Writing · Part 1 · Speaking & Writing
PTE Summarize Written Text Practice
Your ability to identify the key points of a text and express them in a single, well-formed sentence.
Content part-scored by humans + AIReadingWriting
Practise Summarize Written Text
Includes the answer checking, model feedback and score analysis.
Before you start: Summarize Written Text tipsHide
Do
- Find the main idea + 2 supporting points, then join them with “while”, “because”, “and”, “which”.
- Paraphrase key phrases rather than stitching copied fragments together.
- Check: one full stop, one main clause, word count in range, spelling.
Avoid
- Writing two sentences, or a sentence joined by commas that isn’t grammatical
- Copying the first line of the passage instead of summarising the whole text
- Going outside the 5–75 word range
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How Summarize Written Text works
Timing, what Pearson scores, common mistakes and our strategy.
PreparationNone
Response10 minutes
SkillsReading + Writing
ScoringPartial credit
1 Task overview
You read a passage and write a one-sentence summary.
2 What Pearson assesses
- Content
- Form — one sentence, 5–75 words
- Grammar
- Vocabulary
Partial credit. Integrated task. Content is part-scored by human experts as well as AI.
3 · Preparation time
None
4 · Response requirements
10 minutes · one sentence, 5–75 words
5 Common mistakes
- Writing two sentences, or a sentence joined by commas that isn’t grammatical
- Copying the first line of the passage instead of summarising the whole text
- Going outside the 5–75 word range
6 PTE Junction strategy
- Find the main idea + 2 supporting points, then join them with “while”, “because”, “and”, “which”.
- Paraphrase key phrases rather than stitching copied fragments together.
- Check: one full stop, one main clause, word count in range, spelling.
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Last reviewed: 26 September 2026