Pearson PTE General

In sections 5 and 7 you should read first the ..... and then the .......

• text, questions

• questions, text

• instructions, text

• text, instructions

In section 2 (the dictation part), you...

• first write everything that you hear and on the second listening you fill the missing words.

• first write everything that you hear and on the second listening you correct it.

• you first listen to the whole audio and only on the second listening you start writing.

In which of the following sections you cannot use more than 3 words?

• Section 3

• Section 6

• Section 7

• Section 5

In section 6 (Reading), the most important word in the prompt is...

In Section 1 (Listening), the best thing you can do is:

• Predict and select the correct answer before listening

• Listen until the end of the recording before answering

• Write the correct answer before the recording ends.

In section 4, in order to fill the gap, you need to know:

• collocations

• phrasal verbs

• skimming and scanning

• how to read for gist.

In Section 5, the best advice is to:

• Read a question, read a paragraph.

• Read the whole text first and then answer the questions

• Read the questions and predict the answer based on your skimming skills.

The correct order of operations when solving Section 5 is:

• Read the paragraph, then the question and then answer

• Read the question, find the keyword(s), identify the keyword(s) in the text and then answer.

• Read the text, underline keyword(s) and then relate them to the questions in order to answer them.

The written exam has ____ sections.

• 8

• 9

• 10

• 12

If you write an e-mail to a friend, the register will be:

• formal

• informal