PTE Reading Module - Overview

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Dear Students,

PTE A Reading module is comprised of 5 types of questions. Although having proper logic and strategies are imperative, time management is the most important and crucial factor in order to score high:

1. Multiple Choice Single Answer (2  questions)         Suggested time: 1.5 minutes/question
2. Multiple Choice Multiple Answers (2  questions)    Suggested time: 2 minutes/question
3. Re-order Paragraph (2 questions)                              Suggested time: 3-4 minutes/question
4. Fill in the Blanks-Drag and drop ( 4-5 questions)     Suggested time: 1.5 minutes/question
5. Fill in the Blanks- Drop down list (4-5 questions)    Suggested time: 2 minutes/question

Approach:

Multiple Choice Single Answer:

• Read the question at least 2 times and understand the objective
• Go through the given paragraph/passage, and locate the required information
• Read through the options; select the right one and eliminate the wrong ones based on your comprehension
• No assumptions. Select the option based on your understanding of the passage.
• Be careful about the deceptive words/phrases

Multiple Choice Multiple Answers

• Read the question at least 2 times and understand the objective
• Read through the options thoroughly
• Read the paragraph and eliminate the wrong ones
• BE CAREFUL as this question type has negative marking
• No assumptions. Select the options based on your understanding of the passage.
• Be careful about the deceptive words/phrases

Re-order Paragraph:

• The re-order paragraph could be few types:
• Referral devices based
• Information flow based
• Mixed types
• Understand the main idea and read through all paragraphs before deciding the correct order
• Apply the 5 finger strategy
• Also, check if any special scenario applies
• not only but also type
• problem solution type
• flashback scenario type
• The marking is based on correct pairs (1 point for each correct pair)

Fill in the Blanks-Drag and drop:

• Read through the paragraph
• drag and drop the words in the right blank
• based on grammar rule
• based on collocations
• based on phrases

Fill in the Blanks-Drop down list:

• Read through the paragraph and understand the context
• Select the right word from the drop down list
• based on vocabulary understanding
• based on collocations understanding
• phrasal verbs and idioms
• This question type also contributes marks towards writing module