Part 3: Listening
PTE Listening: Fill in the Blanks practice
A transcript of the recording appears with gaps. You hear the recording once and type the missing word in each gap.
L-FIB187 questions in our bank187 open in the practice screen
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187 Listening: Fill in the Blanks questions in the RealPTE bank; 187 of them open directly in the practice screen. Practising is free; see Pricing for AI scoring.
Official format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)
| Prompt | Recording of 30–60 seconds |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Listening |
How it is scored
- Each correct word, spelled correctly, scores 1 point.
- The recording plays only once.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.
Most marked "I sat this"
#150001Mystery of Shakespeare797 students marked "I sat this"#150002Laurence Stephen Lowry329 students marked "I sat this"#150003Animals284 students marked "I sat this"#150095Cars in America227 students marked "I sat this"#150004CEO196 students marked "I sat this"#150010Water Crisis178 students marked "I sat this"#150005Bored in class147 students marked "I sat this"#150011Patriotism140 students marked "I sat this"#150006Bar code scanners136 students marked "I sat this"#150008Neo-Latin130 students marked "I sat this"#150009Traffic Jam125 students marked "I sat this"#150007Integrated Ticket118 students marked "I sat this"#150014Beautiful buildings117 students marked "I sat this"#150081Financial markets102 students marked "I sat this"#150092Sea levels94 students marked "I sat this"#150012Candace Galen86 students marked "I sat this"#150013The ocean76 students marked "I sat this"#150015Senior Citizen76 students marked "I sat this"#150078Virus V273 students marked "I sat this"#150073Oceanographer71 students marked "I sat this"
All 187 Listening: Fill in the Blanks questions
Page 1 of 2: #150001 to #151050, by question number.
#150001Mystery of Shakespeare797 students marked "I sat this"#150002Laurence Stephen Lowry329 students marked "I sat this"#150003Animals284 students marked "I sat this"#150004CEO196 students marked "I sat this"#150005Bored in class147 students marked "I sat this"#150006Bar code scanners136 students marked "I sat this"#150007Integrated Ticket118 students marked "I sat this"#150008Neo-Latin130 students marked "I sat this"#150009Traffic Jam125 students marked "I sat this"#150010Water Crisis178 students marked "I sat this"#150011Patriotism140 students marked "I sat this"#150012Candace Galen86 students marked "I sat this"#150013The ocean76 students marked "I sat this"#150014Beautiful buildings117 students marked "I sat this"#150015Senior Citizen76 students marked "I sat this"#150073Oceanographer71 students marked "I sat this"#150074Nanotechnology56 students marked "I sat this"#150075Tax Increases68 students marked "I sat this"#150076Carbon-rich soils42 students marked "I sat this"#150077Diagrams53 students marked "I sat this"#150078Virus V273 students marked "I sat this"#150079Morality & Climate Change45 students marked "I sat this"#150080Housing Market49 students marked "I sat this"#150081Financial markets102 students marked "I sat this"#150082Daniel Harris54 students marked "I sat this"#150083Emerald39 students marked "I sat this"#150084Interactive Video Installation38 students marked "I sat this"#150085The Wall Street Journal25 students marked "I sat this"#150086Investors Confidence17 students marked "I sat this"#150087British Library40 students marked "I sat this"#150088Mix and Unmix Liquids32 students marked "I sat this"#150089Economists32 students marked "I sat this"#150090Young People's Choices43 students marked "I sat this"#150091The Entrepreneurs39 students marked "I sat this"#150092Sea levels94 students marked "I sat this"#150093Emissions of Carbon34 students marked "I sat this"#150094Sunflower paintings43 students marked "I sat this"#150095Cars in America227 students marked "I sat this"#150096Benefits17 students marked "I sat this"#150097Dogs18 students marked "I sat this"#150098Loose Theme10 students marked "I sat this"#150099Seminal Difference12 students marked "I sat this"#150100Productivity in Industrial Revolution4 students marked "I sat this"#150101Locomotion2 students marked "I sat this"#150102Lead-in time3 students marked "I sat this"#150103Corporate culture2 students marked "I sat this"#150104Malaria2 students marked "I sat this"#150105Belief7 students marked "I sat this"#150106Library Catalog2 students marked "I sat this"#150107Green chemistry5 students marked "I sat this"#150108Life on Mars3 students marked "I sat this"#150110At table0 students marked "I sat this"#151001Some ecotourism offers visitors close71 students marked "I sat this"#151002Millions of roses get handed out on Valentine's…57 students marked "I sat this"#151003Let's say you've saved up 200 grand for…39 students marked "I sat this"#151004Ladybugs love to snack on aphids and other…45 students marked "I sat this"#151005It's a given that most babies wear diapers…40 students marked "I sat this"#151006Unless you're at a Chaucer convention, speaking middle…43 students marked "I sat this"#151007In planet formation, as in adolescence, you've got…29 students marked "I sat this"#151008Roosters greet the rising sun with crowing sound.…27 students marked "I sat this"#151009Advertising and media companies often get lobbied to…30 students marked "I sat this"#151011People with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and…28 students marked "I sat this"#151012A lot of people just don't feel quite…28 students marked "I sat this"#151014“I think what is most remarkable about Dexter…34 students marked "I sat this"#151015Beneath its adorable exterior, is your cat hiding…23 students marked "I sat this"#151016Last week on the podcast we talked about…17 students marked "I sat this"#151017The Curiosity rover has achieved plenty of firsts…22 students marked "I sat this"#151018Medicinal tablets are nothing new. Doctors have been…18 students marked "I sat this"#151019Kids today may be more17 students marked "I sat this"#151020When you don't clean your plate, microbes feast.…18 students marked "I sat this"#151021An Arctic storm tore a drilling rig loose…19 students marked "I sat this"#151022Sharing is one of the hallmarks of human21 students marked "I sat this"#151023Ultraviolet rays don't just bronze sunseekers on the…17 students marked "I sat this"#151024Mosquitoes are an17 students marked "I sat this"#151025Being physically active has23 students marked "I sat this"#151026Here's one way bats might get their next…18 students marked "I sat this"#151027“What we're bringing for our users is basically…23 students marked "I sat this"#151028The Chukchi Sea lies between Alaska and Russia…11 students marked "I sat this"#151029Birds face many man-made mortal threats: windows, cats…14 students marked "I sat this"#151030Our Milky Way galaxy has two large15 students marked "I sat this"#151031The eyes are the windows to the soul.…17 students marked "I sat this"#151032You might picture Neanderthals as cavemen gnawing on…21 students marked "I sat this"#151033You just bought peanut butter. You chose the…13 students marked "I sat this"#151034Ronald Cotton went to prison for rape.The victim…12 students marked "I sat this"#151035One day the banana is perfect. Bright yellow…18 students marked "I sat this"#151036It's a dirty job, but two NASA spacecraft…17 students marked "I sat this"#151037In electronics there's an understanding that15 students marked "I sat this"#151038Vaccines are desperately needed in the developing world.…9 students marked "I sat this"#151039Audio question14 students marked "I sat this"#151040You've probably heard of peanut or shellfish14 students marked "I sat this"#151041Are human beings inherently14 students marked "I sat this"#151042Most of our serious illnesses and deaths in…13 students marked "I sat this"#151043Telling people to change unhealthy15 students marked "I sat this"#151044In lab tests, music and lighting can affect…12 students marked "I sat this"#151045Doctors know a lot about prescribing medications. “Take…19 students marked "I sat this"#151046Malaria is a7 students marked "I sat this"#151047Macular degeneration causes visual distortion and even complete…17 students marked "I sat this"#151048Black holes are common. But actually counting them…13 students marked "I sat this"#151049Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney pledged to achieve North…17 students marked "I sat this"#151050Bejing often suffers choking air. But there's now…11 students marked "I sat this"