It is about listening to short audio clips and writing them precisely the same in the text boxes. The length of these audio clips varies from 3 to 5 seconds. The vital challenge is to write the correct spelling.
Your writing skills are put to the test in this section, however, just as importantly you must listen very carefully. This assessment will go towards your overall listening and writing score, writing, listening, reading and speaking do tend to overlap, just like in the real world and in academic environments.
In the Write from Dictation PTE questions, you will hear audio. It is short audio. Your task is simply to write what you have heard.
Your score depends upon how accurately you write what you have heard. If you miss any words or write words that were not in the audio, or make spelling mistakes, you will lose marks.
This may sound super simple, but in actual fact, you need to be on the ball. You will only hear each sentence once, but don’t worry, once is enough if you know how to prepare. Points are given for writing every word correctly and including all words said in the audio.
Properly Prepare Yourself for the PTE Exam
How can you prepare properly for this task and get a great mark on the actual exam? By following the advice below:
1- What is the point in taking notes if you can’t understand them? Good quality notes may be the difference between passing and failing so take extra care in writing neatly and in a format that you will understand.
2- Spelling words correctly. You can enhance your spelling by reading more. Reading academic literature, or even a fictional book that caught your eye in the library will expose you to correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation without you realizing that you’re revising.
3- Answer all the questions. As mentioned above, you will hear each audio once. If you skip a question because you don’t remember every point, you certainly won’t remember any more if you come back to it later as you will have moved on and heard more audios. You run the risk of confusing yourself and mixing up words from different questions.
4- The best thing is to write what you can remember with perfect spelling and grammar, that way you will at least get some points for what you do write, instead of none at all for missing it out completely.
5- Do as many previous exam questions as you possibly can. The more you practice, the easier the process will be for you. It takes time to understand how to write your notes during the audio and remembering the sentence may take some practice.
6- Please write the words in the correct order. Writing the correct words but in the wrong sequence won’t get you any points.
Complete Write from Dictation PTE Exam Questions
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Question 1
Model Answer : ” The final year will consist of four taught courses and one project. ”
Keywords : final, year, courses, project
Question 2 :
Model Answer : ” He started his tutorial presentation right on time. ”
Keywords : tutorial, presentation, time
Question 3
Model Answer : ” The nearest automatic teller is in front of the anatomy labs. ”
Keywords : automatic, teller, anatomy, labs
Question 4
Model Answer : ” Newspapers are supported primarily by the sale of advertising space. ”
Keywords : newspapers, supported, primarily, advertising
Question 5
Model Answer : ” The research is focused on cyclone tropical forest forecasting. ”
Keywords : research, cyclone, tropical, forest, forecasting
Question 6
Model Answer : ” Interim grades/results will be posted on the board outside the student lounge. ”
Keywords : interim, grades, results, board, lounge
Question 7
Model Answer : ” This graph shows there is a minimum/minimal growth. ”
Keywords : graph, minimal, growth
Question 8
Model Answer : ” The undergraduates need some specific sources to analyze a specific program. ”
Keywords: undergraduates, specific, sources, analyze, program
Question 9
Model Answer : ” Observers waited nervously and held the breath for the concert. ”
Keywords: observers, nervously, concert
Question 10
Model Answer : ” Undergraduate students may participate in specific stages within the program. ”
Keywords: undergraduate, participate, specific, stages, program
Question 11
Model Answer : ” Competition for spaces in this course is fierce. ”
Keywords : competition, spaces, course, fierce
Question 12
Model Answer : ” All of the library’s databases and electronic sources can be accessed through any computer connected to the university network. ”
Keywords : library, databases, electronic, accessed, university, network
Question 13
Model Answer : ” I’m so glad the classroom observations are a requirement for the education program. ”
Keywords: classroom, observations, requirement, education, program
Question 14
Model Answer : ” It seems that Mr Gable has mastered the interdisciplinary approach to teaching that we’ve been talking about in class. ”
Keywords : mastered, interdisciplinary, approach, teaching
Question 15
Model Answer : ” The theory is that huge rivers and wind carried the sand west where it mixed in with the sand that was already there. ”
Keywords : theory, rivers, wind, sand, mixed
Question 16
Model Answer : ” Avoid confusing causes of those changes. ”
Keywords : avoid, confusing, causes, changes
Question 17
Model Answer : ” Students have the options to live in college residencies or apartments. ”
Keywords: students, options, residencies, apartments
Question 18
Model Answer : ” Your summary should be as clear and concise as possible. ”
Keywords: summary, clear, concise, possible
Question 19
Model Answer : ” The guy is qualified to lead the groups into the mountain. ”
Keywords : qualified, lead, groups, mountain
Question 20
Model Answer : ” The company needs to polish its image. ”
Keywords: company, polish, image
Now that you have gone through it once, go back and listen to the audio again to see if you wrote the sentence down word for word. Look out for any spelling mistakes, even missing out a period at the end of the sentence will lose you points.
If in your notes you managed to write the audio word for word clearly then fantastic! But if not, have a look at the keywords we have identified. Being able to identify the keywords in the audio will make taking notes easier as you can jot them down in order and remember any linking words that come in between.
Practicing a couple of questions like these per day will get you to the level needed to pass the exam, so keep practicing.
GrowSkills Pearson PTE Academic
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