PTE-A Marking Criteria
Tasks Total Marks Min-Max Avg. Q. Speaking Writing Reading Listening
S- Repeat sentence 51.8 10-12 10 32.1 19.7
L- Write from Dictation (10-15) 46.5 3-4 3 26.8 19.7
R- R & W: Fill in the blanks (5-6) 44.4 5-6 5 22.3 22.1
S- Read aloud 44.3 6-7 6 22.2 22.1
L- Summarize Spoken Text 25.0 2-3 2 11.9 13.1
S- Describe image 22.2 6-7 6 22.2
S- Re-tell lecture 20.7 3-4 3 11.1 9.9
W- Summarize written text 20.7 2-3 2 10.4 10.3
L- Highlight Incorrect Word (4-6) 16.7 2-3 2 8.9 7.9
R- R: Fill in the blanks (Drag) (5) 14.8 4-5 4 14.8
L- L: Fill in the blanks (4-5) 14.0 2-3 2 7.4 6.6
W- Write Essay 11.2 1 1 11.2
S- Answer short question 9.0 10-12 10 2.5 6.6
R- Reorder paragraph (4) 5.9 2-3 2 5.9
R- R: MCQ - Multiple Answer (2-3) 3.0 2-3 2 3.0
L- Highlight Correct Summary 2.8 2-3 2 1.5 1.3
L- L: MCQ - Multiple Answer (2-3) 2.6 2-3 2 2.6
R- R: MCQ - Single Answer 1.6 2-3 2 1.5
L- L: MCQ - Single Answer 1.5 2-3 2 1.3
L- Select Missing word 1.3 2-3 2 1.3
Total 360.0 90.1 90.0 90.1 90.0