PEASRON PTE ACADEMIC TEST- SPEAKING SECTION DETAILS
SPEAKING STRATEGY- TEST YOUR SKILLS
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How much time does one require to finish their read aloud in?
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Depends
of the size of the passage
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40 seconds
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Depends on the student
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30 seconds
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Do you need to prepare in read aloud?
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Yes
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No
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Partly
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No skimming is enough
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How many pauses does one normally require to take in read aloud
passage?
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2-3 pauses
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Not at all
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Only 1
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Depends
on the size of the passage
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In read aloud, how many questions does one get?
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2-3
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4-5
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6-8
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None of the above
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Where does content points get transferred to from read aloud?
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Reading and listening
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Reading and writing
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Listening and writing
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Reading
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How many points do you get in content for speaking – read aloud?
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4 points per question
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5 points
per question
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6 points per questions
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10 points per question
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What are the marking criteria for read aloud?
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20 points
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25 points
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10 points
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15 points
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In read aloud, when the preparation time says beginning in 1 second,
what should you do?
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Meditate
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Take a breath
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Keep staring at the screen
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Start speaking
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In read aloud, if you finish speaking the passage, what do you do?
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Read it again
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Go back to the previous read aloud
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Press next
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Wait for 40 seconds to finish
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In read aloud, will you be marked negatively for omitting a word?
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Yes
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No
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Partly
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In read aloud, you will be marked negatively for
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Omissions
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Repetitions
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Hesitations
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None of the above
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12. In read aloud, what is the most important aspect?
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Cover 100% content
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Your pronunciation should be 100%
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You should emphasise important words
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None of the above
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In read aloud, is pronunciation important?
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Yes, very much so
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Yes, a little bit
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Not at all
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None of the above
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In read aloud, what does one mean by clarity?
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To read individually
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UK pronunciation
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US pronunciation
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Native
pronunciation
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In repeat sentence, you are required to start speaking within:
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1 second
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2 seconds
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3 seconds
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None
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In repeat sentence, is sequence important?
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Yes
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Yes, partly
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No
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Yes, there is negative marking
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In repeat sentence, how many questions do you get on an average?
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9 questions
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12 questions
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8 questions
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10 questions
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In repeat sentence, what is the highest possible scoring for content?
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4 points
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2 points
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3 points
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5 points
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19. In repeat sentence, how much content should you cover on an
average to get your listening scores?
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70 per cent
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75 per cent
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90 per cent
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100 per cent
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In repeat sentence, do you loose points for adding a word?
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No, not at all
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Maybe
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Yes
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Yes, partly
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In repeat sentence, do you think it is okay to skip 1 question if you
are aiming for 7 above?
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Maybe
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Yes
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No
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It depends on how
long the sentence is
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In repeat sentence, which could be the best strategy mentioned in your
group class?
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Memory
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Taking notes
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Initial letters
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Combination
strategy
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In repeat sentence, what is the marking criteria?
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15 points
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20 points
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10 points
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13 points
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In repeat sentence, if the speaker has an Australian accent, should
you follow the same?
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Yes
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No
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Maybe
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In repeat sentence, does fluency, pronunciation and content play an
equal role?
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Yes
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No
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Maybe
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Not sure
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In repeat sentence, what is the recommended pace?
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Slow
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Normal
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Fast
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None of the above
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In repeat sentence, how many questions do you need to get right?
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All
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Half
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More than half
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Less than half
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In repeat sentence, how many questions to practice?
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50
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100
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150
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Quality is more
important than quantity
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In repeat sentence, what is the best approach to practice?
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Listen to repeat sentences while traveling
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Lab is enough
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Listen to repeat sentences while working
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Listen and repeat
the statement at the same time
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In describe image, how many questions does one get?
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10
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5
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6
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8
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In describe image, is the marking criteria similar to repeat
sentences?
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Yes
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No
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Maybe
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In describe image, where does the content marks go?
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Reading and speaking
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Listening only
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Reading and listening
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Speaking only
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In describe image, do you think template is enough to get your score?
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Yes
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No
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Maybe
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In describe image, do you think content is important?
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Yes
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Partly
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Very important
since the changes last year
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None of the above
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In describe image, do you have to memorise the template?
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Yes
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No
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In describe image, do you need to address different diagrams
differently?
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Yes
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Maybe
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No, even if you
don’t its alright
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None of the above
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In describe image, what is the recommended time to speak?
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30 – 36 seconds
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30-35 seconds
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30-38 seconds
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36-40 seconds
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In describe image, how many questions are pertaining to graphs?
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1 question
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2 questions
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3 questions
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None
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In describe image, what method does one use for pictures?
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Note taking of 12 keywords at least - true as well.
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Read it from the
picture
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Note taking of only 10 keywords
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None of the above
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In describe image, what is the standard recommended speed?
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Slow
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Very slow
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Very fast
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None of the above
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In describe image, are intonations important?
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Yes, absolutely
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Not at all
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Partly
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Not recommended for
non-native speakers of the language
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In describe image, which of the following is the most important?
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Content
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Content and pronunciation
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Pronunciation and Fluency
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All of the above
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In describe image, a person having fluency issues, how do they pause?
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After every line
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After 2 lines
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After 2-3 lines
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Based on user's capacity/ability
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In describe image, do you loose marks if you don’t cover all the
content?
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Yes
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No
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Partly
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Not sure
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In retell lecture, how many points does one get in listening?
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40-46 points
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10-15 points
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Around 10 points
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Less than 40 points
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In retell lecture, how much content points do one get?
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10 points
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5 points
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15 points
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Less than 10 points
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In retell lecture, what are the average questions one gets?
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2
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3
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4
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Less than 4
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In retell lecture, how many keywords do you take?
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20-30
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30-40
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25-30
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30 Keywords
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In retell lecture, is it important to use this method? He talks about
word 1 word 2 and word 3?
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Yes
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No
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Based on template you use
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Maybe
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In retell lecture, do you lose points for wrong grammar?
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Yes absolutely
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No
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Sometimes
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None of the above
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In retell lecture, how important is it to use good vocabulary?
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Very important
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Somewhat important
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It is recommended if you do
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None of the above
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In retell lecture, how important is it to take the correct spellings
while making notes?
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It has to be 100% correct
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It has to be 90% correct
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It has to be 50% correct
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It has to be
accurate enough for you to understand
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In retell lecture, how important is it to speak clearly?
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Quite important
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Very important
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Not at all important
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Not sure
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In answer short questions, how many points do you get for each correct
answer?
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1 point
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2 points
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3 points
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4 points
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In answer short questions, how many types of questions do you normally
get?
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1 (Common sense-based questions)
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2 (Common sense, picture-based questions)
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4 (Common sense,
knowledge based, picture based and optional based questions)
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There can be any type of questions
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In answer short questions, do you have transferable scores?
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Yes, to listening
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Yes, to speaking
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Yes, to listening and reading
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Yes, to listening and writing
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In answer short questions, do you get enabling scores?
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Yes, to oral
fluency, pronunciation and vocabulary
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Yes, to oral fluency
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Yes, to vocabulary
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Yes, to oral fluency and pronunciation
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In answer short questions, what is the hack when you have optional
questions?
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Repeat all the answers if you don’t know
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Say “I don’t know
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Skip the question
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Repeat all the
answers even if you know
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In answer short questions, can you give the answer after?
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1 second
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2 seconds
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Within 4 seconds
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Within 3 seconds
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