PTE Highlight Correct Summary
The PTE Highlight Correct Summary is a listening activity that involves focus. You have to listen and choose the best summary.
Essential background information:
- You will get 2 – 3 PTE Highlight Correct Summary tasks.
- Recordings are 30 – 90 seconds long.
- Answer options can be up to 60 words long.
- The mark contributes to both listening and reading scores.
You are being tested for:
- listening comprehension
- ability to analyze and combine information
- ability to identify the most accurate summary
Take a few notes, but keep your focus by listening
Just before the task begins:
- You will see an audio status box that will count down from 10 seconds, then the status will change to ‘playing’ and the recording will begin.
- Before the listening begins, scan your eyes down the answers – for just 3 seconds – very quickly. Just notice a few words. That will give you an idea of what the text is about.
- You can adjust your volume by moving the slider during the recording if you need to.
- Take a breath. Be calm and focused.
While you are listening:
- Focus. Listen.
- Take a few notes, but keep your focus on the listening.
- DO NOT read the answer options while you listen. If you read, you will not be able to focus on listening.
After listening:
- Read the paragraphs carefully.
- Select the best
- Start by eliminating the impossible or unlikely answers.
- Then survey the remaining answers.
- Choose the best answer based on your notes and understanding.
- Once you’ve made your decision, click ‘next.’
TIPS for PTE Highlight Correct Summary:
- The test moves very quickly and you need to be able to maintain your focus. This is a mental skill and you should be practicing it leading up to the test. You might find it useful to put the radio or television on nearby when you are practicing at home. This will help you to get used to noise and distractions and to train yourself to maintain focus.
- The answer options may contain some of the words from the listening. However, sometimes it is a trick! Beware. Listen, understand and use your best judgment.
- Remember that you need to manage your own time in the listening test. If you manage it, you will be able to finish all of the questions. So work through the answer options methodically. Read them carefully. Make your best choice – then choose ‘next.’
General Listening Practice
The best way to get good at this task is to do lots of listening practice. Yes, you are probably busy working and you have a family and you have limited time.
So you need to ask yourself, how much do you really want this? It is unlikely that you are doing the PTE purely for fun! You are doing it as a stepping stone towards another goal which might be international study, immigration, or maybe professional registration.
You know that the way to get good at something is to practice it. If you were planning to run a marathon, you wouldn’t just dream about it, you’d be at the gym working on muscle groups and you’d be hitting the pavement and running each day. You’d be pushing yourself. You’d be monitoring your performance.
The beauty of working hard to achieve your target PTE results is that it isn’t only the ticket to your next goal, it is also an excellent way to improve your language skills and your ability to communicate effectively in English. So all the hard work will pay off in the PTE result you need and in easier, more effective communication in English.
So you are probably nodding, thinking “yea, yea. I know that. But how? How can I practice?”
You can improve your PTE Highlight Correct Summary results specifically by doing test question practice and you can improve it generally by listening to:
With the TED talks listen for 30 – 90 seconds, then turn the recording off and write down the main idea. Use the transcript button below the video to read the talk after you have listened. Analyze your performance.
Was your summary a good one? Yes? Fantastic! Well done! What is not so good? Why? What happened? Analyze why you made a mistake. Was it a vocabulary problem? Was it speed? Pronunciation? Keep working on it.
PTE Highlight Correct Summary – Practice One
Before you start:
- Make sure that you are ready.
- Scan your eyes down the text for 3 seconds.
- Focus
You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph that best relates to the recording.
- The speaker believes that drug and alcohol laws need to be tighter as around 25 percent of accidents are related to these two causes. This situation prevails despite religions warning us of the dangers.
- The speaker’s purpose is to tell us that she was involved in an accident. In her case, it was the fault of the driver in front who stopped on the highway for no apparent reason. He was going 65 kilometers per hour and just stopped.
- The speaker is focusing on safety and what we need to do to reduce the death rate in people aged 16 to 19.
- The speaker’s purpose is to tell us about the seriousness and the randomness of accidents and it is likely she is going to suggest a solution.
The speaker’s purpose is to tell us about the seriousness and the randomness of accidents and it is likely she is going to suggest a solution.Click to show/hide answer
PTE Highlight Correct Summary – Practice Two
Before you start:
- Make sure that you are ready.
- Scan your eyes down the text for 3 seconds.
- Focus
You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph that best relates to the recording.
Researchers are studying screen games. Currently, they are looking at how video games may be useful in helping visually impaired people to see better.
- Although we all know that too much screen time is harmful to your eyes, it is difficult to prove this. Laboratory experiments are looking at this issue now.
- Experiments are showing some interesting results. It seems that if you play screen games for between 5 and 15 hours per week, your eyesight can be improved.
- There are two hallmarks of good eyesight. Firstly those with good vision can read small print more easily than others. Secondly they can distinguish between different shades of grey better than the rest of us.
Researchers are studying screen games. Currently they are looking at how video games may be useful in helping visually impaired people to see better.Click to show/hide answer
PTE Highlight Correct Summary – Practice Three
Before you start:
- Make sure that you are ready.
- Scan your eyes down the text for 3 seconds.
- Focus
You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph that best relates to the recording.
- Due to the Rwandan genocide normal equipment can be very expensive in some parts of Rwanda. For example the cost of shipping a bulldozer to remote regions is prohibitive.
- An engineer named Nizeye had been working in Rwanda for many years. He was brilliant and liked to help the local people because they were very poor and had suffered during the war.
- Nizeye incorporated the local culture into his building projects. He also provided work opportunities for locals. Thus the building process could support the whole community.
- In Rwanda it is legally required that building projects involve mainly local workers. This helps to restore job opportunities.
Nizeye incorporated the local culture into his building projects. He also provided work opportunities for locals. Thus the building process could support the whole community.Click to show/hide answer
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Learn how to adopt the PTE specific-format in this article: PTE Writing Tips: How To Improve Your Essay Score.
Check out the PTE Listening: Highlight Correct Summary video from our E2 PTE Academic YouTube Channel.
Find an excellent list of PTE review materials and resources from E2Language!
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shabana says:
Hi,the content and lectures of jay sir are fabulous i got to know about them very late but i hope with these tips i will get good grades. Thanks a lot
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Please keep us posted on your scores and we look forward to hearing the good news 🙂
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Padam Poudel says:
Dear Jay and Team
Thank you very much for providing me helpful materials and information regarding PTE. Let me tell you one thing i am from Kathmandu Nepal. So how can i get your materials /books and other useful mails for PTE preparation. If there is any procedure for getting information / materials/books for PTE preparation please let me know.
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Hope this helps.
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shail says:
Hi Kaia
Thanks for sharing detailed information on this topic . However in Highlight Correct Summary – Practice 2, the answer mentioned in the above article is NOT included in the answer options itself. Can you please edit the blog or let me know if i am worng.
Thanks
Nirav Makadia says:
I am from India. I have given PTE two times but did not got desired score. I am aiming for 79+. I just wanted to know that which package is suitable for me. Dose the webinar times match indian local time? Are there any scored mock test before I took actual PTE exam?
My scores are as follows.
1st attempt.
L 59
R 64
W 58
S 70
2nd attempt
L 67
R 62
W 70
S 68
please help me
abhi says:
Hello Nirav,
Thank you for your comment.
The webinar timings are 7:30 PM AEDT which is 2 PM IST. If you are unable to join the LIVE Webinar, you can access the recordings from your portal when you sign up for one of the paid subscriptions. With regards to the scored mock test, we recommend taking Pearson’s official scored mock test as it is the closest that you will find to the PTE exam.
As for your target scores, could you please your scorecards with our Duty Tutor so that they can provide recommendations accordingly? You can raise this query here.
Best,
AC
Srrinivas says:
Hello Jay – I would like to share some tips in narrowing down for highlighing the right answer.
PTE Listening: Highlight Correct Summary.
1. Look for the keywords, the more keyword the statements have, that statement ranks the highest possibility for correct answer.
2. The listening audio when concluding in the end (like last 5-6 seconds left) leaves a lead/key to narrow down on the choices and help in eleminating incorrect choices.
Hope this helps.
olivia says:
WE LOVE WHEN OTHERS SHARE THEIR TIPS AND TRICKS! One thing is for sure we are all stronger TOGETHER! 🙂
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Olivia, & The E2 Team