Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening
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14 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 Aug 2018Question #151113
Type the missing words.
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Language often seems so 1 drafted that one can hardly imagine it as anything other than the perfected handiwork of a master 2. How else could this instrument make so much out of barely three dozen measly morsels of sound? In themselves, these configurations of 3 – p, f, b, v, t, d, k, g, sh, a, e and so on – amount to nothing more than a few haphazard spits and splutters, random noises with no 4, no ability to express, no power to.
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Listening: Fill in the Blanks 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.