Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) · Part 2: Reading

From a child's point of view, what is the purpose…

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From a child's point of view, what is the purpose of TV advertising? Is advertising on TV done to give actors the opportunity to take a rest or 1 their 2? Or is it done to make people buy things? Furthermore, is the main 3 between programs and commercials that commercials are for real, whereas programs are not, or that programs are for kids and commercials for adults? As has been shown several times in the literature (e.g. Butter et al. 1981 Donohue, Henke, and Donohue 1980 Macklin 1983 and 1987 Robertson and Rossiter 1974 Stephens and Stutts 1982), some children are able to 4 between programs and commercials and are 5 of the intent of TV advertising, whereas others are not.

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Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) format (Pearson)

Formerly called Reading: Fill in the Blanks.

PromptText up to 80 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading

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.