PTE Last-Minute Tips (2025) – Your Final Revision Sheet

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Prepare for your exam with this super-fast revision sheet. These last-minute PTE hacks will help you avoid score-killing mistakes and maximize every mark. If you're enrolled in any PTE Course, this checklist will perfectly support your final-day preparation.

Ultra-Important Rules

1. Speaking – ALWAYS click NEXT immediately

After you finish speaking → click NEXT instantly.
If you wait, your mic may record background noise → you lose marks.

2. Write From Dictation – ALWAYS click SUBMIT

If timer ends before submit → in 90% of cases the last WFD isn’t saved →
you lose 10–15 marks in Writing + Listening.

3. Reading Section Instructions – SKIP

After submitting your essay → reading timer starts.
Skip instructions → click NEXT quickly. Saves 2–3 minutes.

4. Timed Tasks Auto-Save

Essay, SWT, SST → auto-save even if timer expires.

5. Low Pitch = Low Speaking Score

Low pitch → AI struggles → score drops.
Speak slightly louder, clearer, and natural.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Should I use high-level vocabulary in Essay?

👉 No. Use simple, clear English.

Q: In SST & RL, should I create my own lines?

👉 Avoid. Use ideas from the audio only.
4 sentences are enough.

Q: Summarize Written Text – paraphrase or copy-paste?

👉 Both work, but copy-paste is safest.

MARKING + NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

SPEAKING

1. Read Aloud (5–6 Qs | 5–8 marks)

  • Read fully, don’t skip words.
  • Even 80–85% accuracy = full score.

2. Repeat Sentence (10 Qs | 14–15 Speaking + 30 Listening marks)

  • Short → repeat 100%
  • Long → repeat 50–60%, left-to-right pattern is enough.

3. Describe Image (5–6 Qs | 25–30 marks)

  • Note 3 key points.
  • Speak 25–30 sec.

4. Retell Lecture (2–3 Qs | 10–12 marks)

  • Listen 3–4 sec → write 3–4 sec → speak.
  • Aim for 4 strong sentences.

5. Answer Short Question (3–4 Qs | 0–1 mark)

Not important.

6. Respond to Situation (2 Qs | 8–10 marks)

Answer in 3 parts:

  1. Problem
  2. Your role
  3. What you’ll do
    Speak 25–30 sec, not 40.

WRITING

1. Summarize Written Text (2 Qs | 18–20 marks)

  • Use copy-paste method.
  • 2–3 sentences + connectors.

2. Essay (1 Q | 26–30 marks)

  • Relevance is key.
  • Structure: Intro → Body 1 → Body 2 → Conclusion
  • Use simple + compound + complex sentences.
  • Proofread last 3 minutes.
  • 1 spelling mistake = –1 mark
  • 2 mistakes = 0 spelling marks.

READING

(After Aug 7, 2025 update → only 22–28 minutes total)

1. Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks (5 Qs | 20–25 marks)

Most important reading task.
⏱️ Max 2 minutes/question

  • Collocation-based → < 1 min
  • Context-based → 3–4 min

2. Multiple Answer (2–3 Qs | 1–2 marks)

Not important.
👉 Click 1 option randomly → move on.

3. Reorder Paragraph (2–3 Qs | 6–8 marks)

Max 1 min.
If stuck → drag-drop randomly → move on.

4. Reading FIB (5–6 Qs | 20–25 marks)

Very important.
⏱️ Max 2 min/question.

5. Single Answer (2 Qs | very low marks)

Click one → move forward.

LISTENING

1. Summarize Spoken Text (1–2 Qs | high impact)

  • Write 4 accurate lines based on audio.

2. Write from Dictation (3–5 Qs | highest marks)

  • Most scoring PTE item.
  • Check spelling, plural, capital letters.

Silly Mistakes That Kill Scores

  1. Not clicking NEXT in speaking
  2. Not clicking SUBMIT in WFD
  3. Wasting 4–5 minutes on one reading blank
  4. Speaking too softly
  5. Spelling mistakes
  6. Reading instructions in reading section
  7. Irrelevant essay content
  8. Creating your own SST/RL content

Your Final 10-Minute Strategy before Exam

  1. Revise RS, DI, RL, R&W FIB, Reading FIB, WFD
  2. Practice 4 essay structures
  3. Revise 50 collocations
  4. Test mic → adjust pitch
  5. Sleep well → PTE punishes slow reaction time

 

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