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Firstly, I understood from the beginning that I was in front of a computer. That’s
something that I’ve been doing for the last 20 years, so there was no reason to
feel threaten or intimidated by this exam.
Secondly, the waiting time to start the exam is nothing compared to IELTS. For
PTE, you arrive to the venue, someone checks your identity, scan your hands
and takes the picture. Then you put your belonging in a unique locker, you are
allowed to go to the toilet if required and wait for no more than 10 minutes to be
taken to the computer room with other candidates. Also, unlike IELTS, the exam
starts on time!!!
For IELTS, the anxiety and nerves increase since the moment that you are asked
to put your things next to other people’s belonging in a “secure” room. Then you
check in to the examination room and sit quietly for the next 20 or 40 minutes
until they decide when it’s a good time to start. That’s not right!!! I found that
always increased my anxiety.
For specific preparation for the exam I used “The Official guide to PTE Academic
Test of English Academic Pack” which someone lent me.
TEST 1
PTE Academic
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Email Address: w.f.rodrigl@gmail.com
Overall Score: 65
The Overall Score for the PTE Academic is based on the test taker's performance on all items in the test. The scores for
Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills are based on the test taker's performance on only those items that pertain to these
skills specifically. As many items contribute to more than one Communicative or Enabling Skill, the Overall Score cannot be
computed directly from the Communicative Skill scores or from the Enabling Skill scores. The graph below indicates this test
taker's Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills relative to his or her Overall Score.
When comparing the Overall Score and the scores for Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills, please be aware that there is
some imprecision in all measurement, depending on a variety of factors. For more information on interpreting PTE Academic
scores, please refer to Interpreting the PTE Academic Score Report which is available at
www.pearsonpte.com/pteacademic/scores.
Skills Profile
Listening 68 Listening
Reading 64 Reading
Speaking 54 Speaking
Writing 70 Writing
Grammar 83 Grammar
Pronunciation 48 Pronunciation
Spelling 45 Spelling
Vocabulary 89 Vocabulary
NOTE TO INSTITUTIONS: This score report is not valid unless authenticated on the PTE Academic Score
Report Website: www.pearsonvue.com/ptescores.
TEST 2
PTE Academic
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Email Address: w.f.rodrigl@gmail.com
Overall Score: 74
The Overall Score for the PTE Academic is based on the test taker's performance on all items in the test. The scores for
Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills are based on the test taker's performance on only those items that pertain to these
skills specifically. As many items contribute to more than one Communicative or Enabling Skill, the Overall Score cannot be
computed directly from the Communicative Skill scores or from the Enabling Skill scores. The graph below indicates this test
taker's Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills relative to his or her Overall Score.
When comparing the Overall Score and the scores for Communicative Skills and Enabling Skills, please be aware that there is
some imprecision in all measurement, depending on a variety of factors. For more information on interpreting PTE Academic
scores, please refer to Interpreting the PTE Academic Score Report which is available at
www.pearsonpte.com/pteacademic/scores.
Skills Profile
Listening 72 Listening
Reading 77 Reading
Speaking 73 Speaking
Writing 72 Writing
Grammar 90 Grammar
Pronunciation 69 Pronunciation
Spelling 52 Spelling
Vocabulary 80 Vocabulary
NOTE TO INSTITUTIONS: This score report is not valid unless authenticated on the PTE Academic Score
Report Website: www.pearsonvue.com/ptescores.
TEST FORMAT:
PART 2: READING (32 – 41 minutes)
Between 15 to 17 items
• Fill in the blanks I made a few silly mistakes during the reading component of
• Multiple choice my first PTE attempt.
questions
single • I trusted that I was good at reading, therefore I did not
answer practice as I should have.
• Re-order • I did not manage time properly, this resulted in
paragraphs
answering the last four “fill in the blank” items in less
• Fill in the blanks
• Multiple choice
than 3 minutes. Big mistake because I lost about 15
questions points, and it was evident in the final results for that
multiple test.
• Also I did not check the type of word required in these
spaces. It is highly important to identify that from the
sentence structure to use the corresponding noun,
verb, adjective or adverb.
For the two tests I did, the item order was different.
In my first test this was the order in which the questions
appeared:
• Multiple choice questions, single answer
• Multiple choice questions multiple answers
• Re-order paragraphs
• Fill in the blanks
My big mistake was to spend the same time with all the items. I
thought that I could spend 2 minutes in each item and have
enough time to complete all 17 items. But it was not the right
decision. When I reached the “fill in the blank” questions, I
realized that I was in trouble. I did not have enough time to
analyse the paragraphs and chose the most appropriate word for
the space. As a result, my overall reading score was not the best
for my first attempt.
If you can only find one answer, do not worry too much and
click next. Because time is valuable and you need to spend
more energy on items that contain the bulk of the points. On
top of that, in these types of questions you’ll lose a point for
every wrong answer.
In this subtest, you can select the missing word at the end of
the recording by following the cues given in the lecture and
by quickly reading the given options to eliminate options that
the speaker mentions across the entire passage.
After obtaining the results for the first PTE exam, I realized
that I needed urgent help. I did not want to taste failure
again!
https://thevoicescience.com/
Her tips have been made into an online course after I passed
because her clinic books out and she wanted to provide a
fast-track solution to clients that is more accessible.
You can read more about the specific training here:
https://thevoicescience.com/product/pteacademicspeaking/
Personal Introduction:
I memorized it. I knew what to say. This does not need to be
complex or scary, after all if anyone is the expert in personal
introduction, it’s you! You are the expert at talking about
yourself. This part of the exam was my opportunity to shine
and say what I wanted to say. Remember, the introduction is
about you and it’s important because the computer software
needs to calibrate to your voice!
Their advice was really useful for all the spoken components
of the test.
Writing
My writing score did not change too much for both exams, in
fact I received lower marks for vocabulary and written
discourse for the first exam. However, my marks for spelling
increased in the second attempt. I think it is mainly because I
practiced writing skills under time conditions, using sample
questions from IELTS and PTE. I also spell checked more in
the second exam.
Fabian Rodriguez- PTE Victim, now recovered 12
17th of April, 2017
• Introduction
• Two body paragraphs with supporting ideas and
examples
Fabian Rodriguez- PTE Victim, now recovered 13
17th of April, 2017
• Conclusion
Essay:
I wrote a short introduction where I paraphrased the
statement provided while using synonyms, two main
paragraphs with specific statements and a short conclusion.
Do not spend too much time thinking about the content.
What matters the most is the grammatical structures that
you use, the vocabulary and punctuation. If you want to use
specific technical words, make sure that they are typed
correctly. Also use the correct lower or upper case after the
punctuation marks that you use. Do not over-elaborate long
sentences. And try to use a good variety of structures.
I was asked:
• Has technology influenced our lives positively or
negatively? Argue with specific examples.
The side that you take does not really matters, as long as you
provide a clear essay without grammar and spelling
mistakes… everything else is fine. There are no right or
wrong answers.