PTE ACADEMIC

steven · September 2020

READING

Multiple choice, choose single answer -

• I only spend 1.5 minutes each item
• You can easily determine if the task is MCSA because of the round-shaped option
button
• Enhance your Speed-reading skills (understand the text while reading rapidly)
• Basta MCSA, binabasa ko talaga ang text kasi maikli lang naman at less complicated
compared sa MCMA.
• Ito yung steps na ginamit ko:
(1) Read and focus on the key words in the prompt
(2) Read the text for 35 secs (usually short paragraph(s) lang ang MCSA). While reading and
understanding the text, bring back the information from the question/prompt into your
mind, para mas madaling mahanap yung keywords na related dun sa prompt.
(3) Binabasa ko ulit yung text for another 35 secs kasi minsan 50% lang yung na iintindihan
ko sa first attempt.
(4) I used to spend 20 secs of the 1.5-minute duration to choose an answer.

• Note: These steps would really require a lot of practice.
• Three sources na ginamit ko para maka practice talaga:
-una kong ginamit ang https://ptetutorials.com/sample-questions/reading-multiple-
choice-choose-single-answer
-after ptetutorials, nag practice ako dito sa https://ptestudy.com/
-Lastly, https://www.apeuni.com/practice/reading?model=r_mcs&num=1&menu=all

Multiple choice, choose multiple answers -

• I only spend 2 minutes each item
• You can easily determine if the task is MCMA because of the square-shaped option
button
• Hindi speed-reading technique ang ginamit ko dito kasi masyadong mahaba yung
texts compared to MCSA. Na try kong mag apply ng speed-reading, kaso mas kaunti
lang yung naiintindihan ko dahil talagang mabilisan yung pag babasa within 2 mins.
• Ito yung steps na ginamit ko:
(1) Understand the question/prompt and collect key words
(2) Hanapin dun sa text yung keyword(s) from the prompt, sometimes yung synonyms ng
word ang nasa text.
(3) Try to locate all possible locations ng keywords dun sa texts para madaling balikan
afterwards. Kasi you need more than 1 answer.
(4) Read that certain sentence/phrases before and after the keyword. Umiikot lang dito yung
answers talaga. Then, look at the choices kung may related idea ba na makikita based sa
binasa mong sentence.
(5) With this scheme, di mo kelangan basahin yung buong paragraphs. Just read one
sentence before the keyword and once sentence after the keyword.

• Itong strategy na’to ay same lang din sa strategy ni Moni PTE Magic

•

• Three sources na ginamit ko para maka practice talaga:

Re-order paragraphs -

Rule:
Obj of 1st sentence becomes Subj of the 2nd sentence
Obj of 2nd sentence becomes Subj of the 3rd sentence
Obj of 3rd sentence becomes Subj of the 4th sentence

Some findings:
• Take note of the sequence of events. Based dun sa experiences ko during practice
session, kadalasan nauuna yung past events followed by current events.
Ex:
(1) So in the agrarian era, if you need to destroy ………
(2) But in the industrial era, destroying the …..
(3) Now in the information era, destroying the …..

• Take note of the paragraphs containing “I”, “I have”. Paragraphs containing personal
pronoun “I” are closely related to each other.
Kadalasan magkakasunod yung sequence ng paragraphs with “I”.

• Active sentences should come first before Passive sentences
• Paragraph with article “A” should come first before paragraph containing “The”

I had tried studying several sources before. Pero, ito yung complete package para sa akin:

E2 PTE Academic
E2 PTE Academic
Five Finger Strategy

• Three sources na ginamit ko para maka practice talaga sa Re-order
paragraphs

https://ptetutorials.com/sample-questions/reading-re-order-paragraphs
https://www.apeuni.com/
https://ptestudy.com/

Reading: Fill in the blanks -
(I only spend 2 minutes for this task)

Reading & writing: Fill in the blanks - (I only spend 2.5 minutes for this task)

• Practice lang talaga ginawa ko dito
• Ito yung challenge---- if you can practice answering at least 80% of the total number
of questions from each of the resources below, you can certainly bolster your skills
para dito sa Fill in the blanks Tasks.

https://ptetutorials.com/sample-questions/reading-and-writing-fill-in-the-blanks
https://ptetutorials.com/sample-questions/reading-fill-in-the-blanks
https://www.apeuni.com/
https://ptestudy.com/

steven · September 2020

*** Listening ***

Summarize spoken text -

• Instead of listening to music for several months, ito yung pina pakinggan ko :

Mindvalley sa Youtube,  2 videos during lunch break
TED Talk at TEDx sa Youtube  2 videos before bedtime
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nq0gn/episodes/downloads  2 episodes while

working

• Fast note-taking yung pina practice ko dito. While listening to podcasts, nag susulat
ako.
• Use a lot of abbreviations when taking notes, para mabilis…or make your own
abbreviations.
• Ito yung way ko, for example:
Audio: “The worldwide population of wild giant pandas increased by 268 over the
last decade according to a new survey conducted by the government of
China.”

My writing: “wrldwide populatn wild giant pandas incrsd 268 last decade survey by
govt China…..”

• Practice taking notes while listening & understanding the audio
• Ito yung templates ko:

The speaker was mainly discussing ________.
Firtsly, he/she mentioned that_________.
He/she then stated that ______.
In addition, he/she discussed/expounded that ______.
Moreover, he/she described/elucidated the fact that ______.
Lastly, he/she suggested/highlighted that ______.

Multiple choice, choose multiple answers -

• I spend only 2 minutes for this task
• Spend the preparation time (5 – 7 secs) to read and understand the question/prompt
• If the options have long sentences, grasp your erasable booklet and prepare for note-
taking
• If maikli lang yung sentences (options), just listen carefully and glance at the options
while listening, para may hint kung anong option ang candidate for elimination.

Fill in the blanks -

• I spend only 2 minutes for this task
• Spend the preparation time (5 – 7 secs) to examine the entire boxes and take note
kung gaano ka dikit yung mga “blanks”, sometimes blanks/boxes are only separated
by 3 words. So, be prepared by examining ahead of time which part ng paragraph na
may ganito para ma anticipate mo.
• Di baling mali2x yung spelling when typing your answers, balikan mo nalang afterwards.
Ang importante di ka mawawala sa audio.

Highlight correct summary -

• For me, this is an effective method:

Multiple choice, choose single answer -

• I spend only 1 minute for this task
• Same strategies with MCMA (listening)

Select missing word -

• Yung ginawa ko, talagang pinakinggan ko yung entire audio to get the main idea. While
listening,… tinitingnan ko yung progress bar para ma anticipate yung pag hinto ng
recording(with beep)

• Malaking tulong kung makukuha mo yung main idea kasi sometimes kung babasahin mo
yung options, halos lahat ay correct answers. So, understanding the main idea is your
paramount guide.

Highlight incorrect words -

• Firstly, clear your desk…especially dun sa area ng mouse.
• Yung sa akin, mag lift lang ako ng mouse if may new line na, pero kung nasa isang line
palang yung pinapakinggan ko, I simply slide the mouse para hindi ako mawala dun sa
recording vs. actual words na sinusundan.
• Pag may obstacles when sliding your mouse, it would really affect your focus.
• Ang ginawa ko dito, yung mouse cursor ko naka sunod dun sa mentioned words at yung
mata ko nag babasa ng advance dun sa succeeding words.

Write from dictation -

• Ito yung approach ko:
1) Nakatingin ako dun sa time status (Beginning in 3-2-1 seconds) before mag start yung audio
2) Ginamit ko yung first 2 seconds to clear my mind and focus
3) Sa remaining 1 sec, ito yung anticipation mood ko, gusto kong ma feel talaga na may audio akong ina-abangan. Kasi when I am anticipating for something, mas alert yung mind and ears ko. Parang may feeling of eagerness kung ano kaya ang lalabas na audio.

• While listening, nag keyboard typing na agad ako sa mga words na napapakinggan ko,
unlike dun sa repeat sentence.
• Ito yung effective sa akin, kasi makukuha mo talaga yung mga keywords esp. kung
mahaba yung sentences. Okay lang na may makakalimutan na helping verbs, articles, or
prepositions, unahin mo munang e focus ang pag sulat ng keywords… saka mo nalang
ayusin yung grammar afterwards.
• Ito yung way ko para mabilis yung pag type ng words:

For example: There are people who believe that ------> Dr r pple hu blv dat ...

Dito ako nag practice for listening taks:
https://ptetutorials.com/sample-questions/
https://www.apeuni.com/
https://ptestudy.com/

steven · September 2020

@Ed510 said:

@steven said:
@iaiaia NOTE: Yung "Thus" & "Hence" sa Body1 & Body 2 ay di ko na nagamit sa actual exam ko kasi parang sa tingin ko marami na akong nasulat. Pero mataas pa rin naman yung scores sa awa ng Panginoon.

Hello po @steven
Ano po ba tong template na mention dito sa chat? Pwede mo ma-share po sa akin?

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Hello @Ed510 ..nasa taas po ... I think yung essay template po yung tinatanong ni @iaiaia ..

Ed510 · September 2020

@steven said:

@Ed510 said:

@steven said:
@iaiaia NOTE: Yung "Thus" & "Hence" sa Body1 & Body 2 ay di ko na nagamit sa actual exam ko kasi parang sa tingin ko marami na akong nasulat. Pero mataas pa rin naman yung scores sa awa ng Panginoon.

Hello po @steven
Ano po ba tong template na mention dito sa chat? Pwede mo ma-share po sa akin?

==============================

Hello @Ed510 ..nasa taas po ... I think yung essay template po yung tinatanong ni @iaiaia ..

Salamat po ng marami.

nashmacoy101 · September 2020

@steven said:

@nashmacoy101 said:

Thank you po sa lahat ng tips dito. I used @steven template for essays and sonny english for summaries and DI. Ung exam ko po kanina lang 8AM.

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@nashmacoy101 Congratulations ..ang galing.... taas ng scores mo :-) I'm glad na nakatulong yung ginawa kong template :-) All the best ! God Bless sa next steps .

Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

kkoala · September 2020

@nashmacoy101 said:

@kkoala said:

Thank you po for all the tips in this thread. 😊 Took my exam this 8am din po sa Trident.

I'm fairly sure may mga mali ako sa Listening part, and may konting stutter sa DI and RL. Kaya nagulat po ako 90 pa din.

pede na ulit magNetflix madam!

Uninstall na po ng APEuni 😅 most used app for the past 3 months.> @nashmacoy101 said:

@steven said:

@nashmacoy101 said:

Thank you po sa lahat ng tips dito. I used @steven template for essays and sonny english for summaries and DI. Ung exam ko po kanina lang 8AM.

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@nashmacoy101 Congratulations ..ang galing.... taas ng scores mo :-) I'm glad na nakatulong yung ginawa kong template :-) All the best ! God Bless sa next steps .

Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

Opo cino-consider ko din yan. Pero baka wait ko muna ang new SOL (if meron sa oct) para sure nandun pa rin po ang jobcode ko. 😅

_sebodemacho · September 2020

@kkoala said:

@nashmacoy101 said:

@kkoala said:

Thank you po for all the tips in this thread. 😊 Took my exam this 8am din po sa Trident.

I'm fairly sure may mga mali ako sa Listening part, and may konting stutter sa DI and RL. Kaya nagulat po ako 90 pa din.

pede na ulit magNetflix madam!

Uninstall na po ng APEuni 😅 most used app for the past 3 months.> @nashmacoy101 said:

@steven said:

@nashmacoy101 said:

Thank you po sa lahat ng tips dito. I used @steven template for essays and sonny english for summaries and DI. Ung exam ko po kanina lang 8AM.

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@nashmacoy101 Congratulations ..ang galing.... taas ng scores mo :-) I'm glad na nakatulong yung ginawa kong template :-) All the best ! God Bless sa next steps .

Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

Opo cino-consider ko din yan. Pero baka wait ko muna ang new SOL (if meron sa oct) para sure nandun pa rin po ang jobcode ko. 😅

congrats!! ano job code mo @kkoala ?

kkoala · September 2020

@_sebodemacho said:

@kkoala said:

@nashmacoy101 said:
Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

Opo cino-consider ko din yan. Pero baka wait ko muna ang new SOL (if meron sa oct) para sure nandun pa rin po ang jobcode ko. 😅

congrats!! ano job code mo @kkoala ?

312111 Archi Draftsperson po

kkoala · September 2020

For those who are looking for tips na nabigay ng mga master natin dito sa PTE thread, these are some links that I found useful while preparing:

@Heprex
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/257891/#Comment_257891
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/336092/#Comment_336092

@steven
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/335740/#Comment_335740
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/336092/#Comment_336092

@Supersaiyan
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/329106/#Comment_329106

@michaelguanzon_ust
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/306140/#Comment_306140

@chococrinkle
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/comment/271178/#Comment_271178

@Admin
https://pinoyau.info/discussion/13488/intro-and-guide-for-pte-speaking-pinoy-style#latest

Meron din po si @batman pero di ko talaga makita yung link ulit.

I hope this helps!

rose85 · September 2020

@kkoala said:

@_sebodemacho said:

@kkoala said:

@nashmacoy101 said:
Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

Opo cino-consider ko din yan. Pero baka wait ko muna ang new SOL (if meron sa oct) para sure nandun pa rin po ang jobcode ko. 😅

congrats!! ano job code mo @kkoala ?

312111 Archi Draftsperson po

same po tayo @kkoala 312111.. congrats sayo

kkoala · September 2020

@rose85 said:

@kkoala said:

@_sebodemacho said:

@kkoala said:

@nashmacoy101 said:
Thank you mga sir @steven @zekemadr! Kitakits sa Oz though madami pa akong hahabulin. @kkoala madam may NAATI pa plang pagbubusyhan na naman!

Opo cino-consider ko din yan. Pero baka wait ko muna ang new SOL (if meron sa oct) para sure nandun pa rin po ang jobcode ko. 😅

congrats!! ano job code mo @kkoala ?

312111 Archi Draftsperson po

same po tayo @kkoala 312111.. congrats sayo

Thank you po. Good luck po sa atin.

bartowski · September 2020

Hello po,

Mamssirs, sino po naka-pag exam sa Trident recently? Ok lang po pa-share ng experiences nyo? Like kung naka-mask po ba kayo habang nageexam tapos kung ilan po kayo sa exam room, etc. TIA

kkoala · September 2020

@bartowski said:
Hello po,

Mamssirs, sino po naka-pag exam sa Trident recently? Ok lang po pa-share ng experiences nyo? Like kung naka-mask po ba kayo habang nageexam tapos kung ilan po kayo sa exam room, etc. TIA

Hello! I took the exam last Sep. 7 sa Trident. Required ang face mask all throughout the exam. 8am yung sched ko and around 9-10 people kami, pero 2 separate rooms. Dulong cubicle ako and nasa 2 people lang naririnig ko during speaking part. Anticipate nalang po na maingay talaga sa exam room. By 3:30pm, may result na po kami.

AAelaine · September 2020

hi @kkoala thank you sa paghanap ng mga useful tips na ito hehe .. ask lang ako ng help 65 po need ko na score to each item. di po ba ito mahirap iachieve ?

kkoala · September 2020

@AAelaine said:
hi @kkoala thank you sa paghanap ng mga useful tips na ito hehe .. ask lang ako ng help 65 po need ko na score to each item. di po ba ito mahirap iachieve ?

Kayang kaya po yan. Consistent practice lang po talaga and familiarize yourself sa test format. May free mock test din sa 79score.com para ma-try mo po yung flow ng exam.

AAelaine · September 2020

Thank you po .. mejo hirap lang po ako sa paggamit ng template. Ano po bang tips to use it nicely. ang gingawa ko pp kase as in kung ano ung makita ko sa image un ung ipangbubuo ko sa template. tama po ba un ?

kkoala · September 2020

@AAelaine said:
Thank you po .. mejo hirap lang po ako sa paggamit ng template. Ano po bang tips to use it nicely. ang gingawa ko pp kase as in kung ano ung makita ko sa image un ung ipangbubuo ko sa template. tama po ba un ?

Ginamit ko lang din po ang template nina sir @Heprex @steven etc., modified ng konti kung san ako comfortable. Then be flexible nalang sa different types ng charts. At first po may kodigo ako during practice, then sa sobrang paulit ulit po everyday, na-memorize ko na siya. Try to practice regularly po ng different types of charts like bar, pie, line, table, flow chart, map, & pictures.

AAelaine · September 2020

Thank you po Praying na kayanin ko din .. aiming for 65 lang nman po ako .. hopefully makuha ko sia ng isang take .. Thank you and congrats po.. Godbless po sa inyo

bartowski · September 2020

@kkoala said:

@bartowski said:
Hello po,

Mamssirs, sino po naka-pag exam sa Trident recently? Ok lang po pa-share ng experiences nyo? Like kung naka-mask po ba kayo habang nageexam tapos kung ilan po kayo sa exam room, etc. TIA

Hello! I took the exam last Sep. 7 sa Trident. Required ang face mask all throughout the exam. 8am yung sched ko and around 9-10 people kami, pero 2 separate rooms. Dulong cubicle ako and nasa 2 people lang naririnig ko during speaking part. Anticipate nalang po na maingay talaga sa exam room. By 3:30pm, may result na po kami.

Thanks po. Next week na po exam ko, sana maka-superior.

awin · September 2020

Hi guys. Hihingi lang po ng advise kasi parang medyo nalabuan ako sa exam results ng PTE. Lahat po enabling skills ko is almost perfect pero ang baba ng score mismo. . Saan pa kaya po ako need magfocus?

nashmacoy101 · September 2020

@awin said:
Hi guys. Hihingi lang po ng advise kasi parang medyo nalabuan ako sa exam results ng PTE. Lahat po enabling skills ko is almost perfect pero ang baba ng score mismo. . Saan pa kaya po ako need magfocus?

RWFIB at WFD

awin · September 2020

@nashmacoy101 parang impossible pre. Confident kasi ako sa WFD at RWFIB since madami lumabas galing APEUNI. lalo na sa WFD, 3/4 galing APEUNI.

gzabala · September 2020

hello,

ask ko lang if meron ba answer key ang PTE scored test?
thank in advance

xiaoxue · September 2020

@awin said:
@nashmacoy101 parang impossible pre. Confident kasi ako sa WFD at RWFIB since madami lumabas galing APEUNI. lalo na sa WFD, 3/4 galing APEUNI.

Hi, sa ApeUni may part don na AI analysis. Try mo i-input don ung scores mo and isusuggest nia kung saan part ka dapat magfocus.

_sebodemacho · September 2020

@xiaoxue said:

@awin said:
@nashmacoy101 parang impossible pre. Confident kasi ako sa WFD at RWFIB since madami lumabas galing APEUNI. lalo na sa WFD, 3/4 galing APEUNI.

Hi, sa ApeUni may part don na AI analysis. Try mo i-input don ung scores mo and isusuggest nia kung saan part ka dapat magfocus.

Nakakapag taka nga lang talaga na halos perfect yung enabling skills mo, pero hindi na-hit yung Superior mark.

Pero agree ako sa suggestion to input your score in APEuni exam history. At least yan yung pwede mong option.

kkoala · September 2020

@gzabala said:
hello,

ask ko lang if meron ba answer key ang PTE scored test?
thank in advance

I haven't tried the scored mock test by Pearson, sa 79score.com po ako nag-try kasi may free. May answer key and analytics page dun na makikita mo score per task. Like this one:

gzabala · September 2020

@kkoala said:

@gzabala said:
hello,

ask ko lang if meron ba answer key ang PTE scored test?
thank in advance

I haven't tried the scored mock test by Pearson, sa 79score.com po ako nag-try kasi may free. May answer key and analytics page dun na makikita mo score per task. Like this one:

thank you!

nashmacoy101 · September 2020

@_sebodemacho said:

@xiaoxue said:

@awin said:
@nashmacoy101 parang impossible pre. Confident kasi ako sa WFD at RWFIB since madami lumabas galing APEUNI. lalo na sa WFD, 3/4 galing APEUNI.

Hi, sa ApeUni may part don na AI analysis. Try mo i-input don ung scores mo and isusuggest nia kung saan part ka dapat magfocus.

Nakakapag taka nga lang talaga na halos perfect yung enabling skills mo, pero hindi na-hit yung Superior mark.

Pero agree ako sa suggestion to input your score in APEuni exam history. At least yan yung pwede mong option.