Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) is an international computer-based English language test. Here, the test taker’s proficiency in English language is assessed through a set of listening, reading, speaking and writing tests. The scoring process of the test can be a little complicated to most of us. In this article, I will try explaining the scoring procedure in a simpler manner.

1. The scoring is automated.
2. The overall score range is between 10 and 90. This score is based on the performance on all the test items.
3. The skills tested are listening, reading, speaking and writing out of which, each skill is scored out of 90.
4. In speaking and writing assessment, skills such as grammar, oral fluency, pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary, and written discourse are tested as well.
5. The items are scored on correctness and quality of the response. Quality of the response is represented through enabling skills. For e.g. in the item Re-tell lecture, the response is scored on skills such as oral fluency and pronunciation.
6. There are basically 3 types of scoring in the assessment.

Correct or incorrect scoring, where 1 score point will be awarded if the answer is right and no score points are given if the answer is incorrect. For example, in Answer Short Question, 1 point is awarded for the right answer.

Partial credit, where maximum score is given if the answer is right and less than the maximum score is given if the answer is partially right. For example, in Fill in the Blanks, score is awarded for each right answer and no score for incorrect answer.

There is another type of scoring where there is negative marking. However the minimum score would still be zero for that question. For example, in Multiple–choice, choose multiple answers, points are awarded for each right answer and negative marks for each wrong answer. For instance if you choose 2 right answers and 2 wrong answers among the options, the total score for that question would be 0.

These are some of the basic things to know about the scoring in PTE, which will help you prepare for the exam more efficiently.

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