Writing

PTE-A Writing Module



Items

No. of Questions

Scoring

Time to answer

Skills Assessed

Summarize written text

1-2

7 point for each question

10 minutes

Reading and Writing

Essay

1

15 points

20 minutes

Writing

Task

After reading the text, write a one-sentence summary of the passage.

How to answer this question

  • For this item type, you need to write a summary of the text in one sentence.
  • You have 10 minutes to write your summary. Make sure to include the main points of the reading passage in a full, single sentence of no more than 75 words.
  • Understand how this question is scored

Factors

score

Content

2

Form (5 to 75) words

1

Grammar

2

Vocabulary

2

Task

Write a 200–300 word essay on a given topic.

How to answer this question

  • For this item type, you need to write a 200–300-word argumentative essay in response to a prompt.
  • You have 20 minutes to write your essay.
  • The Word Count at the bottom of the screen counts the number of words you write. Make sure to write a minimum of 200 words, but no more than 300 words.
  • Analyse the essay prompt/ topic so you know how to answer.
  • Write correct grammar and spellings
  • Understand how this question is scored.

Factors

score

Content

3

Form (200-300) words

2

Grammar

2

Spellings

2

Vocabulary

2

Development structure

2

GENERAL LINGUISTIC RANGE

2