Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

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There are more than 160 known species of chameleons. The main 1 is in Africa and Madagascar, and other 2 regions, although some species are also found in parts of southern Europe and Asia. There are introduced 3 in Hawaii and probably in California and Florida too. New species are still discovered quite 4. Dr. Andrew Marshall, a conservationist from York University, was surveying monkeys in Tanzania, when he stumbled across a twig 5 in the Magombrea forest which, frightened, coughed up a chameleon and fled. Though a colleague 6 him not to touch it because of the risk from venom, Marshall suspected it might be a new species.

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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.