PEARSON PTE ACADEMIC TEST- READING SECTION



READING: Total of 32 Minutes 

1.*RP - Reorder Paragraph : 
Important question - Yes
Number of questions-
Negative marking- NO
Marking for each pair - 1 point
Max marks per question - 4 


2.*FIB R&W - Fill In The Blanks - Read & write/Dropdown

Important question - Yes
Number of questions- 5
Negative marking- NO
Marking for each pair - 1 point
Max marks per question - 5

 3.*FIB D&D  -Fill In The Blanks - Drag and Drop
Important question - Yes
Number of questions- 5 
Negative marking- NO
Marking for each correct answer- 1 point
Max marks per question - 5

 4.MCQ-M Multiple Choice Questions- Multiple Answer

Important question - Yes
Number of questions-2
Negative marking- YES
Marking for each correct answer- 1 point
Max marks per question - 4 

 5. MCQ-S Multiple Choice Questions- Single Answer
Important question - Yes
Number of questions- 2
Negative marking- NO
Marking for each correct answer- 1 point
Max marks per question - 1
TIPS & STRATEGIES:
READING SECTION-20 GOLDEN RULES

[1] Is/I am/was/were __________ Then use 3rd Form of verb (V3) OR ING form of verb(VERB+ING)
Ex: I am going to market  ;; 
Ex: Students are beaten by teacher
Ex: He was given with lots of gifts.

[2] Has/Have/Had ________Then use 3rd form of verb(V3)
Ex: They have arrived.

[3] be/been/being ________Then use 3rd form of verb(V3)
Ex: I have been worked since four years.

[4] To______ Then use first form of verb(V1) == Infinitive word
(Ex: To sit / To go / To play/ To see)

[5] all Prepositions(For/before/upon/on/at/in)______ Then use 1st form of verb(V1)+ING  [Except one preposition “To”]
Prepositions always followed by ING form of verb(V+ING)
(Ex: For coming;  After going; for communicating)

[6] All Models ____ Then use 1st form of verb(V1)
(Shall/will/used to/should/must.need not/shall go/can/might/would)
Ex: she might go

[7] Do/Does/Did_____ Then use 1st form of verb(V1)    Did(V2)___V1 (past followed by past should not there]

[8] Articles (a/an/the)_______Then use NOUN(N)
Ex: A book ; an elephant.

[9] Articles(a/an/the) _______+Noun, then use Adjective(ADJ) in between
Article always followed by NOUN
Ex: A famous book; A wonderful movie

[10] Pronouns ___then use NOUN  ;; Pronoun’s _____ then use NOUN 
Pronoun followed by NOUN
(My/there/such/this/that/are/his/her/it’s)
Ex: My father; My Mother ; My Car  ;  Ravi’s Father

[11] Pronoun ___ +Noun, then use ADJECTIVE(ADJ) ; 
(My/there/such/this/that/are/his/her/it’s)
Ex: My BEST father; My LOVELY Mother; My FAVORITE Car

[12] Helping verb + ______+ Principal Verb, then user ADVERB(ADV)
(is/I am/was/were/is/was/did/can/would/have/these/been/being)
Ex: She was continuously running.

[13] Past tense + Past tense , Then use 2nd form of Verb (V2)
If paragraph starts with past, then all FIB will be V2 forms/past tense verbs.
Ex: In 2011, I passed my MBA and after I worked with a company]

[14] If paragraph is present indefinite tense and start with He/She/It and singular subject____ then use first form of Verb(V1)+S or es
Ex: He/She/It comes
He Predicts

[15] If paragraph is present indefinite tense and start with I/Me/You/They and plural subject  ____ then use first form of Verb(V1)
Ex: I come ;  We Come ;

[16] AND is used to join the same family words ….. (all positive/all negative/ all words are noun/adjectives/ past tense verb)
Ex: Yesterday I met with a beautiful, brave, charming and punctual girl.  [All adverbs used here using AND]
If all words are positive words in paragraph, then use positive word in FIB
If all words are negative words in paragraph, then use negative word in FIB
If all words are adverbs words in paragraph, then use adverb in FIB

[17] Many ________, then use plural noun
Ex: Many boys
Ex: Many schools

[18] Many a  ________, then use singular noun
Ex: Many a boy

[19] Who _____, then use VERB(V) according to the tense of the line/sentence.
Ex: Students who came late yesterday

[20] One of ____ then use plural noun + Singular verb

Ex: One of my friends was going to market.



 ***Below image shows expected questions and scoring/weightage from READING section.



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