Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

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9 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 Aug 2018Question #151104

Type the missing words.

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As yet, the new 1 is incomplete. So far, the researchers have only 2 the effects caused by one property of matter falling into a black hole, its electric charge. They have not shown the effect of its mass, which would also be important. Their 3 therefore account only for part of the information that is lost. But they have established a 4 that may lead to a full accounting of the matter. That would let physicists sleep easy in their beds, in the knowledge that reality is once again 5, at least 6, how they think it ought to.

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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.