Part 2: Reading
PTE Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) practice
Practise PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop) with a free account: drag a word from the box into each gap of a text of up to 80 words, and each gap is marked against the answer key. The box has more words than there are gaps.
R-FIB438 questions in our bank365 listed below
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438 Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) questions in the RealPTE bank; 365 of them are listed on these pages. Practising is free; see Pricing for AI scoring.
Official format (Pearson)
Formerly called Reading: Fill in the Blanks.
| Prompt | Text up to 80 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading |
How it is scored
- The box has more words than there are gaps.
- Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.
How Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop) is scored
How this task is marked in the exam and in RealPTE practice.
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Pearson's scoring rule | The box has more words than there are gaps. Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores. |
| Recording or text | Text up to 80 words |
| Part and skills | Part 2: Reading |
| In RealPTE practice | Each gap is marked against the answer key with a free account. There is no written explanation for each question yet. |
| Related | The Dropdown version, with a worked example |
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic test format, checked 9 October 2026.
Questions students ask
Where can I practise PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks with explanations?
RealPTE's Reading Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop) page lets you practise with a free account: each gap is marked against the answer key. We do not have a written explanation for every question.
Most marked "I sat this"
#110001Teenage brain1,222 students marked "I sat this"#110002Plainness643 students marked "I sat this"#110005Advertisement360 students marked "I sat this"#110003University Science321 students marked "I sat this"#110008Kashmiri304 students marked "I sat this"#110004Sportswomen’s records290 students marked "I sat this"#110006Reality (Camus’ test)289 students marked "I sat this"#110335Green Spaces260 students marked "I sat this"#110007Ikebana – Version 1224 students marked "I sat this"#110010Planes195 students marked "I sat this"#110020Genius164 students marked "I sat this"#110013Entrepreneurs134 students marked "I sat this"#110016Ice Storm133 students marked "I sat this"#110009Classical music in Shanghai122 students marked "I sat this"#110012The writing on the wall120 students marked "I sat this"#110011Stress117 students marked "I sat this"#110014Banking106 students marked "I sat this"#110019Kids Distinguish Commercial Ads105 students marked "I sat this"#110334Latino101 students marked "I sat this"#110015Child-Centric Mother Child-Centric92 students marked "I sat this"
Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) questions: 365 listed here of 438 in the bank
Page 1 of 4: #110001 to #110104, by question number.
#110001Teenage brain1,222 students marked "I sat this"#110002Plainness643 students marked "I sat this"#110003University Science321 students marked "I sat this"#110004Sportswomen’s records290 students marked "I sat this"#110005Advertisement360 students marked "I sat this"#110006Reality (Camus’ test)289 students marked "I sat this"#110007Ikebana – Version 1224 students marked "I sat this"#110008Kashmiri304 students marked "I sat this"#110009Classical music in Shanghai122 students marked "I sat this"#110010Planes195 students marked "I sat this"#110011Stress117 students marked "I sat this"#110012The writing on the wall120 students marked "I sat this"#110013Entrepreneurs134 students marked "I sat this"#110014Banking106 students marked "I sat this"#110015Child-Centric Mother Child-Centric92 students marked "I sat this"#110016Ice Storm133 students marked "I sat this"#110017Thea Proctor92 students marked "I sat this"#110018Kathryn Mewes82 students marked "I sat this"#110019Kids Distinguish Commercial Ads105 students marked "I sat this"#110020Genius164 students marked "I sat this"#110021Sustainable Job Growth90 students marked "I sat this"#110022Omniscience66 students marked "I sat this"#110023Australian women novelist91 students marked "I sat this"#110024Sea turtle hatch light pollution56 students marked "I sat this"#110025The Origins of Music65 students marked "I sat this"#110026Shark’s Personalities72 students marked "I sat this"#110027Shark bite – Version 155 students marked "I sat this"#110028Study space62 students marked "I sat this"#110029Cuteness71 students marked "I sat this"#110030Sex-biased Hiring78 students marked "I sat this"#110031Retirement68 students marked "I sat this"#110032White Paper79 students marked "I sat this"#110033Allure of book76 students marked "I sat this"#110034Statistical theory44 students marked "I sat this"#110035Trackway29 students marked "I sat this"#110036Wind62 students marked "I sat this"#110037Surface Water90 students marked "I sat this"#110038Australia and New Zealand55 students marked "I sat this"#110039Volcanoes57 students marked "I sat this"#110040Microorganism64 students marked "I sat this"#110041The sun and the moon63 students marked "I sat this"#110042Symbiosis59 students marked "I sat this"#110043Psychological Theories34 students marked "I sat this"#110044Environmentalists69 students marked "I sat this"#110045Part-time Jobs38 students marked "I sat this"#110046Recommended35 students marked "I sat this"#110047Bizarre Universe54 students marked "I sat this"#110048Science Warn Global Warming45 students marked "I sat this"#110049Fiction and Life33 students marked "I sat this"#110050Steven Pinker49 students marked "I sat this"#110051Higher Education Qualifications45 students marked "I sat this"#110052Just-in-time57 students marked "I sat this"#110053Reintroducing the wolves74 students marked "I sat this"#110054Water and Land temperature24 students marked "I sat this"#110055Colorful Poison Frogs75 students marked "I sat this"#110056Fiber segments34 students marked "I sat this"#110057Children skip school47 students marked "I sat this"#110058Disadvantage in Early Childhood32 students marked "I sat this"#110059Corporate Culture60 students marked "I sat this"#110060Trees23 students marked "I sat this"#110061Civics18 students marked "I sat this"#110062Radioactivity34 students marked "I sat this"#110063Selling Price48 students marked "I sat this"#110064Bhutan28 students marked "I sat this"#110065Impressionist Painters58 students marked "I sat this"#110066Australia44 students marked "I sat this"#110067Health professionals59 students marked "I sat this"#110068Agrarian parties38 students marked "I sat this"#110069Concept of Culture21 students marked "I sat this"#110070Life changes32 students marked "I sat this"#110072People’s savings53 students marked "I sat this"#110073Milky Way System47 students marked "I sat this"#110074The United Nations Library40 students marked "I sat this"#110075The amount of sleep32 students marked "I sat this"#110076Civil society and the market41 students marked "I sat this"#110077Crime prevention30 students marked "I sat this"#110078UW course description43 students marked "I sat this"#110079Plagiarism70 students marked "I sat this"#110080Shanghai International Studies University28 students marked "I sat this"#110081Plates42 students marked "I sat this"#110083Climate82 students marked "I sat this"#110084Neuroscientists46 students marked "I sat this"#110085The resultant force32 students marked "I sat this"#110086Price change36 students marked "I sat this"#110087The logic of Scientific method28 students marked "I sat this"#110088Gun violence34 students marked "I sat this"#110089Tokyo’s Skytree34 students marked "I sat this"#110090Anthropologists50 students marked "I sat this"#110091Electorate29 students marked "I sat this"#110092Jupiter’s moon Europa16 students marked "I sat this"#110093The gray wolf22 students marked "I sat this"#110095Most Respected Companies49 students marked "I sat this"#110096The fall of smallpox17 students marked "I sat this"#110097Sociology34 students marked "I sat this"#110098Work-ready international students25 students marked "I sat this"#110099Material culture studies31 students marked "I sat this"#110100Plants and animals31 students marked "I sat this"#110101National Portrait Gallery36 students marked "I sat this"#110102Shark bite – Version 223 students marked "I sat this"#110104Dairy Farms34 students marked "I sat this"
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