Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Why Many Banks Made Such Disastrous Decisions ?
23 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Apr 2020Question #110150
Drag words into the blanks.
Since the beginning of the financial crisis, there have been two principal 1 for why so many banks made such disastrous decisions. The first is structural. Regulators did not regulate. Institutions failed to function as they should. Rules and guidelines were either 2 or ignored. The second explanation is that Wall Street was 3, that the traders and investors didn’t know enough, that they made extravagant bets without 4 the consequences.
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Reading: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
| 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.