Which PTE Academic Question Types Have Partial Marking?

In PTE Academic, not every question is all-or-nothing. Knowing how each task is scored helps you decide where to take a risk and where to play safe, which matters for your study visa score goals.

Partial Credit Questions

You earn marks for each correct part, even if the whole answer isn't perfect: Speaking: Read Aloud, Repeat Sentence, Describe Image, Retell Lecture, Respond to a Situation, Summarize Group Discussion Writing: Summarize Written Text, Write Essay Reading: Reading & Writing Fill in the Blanks, Reading Fill in the Blanks, Re-order Paragraphs (marked per correct adjacent pair) Listening: Summarize Spoken Text, Fill in the Blanks, Write from Dictation (marked per correct word)

Partial Credit with Negative Marking

Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers (Reading and Listening) and Highlight Incorrect Words give +1 for each correct choice and −1 for each wrong one. The lowest score is zero, so don't guess wildly.

Right or Wrong Only

Multiple Choice, Single Answer (Reading and Listening), Highlight Correct Summary, Select Missing Word and Answer Short Question score full marks or nothing. Always attempt them: there's no penalty.

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