Well, the banana is the first
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Audio question
Well, the banana is the first 1 fruit. It's one of the food items that literally brought people out of the jungle, out of their hunter-gatherer lifestyles and was there at the 2 of agriculture which is what helped force human beings into communities. It’s really one of the things that helped invent human culture. It's about 7000 years of history, and the banana, from its center of 3, which is believed to be Papua New Guinea, spread out with people who traveled in boats across the Pacific into the 4 of Asia and all the way south to Australia across Indonesia and Micronesia and eventually they moved as far as Africa and even possibly to Ecuador all in this time and all on paddle boats and wind driven boats.
Answers
| Gap | Answer | In the text |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cultivated | …banana is the first cultivated fruit. It's one… |
| 2 | dawn | …was there at the dawn of agriculture which… |
| 3 | origin | …from its center of origin , which is… |
| 4 | mainland | …the Pacific into the mainland of Asia and… |
Type each word as you hear it, then check the spelling: a misspelt word scores nothing.
Questions about this question
What is the answer to PTE Listening FIB (Type In) #813003?
The missing words in order are: cultivated, dawn, origin, mainland.
How do I get full marks on this Listening FIB (Type In) question?
Type each missing word exactly as you hear it. Each correct and correctly spelt word scores one point.
Can I practise #813003 with scoring?
Yes. The practice button on this page opens question #813003 in the RealPTE practice screen, where your answer is scored when you finish.
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Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) format (Pearson)
| 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.