＋ May feel easier! May feel harder
＋ May feel easier
- Good at talking to people?Show your English in a real conversation.
- Forget words when repeating?No Repeat Sentence task.
- Good at explaining ideas?Develop your answers in an essay and discussion.
! May feel harder
- Nervous with an examiner?Speaking is a live interview.
- Spelling is a weakness?Misspelled listening and reading answers can lose marks.
- Long texts wear you out?Reading lasts 60 minutes; Writing is another 60.
＋ May feel easier
- Dislike speaking to an examiner?Record your answers instead.
- Prefer shorter activities?Move through many short tasks.
- Good at hearing and repeating?Use that strength in Repeat Sentence.
! May feel harder
- Forget what you just heard?Repeat sentences and type dictated words.
- Spelling is a weakness?Dictation and written answers need accurate spelling.
- Need time to start speaking?Timed recordings leave little room to hesitate.
Easier or harder depends on your strengths. These are starting points, not score guarantees.
Find your fitIf this sounds like you…
“I speak well, but forget sentences I hear.”
→Try IELTS firstNo sentence-repeating task.
“I get nervous talking to an examiner.”
→Try PTE firstSpeak to a microphone instead.
“I like short tasks and repeat speech well.”
→Try PTE firstThat matches several PTE tasks.
“My spelling is weak.”
→Check both carefullyBoth have answers where spelling costs marks.
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Writing & marking at a glance
PTE
Write: Summary + essay + listening-to-writing tasks
Marked by: Computer scoring, with human checks on selected tasks.
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