Multiple Choice, Single Answer
The purpose of the Multiple Choice, Single Answer section of the Pearson Test of English (Academic) is to assess your ability to comprehend academic vocabulary, follow a sequence of information, and answer questions accordingly.
PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer
About The PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer Section
The Multiple Choice, Single Answer section falls under the Listening component of the PTE Academic examination.
Based on the recording being played as a prompt, the PTE exam taker will have to select the best single answer to the question out of the multiple choices.
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How To Attempt The PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer Section?
- Focus on listening to the entire audio clip.
- Read the available summary options shown to you on your screen.
- You must click the left button on your mouse to select the desired answer which must be the most suitable summary based on the audio clip.
- You may re-select or deselect your answer if you change your mind after selecting but before submitting using the same left click.
- The selected option gets highlighted in the colour Yellow.
- Click submit to finish the sub-section.
Things To Keep In Mind For The PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer Section
- You may read the questions before listening to the audio. This will get you thinking while listening for the details you will likely need to find the correct answers.
- Partial scoring applies to incorrect responses.
- If there are 3 correct answers, and you select one incorrect, and one correct answer, you will get 33% of the available points.
- If there are 3 correct answers, and you chose 2 correct answers and 1 incorrect answer, you will get 66% of the available points.
- If you choose all 3 correct answers, you get all the available points!
- Do not just choose all the answers!
- Analyse, interpret and evaluate the question and each of the possible answers well before selecting.
- Listen to the computerised audio very carefully and calmly so that you don’t face problems in understanding the accent being used.
- Look for words and phrases that are repeated in the question being asked. Chances are that the correct answers will be focused around that word, phrase or something closely related to it.
- Your criteria for choosing your answers should be meaningful. They should not just be a copy of what you have heard. Look for answers which might have a similar or the same meaning to what you have heard.
Things To Keep In Mind For The PTE Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer Section
- Wrong answer or no answer will earn you no score. Don’t spend too long on one question.
If you can’t work it out quickly, don’t forget you need to leave time for the other questions, so just choose option “C” and click the next button as soon as possible. - Analyse, interpret and evaluate the given prompt well in order to fetch scores under your listening section.
- Approach the academic audio text very carefully and calmly.
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