Best Time Management Tips To Apply For PTE Academic Reading Section

If you are among them, understand - It is all about your reading skills, along with comprehending the meaning in a given time.

See how you can excel at managing time:

Learn the Divide Time & Secure Best Score in Reading Section

You have 32 to 42 minutes to complete the PTE Academic reading section. You will get passages, with numbers of questions to answer. The time given will be according to the number of questions asked. First, check how much time you have, for each question and manage them accordingly. Keep an eye on the timer.

Candidates often stuck with difficult questions and due to overthinking end up losing marks. So, by the time you came know it, that you have spent enough time on this question leave it and move on to the next one. As you have limited time, you can’t spend more than 5 minutes on any question.

Check, which question is consuming your time.

You may get lengthy passage which will definitely take more than usual time. There may be one or two such questions in these passages, which you need to manage carefully. Track the time you took to solve each question. If you are taking a practice session then also you will get a timer, which you can use to learn time management, with this you can know how much time did you spend on MCQ’s, reordering and fill in the blanks, etc.

It will let you know where the area is consuming your time so that you can take the corrective measures to reduce errors.

Where do candidates struggle with time?

Evidently, single answer and multiple choice answers section utilize maximum time. So it would be advisable, to read these questions only once and not to waste enough time on them. Be regular; don’t switch between the questions as it may divert your mind from question to question leading to wrong answers. Read one by one as questions, are mostly, arranged in the same format only.

Read and comprehend the paragraph in one go. Take a look at questions and their keywords first, and find the respective answers accordingly. This will save your time and improve the chances of getting the right answers.

How to divide time in reading section?

As it varies according to the length and complexity of the question, so you have to track it on your own while answering questions, but we can give you a rough estimate that would help you in time management. Look at the table carefully.

The pattern could change, so be flexible while answering. Although these guidelines would be enough, in general term, it can change as per the paper design. Assure that you have completed the reading section in given time and answered maximum questions correctly.

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