. The final word or words is missing and you must select from a list of around 5 options which word is missing.
You should select ‘immediately’. If you missed it, you missed it; don’t waste time looking at those five answer options because the audio can only be played once and is not coming back.
The same goes for the other tasks. For MCSA and Highlight Correct Summary, for example, you should match your notes to the correct answer.
This means that you should only spend about 30 seconds after the audio has finished before you move on to the next question because all you do is match your notes to the correct answer option. Reading through the answer options should only take you about 30 seconds.
Remember, the audio is not coming back; you can’t replay it. If you don’t know the answer guess and move on; don’t waste precious time.
- Summarize Spoken Text
- 10 minutes to listen to the lecture, take notes, write and edit your summary
So, what’s next?
For the rest of the Listening tasks you must:
- Listen
- (Take notes)
- Select the answer(s)
- Click NEXT
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