Highlight Incorrect Words · Part 3: Listening

Human life support

16 students marked "I sat this"Added 21 Mar 2023Question #190012

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Dramatic changes in human life support systems took place in the modern world over the last 500 years. Human during this time period reached unprecedented sizes and growth rates. Global migrations introduced exotic plants, animals, , technologies and cultural beliefs throughout the world. The Industrial Revolution and its aftermath transformed on an unparalleled scale and intensity. Urban exploded in number and size during the period and large scale social systems emerged that were tied together by networks of economic exchange, and communication.

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Highlight Incorrect Words format (Pearson)

PromptRecording of 15–50 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening, Reading

How it is scored

  • Each correctly clicked word earns 1 point; each wrong click loses 1 point.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.