| IELTS | PTE Academic | Difference | |||
| Speaking Skill | Duration: 11 – 14 minutes | Types of Questions: 27 – 33 minutes | In PTE Academic the Speaking section is done on the | ||
| Types of Questions: | • Read Aloud | Computers. However, IELTS is one-to-one examiner | |||
| •Introduction | • Repeat Sentence | interaction. | |||
| •Cue Card | • Describe Image | ||||
| •Cross questioning | • Re-tell Lecture | ||||
| • Answer Short Questions | |||||
| Writing Skill | Duration: 60 minutes | Duration: 50 – 60 minutes | In PTE Academic the Writing module is given on the | ||
| Types of Questions: | Types of Questions: | computer itself. | |||
| •Graph / Letter writing – 150 words | • Summarize Written Text – 5-75 words | In IELTS the content is hand-writing. | |||
| •Essay writing – 250 words | • Essay writing – 200-300 words | The candidates need to have a neat presentation. | |||
| Reading Skill | Duration: 60 minutes | Duration: 32 – 41 minutes | In PTE Academic, each Reading passage has only 1 | ||
| Sections = 3 to 4 | Types of Questions: | question associated with it. | |||
| Types of Questions: | • Multiple Choice Single Answer | In IELTS, the test taker writes on the answer sheet. | |||
| •Multiple Choice Questions | • Multiple Choice Multiple Answers | Every information is given out in different ways as | |||
| •Fill ups | • Re-order Paragraphs | Magazine index page, advertisement, notices etc. | |||
| •Headings | • Reading: Fill in the blanks | ||||
| •True/False/Not Given | • Reading & Writing: Fill in the blanks | ||||
| Listening Skill | Duration: 30 + 10 minutes | Duration: 45 – 57 minutes | The major difference is that in PTE Academic the test | ||
| Attempt while listening | Attempt after listening | taker needs to answer the questions after listening to | |||
| Types of questions: | Types of Questions: | the track or answer while the transcript can be seen on | |||
| •Multiple Choice Questions | • Summarize spoken text | the screen. | |||
| •Fill-ups | • Multiple Choice Multiple Answers | ||||
| •Maps | • Fill in the blanks | In IELTS the candidate needs to answer the questions on | |||
| • Highlight correct summary | the test paper and you have 10 minutes at the end to | ||||
| • Multiple Choice Single Answer | make your answers fair. | ||||
| • Select missing word | |||||
| • Highlight incorrect words | |||||
| • Writing from Dictation | |||||
