Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Anthropologists

50 students marked "I sat this"Added 13 May 2020Question #110090

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It is commonly said by anthropologists that primitive man is less 1 and more completely moulded by his 2 than civilized man. This contains an 3 of truth. Simpler societies are more 4, in the sense that they call for, and provide opportunities for, a far 5 diversity of individual skills and occupations than the more complex and advanced societies. Increasing individualization in this sense is a necessary product of modern 6 society, and as a result those who live in those societies are less individual. In this sense, individualism is a necessary product of modern advanced society, and runs through all its activities from top to bottom. But it would be a serious error to set up an antithesis between this process of individualization and the growing strength and cohesion of society.

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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.