A Guide to the PTE Reading Exam's Scoring Criteria

Are you attending training sessions at the PTE review center in Baguio? Do you want to take your preparations up a notch? Learn how you’re going to be scored when you take the life-changing exam. Consider the grading system of each test component during your review.

The PTE Reading Exam

Reading is the third linguistic ability gauged in the PTE Academic exam. You have less than an hour—specifically 32–41 minutes—to complete the five components of the test. Below is an overview of the exam. Enroll in a PTE course to learn more about each section.

1. Multiple-Choice, Choose Single Answer
   Number of items: 2–3
   Scoring: correct/incorrect
   Communicative skills scored: reading
   


2. Multiple-Choice, Choose Multiple Answers
   Number of items: 2–3
   Scoring: partial credit for each correct response (points will be deducted for every incorrect choice selected)
   Communicative skills scored: reading
   


3. Re-Order Paragraphs
   Number of items: 2–3
   Scoring: partial credit for each correctly ordered and adjacent pair
   Communicative skills scored: reading
   


4. Reading: Fill in the Blanks
   Number of items: 4–5
   Scoring: partial credit for each correctly completed blank item
   Communicative skills scored: reading 


5. Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
   Number of items: 5–6
   Scoring: partial credit for each correctly completed blank item
   Communicative skills scored: reading and writing
   

Keep in mind that this is only a summary of the reading exam. For a more comprehensive discussion of each part, enroll in the best PTE course you can find.

Credit Systems: How Each Test Type Is Graded

Unlike in the speaking, writing, and listening exams, there are no enabling skills scored in the reading test. The scores depend solely on whether the taker got their answer right or wrong—although there are variations on how each item is credited. Check out the guide below to learn more about the credit system of each section.

• Multiple-Choice, Choose Single Answer
Score: 1
The response is correct.
Score: 0
The response is incorrect.

• Multiple-Choice, Choose Multiple Answers
Score: 1
The response is correct.
Score: –1
The response is incorrect.
Score: 0
The minimum score the test taker can get. There is no negative grade.

• Reorder Paragraphs
Score: 1
The response in the pair adjacent textboxes is correct.
Score: 0
The minimum score the test taker can get. There is no negative grade.

• Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Reading and Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Score: 1
The answer placed in the blank is correct.
Score: 0
The minimum score the test taker can get. There is no negative grade.

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References:

• “Score Guide.” Pearson PTE. March 2018. Accessed April 24, 2018. https://pearsonpte.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Score-Guide.pdf