Before you proceed towards checking your PTE result, there is one factor you need to keep in mind. PTE is machine-scored, based on years of human-verified AI technologies. PTE marking system follows TWO marking rules:
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Correct or Incorrect
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Partial Credit
Marking Rules in PTE Exam:
For the ‘Correct or Incorrect’ type of test items, test-takers get full marks for responding with the CORRECT answer and ZERO marks for INCORRECT responses.
For example, in each ‘Short answer questions’ item, you get 1 for appropriate response and 0 for a wrong answer.
The other marking rule is of ‘Partial credit’ type. Here, a test-taker gets marks depending on the correctness of content, formal aspects and quality of responses.
For example, in ‘Summarize written text’ you get marks based on,
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Form - Score 1 mark for summarizing in a single complete sentence; 0 for using multiple sentences, an incomplete sentence, sentences having less than five words or more than 75 words.
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Content - Score 2 marks for a good complete summary; 1 mark for missing some points but covering others; and 0 for misrepresentation.
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Grammar - Score 2 marks for entirely correct grammatical structure; 1 mark for some errors but overall proper grammatical structure meeting communication objective; and 0 for bad grammar and inability to communicate meaning.
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Vocabulary - Score 2 marks for an appropriate choice of words; 1 mark for lexical errors but no-obstacle in communication; and 0 for defective word usage and lexical incompleteness.
Test item types categorized as per marking rules:
Partial credit type marking
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Correct/Incorrect type marking
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Read aloud
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MCQ - single answer
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Repeat sentence
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Highlight correct summary
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Describe image
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Select missing words
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Re-tell lecture
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Answer short questions
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Summarize written texts
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Write essay
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Fill in the Blanks
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MCQ - multiple answers
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Re-order paragraphs
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Summarize spoken text
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Highlight incorrect words
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Write from diction
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Majority of test items belong to the partial credit type marking. It helps to score an item from a broader skill assessment perspective.
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