Know All About PTE Core

PTE Core for Canada
Know All About PTE Core
Overview
PTE Core is a brand-new English language proficiency test that has been
announced by Pearson’s group & is going on board in February 2024. It is
designed to assess general English skills for everyday situations, rather
than academic English skills. It has been approved by Immigration,
Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for all Canadian government
economic visa categories including migration, work, or citizenship visas. It
consists of four sections: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking, and
uses AI to evaluate and score the test taker's English level.
Highlights of PTE Core
• Accepted by the IRCC for work and migration

• 2-hour test taken in a test center
• Fully computer-based test
• AI scoring test
• Quicker results
• Take the test anywhere in the world - URL
https://www.pearsonpte.com/test-centers-and-fees
You can check the availability of the exam & book it from the following
link - https://mypte.pearsonpte.com/test/search?examCode=PTE-E
Who needs to give PTE Core?
PTE Core is a good option for someone who wants to migrate to Canada or
work there. One can also take PTE Core if they are seeking Canadian
citizenship.
PTE Core for Canada
PTE Core Test Format
• Part 1: Speaking & Writing - This part will take approximately 50

minutes to complete.
o Personal Introduction
o Read Aloud
o Repeat Sentence
o Describe Image
o Respond to a Situation
o Answer Short Question
o Summarize Written Text
o Write Email
• Part 2: Reading - This part will take approximately 30 minutes to

complete.
o Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks

o Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
o Reorder Paragraph
o Fill in the Blanks
o Multiple Choice, Single Answer
• Part 3: Listening - This part will take approximately 30 minutes to

complete.
o Summarize Spoken Text

o Multiple Choice, Multiple Answers
o Fill in the Blanks
o Multiple Choice, Single Answer
o Select Missing Word
o Highlight Incorrect Words
o Write from Dictation
PTE Core for Canada
Similarities between PTE Core & PTE Academic
Since both the exams have been developed by Pearson to satisfy similar
requirements, they are very similar in nature with the below-mentioned
similarities:
• Both are computer-based tests that use AI to evaluate and score

the test taker's English proficiency level
• Both cover four skills: Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing
• Both tests are about 2 hours in duration & can be taken at
Pearson’s approved test centers.
• Both tests will generate a similar score report.
However, there are also some differences between PTE Core and PTE
Academic that have been discussed below.
Difference between PTE Core & PTE Academic
The difference between PTE Core and PTE Academic is that PTE Core is a
new, IRCC-approved general English test that focuses on testing your
English skills in everyday situations, rather than in academic settings. PTE
Core is accepted for all Canadian government economic visa categories and
is aligned with the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level.
PTE Academic is an academic English test that assesses your English skills
for study abroad and immigration purposes. PTE Academic is accepted by
thousands of universities and colleges worldwide, as well as by the
Australian and New Zealand governments for visa applications.
Apart from the above, there are certain questions from the PTE Academic
exam, that have been replaced by new questions in the PTE Core exam
along with a few minor changes in the existing questions. These questions
are as follows:
• Respond to a Situation in the Speaking module replaces Retell

Lecture from PTE Academic. In this question type, you will need to
listen to and read a description of a situation. Then answer a
question about it with an extended response in 40 seconds.
• Summarize Written Text remains the same with the summary

word limit reduced to 25-50 words.
PTE Core for Canada
• Write Email in the Writing module replaces Write Essay from PTE
Academic. In this question type, you will need to write an email of
approximately 100 words in 9 minutes.
• Summarize Spoken Text remains the same with the summary

word limit reduced to 20-30 words & time to answer will be 8
minutes only.
• Highlight Correct Summary from PTE Academic in Listening has

been removed in PTE Core
Comparison between PTE Core scores and CLB levels
When you apply for a Canadian visa with PTE Core, you need to specify a
CLB level for each of your language skills.
This table illustrates how CLB levels correspond to PTE Core scores so that
you can determine what score you need to reach your Canadian
immigration objectives.
Make sure to visit the Canadian Government visa pages for official
requirements before you take your test.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-
citizenship/services/immigrate-canada.html

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Highlights of PTE Core

• Accepted by the IRCC for work and migration

Who needs to give PTE Core?

PTE Core Test Format

• Part 1: Speaking & Writing - This part will take approximately 50

• Part 2: Reading - This part will take approximately 30 minutes to

o Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks

• Part 3: Listening - This part will take approximately 30 minutes to

o Summarize Spoken Text

Similarities between PTE Core & PTE Academic

• Both are computer-based tests that use AI to evaluate and score

Difference between PTE Core & PTE Academic

• Respond to a Situation in the Speaking module replaces Retell

• Summarize Written Text remains the same with the summary

• Summarize Spoken Text remains the same with the summary

• Highlight Correct Summary from PTE Academic in Listening has

Comparison between PTE Core scores and CLB levels

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