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The PTE listening module is the most detailed of all modules as it contains eight different questions. The total test time is around 30–43 minutes, and questions are based on audio and video clips in the listening module.  You will be assessed based on your listening and writing skills.

• Summarize spoken text
• Multiple choice, multiple answer
• Fill in the blanks
• Highlight correct summary
• Multiple choice, single answer
• Select missing words
• Highlight incorrect words
• Write from dictation

Summarize Spoken Text:

In summarize spoken text, you will hear an audio recording about 60–90 seconds and will need to write a 50–70-word summary of what you heard. 10 minutes to listen and write your summary in one word. You will be assessed on your listening and writing skills in summarize spoken text.

• Takes notes while audio is being played.
• Focus on grammar, spellings and punctuations.

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer:

Multiple choice, multiple answers are less important questions in your PTE listening exam. In multiple choice questions with multiple correct answers, you will hear an audio of 40–90 seconds, and along with that audio, you will be given a bunch of options, and you have to select the most appropriate options that match the given paragraph. You will be assessed based on your listening skills in this question.

• In Multiple choice, multiple answers more than one answers are correct.
• Try to solve each question within 2 minutes.
• Your marks will be deducted for each incorrect selected answer.

Fill in the Blanks:

In fill-in-the-blanks, you will be given a transcript of the audio recording along with the audio of about 30–60 seconds long; however, some words are missing. You have to fill in the transcript by typing in the missing words. You will be assessed based on your listening and writing skills.

• With the help of context, select the correct option.
• Use skimming and scanning techniques.
• Follow the cursor to the text along with the audio.

Highlight Correct Summary:

In Highlight correct summary you will be given an audio of 30–90 seconds. After listening to a recording, you need to select the paragraph that best summarizes the recording. You will be assessed on the basis of your listening and reading skills in this module.

• Take notes during the recording and focus on keywords.
• Usually the speaker will repeat 80-85% text in the same words.
• Select the summary that matches the audio perfectly.

Multiple Choice, Single Answer:

Multiple choice, single answers are less important questions in your PTE listening exam. In multiple choice questions with single correct answers, you will get an audio of about 30–90 seconds, and along with that audio, you will be given a bunch of options, and you have to select the most appropriate correct answer that matches the given audio. You will be assessed on the basis of your reading skills in this question.

• In Multiple choice, single answer more than one answer that is correct.
• Try to solve each question within 2 minutes.
• Your marks will be deducted for each incorrect selected answer.

Select Missing Words:

In Select missing words, you will hear an audio in the form of a sentence, and the last word or group of words in the recording has been replaced by a beep sound. There are a bunch of possible options, but only one is correct, so you need to select the most appropriate option to complete the recording. You will be assessed based on your listening and writing skills.

• Use the help of context to select the correct missing word.
• There will be 1 correct option out of 5 questions.

Highlight Incorrect Words:

In Highlight incorrect words, you will be given a transcript along with its audio recording; however, some of the words in that transcript will be incorrect. While listening and reading, you need to select the words in the text that differ from those that the speaker says. You will be assessed based on your listening and reading skills.

• Follow the cursor to the text along with the audio.
• You will be negatively marked on each incorrect word you highlight.
• You will be given 10 seconds before the audio begins, skim the transcript in that time.

Write from Dictation:

In write from dictation, you will hear a short sentence, and you need to type the sentence as you heard it into the response box at the bottom of the screen. You will be assessed based on your listening and writing skills.

Tips:

• You will be score on your content.
• Type as much of sentence you remember in a correct order.
• Focus on spellings.

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