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Conscientiousness is a fundamental personality trait. A conscientious person is…

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Conscientiousness is a fundamental personality trait. A conscientious person is good at self-regulation and impulse control. This trait influences whether you will set and keep long-range goals, deliberate over choices, behave cautiously or impulsively, and take obligations to others seriously.

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Conscientiousness is a fundamental personality trait.‖A conscientious person is good at self-regulation|and impulse control.‖This trait influences whether you will set and keep long-range goals,|deliberate over choices,|behave cautiously or impulsively,‖and take obligations to others seriously.

| short pause   ‖ breathe

Words to stress correctly

personalityper·so·NA·li·ty/pɝsəˈnælɪti/
conscientiouscon·sci·EN·tious/kɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
fundamentalfun·da·MEN·tal/fʌndəˈmɛntəl/
impulsivelyim·PUL·sive·ly/ɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/
obligationsob·li·GA·tions/ɑbləˈɡeɪʃənz/
deliberatede·LIB·er·ate/dɪˈlɪbɚət/

40 words, aim for 15–18 seconds. No numbers. Breathe after trait., after control. and after impulsively,; take short pauses at the commas in the final list.

Where marks are usually lost

Stress: per·so·NA·li·ty, con·sci·EN·tious, fun·da·MEN·tal, ob·li·GA·tions, de·LIB·er·ate, im·PUL·sive·ly. Hesitating before Conscientiousness at the very start. Dropping the -s in goals, choices, obligations, others.

General tip: the first word is the hardest; practise Conscientiousness alone five times so you start without a stumble.

What it means: 中文 · हिन्दी · नेपाली · Tiếng Việt

中文: 尽责性是一种基本的人格特质。尽责的人善于自我调节和冲动控制。这一特质影响你是否会设定并坚持长远目标、审慎地权衡选择、行事谨慎或冲动,以及是否认真对待对他人的义务。

हिन्दी: कर्तव्यनिष्ठा एक मौलिक व्यक्तित्व गुण है। कर्तव्यनिष्ठ व्यक्ति आत्म-नियमन और आवेग नियंत्रण में अच्छा होता है। यह गुण तय करता है कि आप दीर्घकालिक लक्ष्य बनाएँगे और निभाएँगे या नहीं, विकल्पों पर सोच-विचार करेंगे, सावधानी से या आवेग में व्यवहार करेंगे, और दूसरों के प्रति दायित्वों को गंभीरता से लेंगे।

नेपाली: कर्तव्यनिष्ठता एक आधारभूत व्यक्तित्व गुण हो। कर्तव्यनिष्ठ व्यक्ति आत्म-नियमन र आवेग नियन्त्रणमा सिपालु हुन्छ। यो गुणले तपाईं दीर्घकालीन लक्ष्य बनाउनुहुन्छ र कायम राख्नुहुन्छ कि हुन्न, विकल्पहरूमा सोचविचार गर्नुहुन्छ कि, सावधानीपूर्वक वा आवेगमा व्यवहार गर्नुहुन्छ कि, र अरूप्रतिको दायित्वलाई गम्भीरतापूर्वक लिनुहुन्छ कि भन्ने कुरामा प्रभाव पार्छ।

Tiếng Việt: Tính tận tâm là một đặc điểm nhân cách cơ bản. Người tận tâm giỏi tự điều chỉnh và kiểm soát xung động. Đặc điểm này ảnh hưởng đến việc bạn có đặt ra và giữ các mục tiêu dài hạn, cân nhắc kỹ các lựa chọn, hành xử thận trọng hay bốc đồng, và có coi trọng nghĩa vụ với người khác hay không.

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Read Aloud format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 60 words
Preparation30–40 seconds
Time to answerDepends on the length of the text
Skills assessedSpeaking
Scored onContent; Pronunciation; Oral fluency

How it is scored

  • Content is scored by counting the correct words in your response.
  • If you stay silent for more than 3 seconds, the recording stops.
  • You can record your response only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 1: Speaking & Writing, checked 9 October 2026.