Every aspect of our lives is governed by rules and regulation and so are PTE Academics.  If you guessed that these regulations will help you score high in PTE Academics well your guess is spot on. The dos and dont’s during PTE Examination is to assist students to better prepare for the examination well beforehand and to be aware of what is allowed and what is not.

Dos PTE Examination

• Complete your sentences – Sentence completion is important for both speaking and written communication. In task such as describing the image, inability to finish sentences results in reduced grammar score. It is important for the test taker to deliver complete sentences to increase the chances of scoring higher. Stammering and starting a new sentence before concluding the previous one because the test taker may have thought of a great idea is a complete no. Whether the initial idea was wrong the student should finish it and start a different sentence.

• Minimize the utilization of fillers – Fillers are meaningless words a speaker used to mark hesitation or pausing. These are words such as eh, um, okay, right, you know and etc. They reduce the speaking score, therefore, the user has to be aware of his/her words in order to avoid such trivial mistakes.

• Test and report non-functioning equipment – checking the headset beforehand is important to avoid unnecessary delays during the exam and also a test taker shouldn’t hesitate to report any faults such as a problem with the software.

• Structuring the response – To score high in oral fluency, the communicated speech has to flow and correlate. That is it should have an introduction, body and conclusion. This increase the score as the student’s speech will relate and be understandable.

• Get enough rest

Dont’s during PTE Examination

• Bring personal belonging to the test centres. Personal items are prohibited and unless a test taker has a safe location to keep them they can’t be brought to the examination room.

• Speak too fast – For non-English speaking people, a clear accent can be a problem to communicate properly and understand the conveyed message. It is vital for the test taker to avoid talking fast and if it is due to anxiety it is best to calm down and try to relax. Obviously, if the message is not audible then the communicative score will be low.

• Refrain from using slang or colloquial language – This one is self-explanatory. No slang or colloquial language is allowed in professional and academic communication and PTE examinations are not different. Use of good vocabulary and professional communication is allowed

• Don’t forget to practice pronunciation – For the oral section of the test, mispronunciation can definitely reduce test score. The more the students practice proper pronunciation, the higher he/she will score and succeed.