Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Jupiter’s moon Europa

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Scientists preparing for NASA's proposed Jupiter icy Moons Orbiter believe that Jupiter's moons Europa may be a corrosive mixture of acid and peroxide. Thus, it may not be the 1 place for life to exist as was thought possibly to be the case. 2, all the information we have about Europa comes from the spacecraft Galileo, which completed its mission to study. 3 the general perception of Europa is of a frozen crust of water ice harbouring a salty subterranean ocean kilometre below, researchers studying the most 4 measurements say light reflected from the moons icy surface bears the spectral fingerprints of hydrogen peroxide and strong acids, 5, they accept that it could just be a thin surface dusting and might not come from the ocean below.

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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.