Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

British Library

40 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 Nov 2019Question #150087

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To begin with, you should be standing in the main 1 of the British Library. British Library situated in the Euston road next to some pipe crustacean press, in the foyer to the left of the 2 desk. It was a large white staircase. Follow this up towards the gallery at the top of the 3, pause and look to your left for attention. This is Robert Cotton, born in 1570, and died in 1631. Cotton was a member of parliament but he's mainly known as a great antiquarian 4 of manuscripts. It is the covenant we have a great depth and the survival of many English manuscripts.

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Listening: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

PromptRecording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

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.