Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Milky Way System

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Stars and the material between them are almost always found in gigantic 1 systems called galaxies. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way System, happens to be one of the two 2 systems in the Local Group of two dozen or so galaxies. The other is the Andromeda galaxy; it 3 more than one hundred thousand light-years from one end to the other, and it is 4 about two million light-years 5 from us.

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Reading: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)

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.