Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Children's obesity

24 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Apr 2020Question #110192

Drag words into the blanks.

The study, of 322 overweight 10 to 14-year old, found that those whose usual, sedentary video games were partly 1 with active games 2 less weight over six months. For years, experts have worried that the growing amount of time children are spending in front of TVs and computers is helping to 3 an epidemic of childhood obesity.

Word box (alphabetical)

achievedfeedgainedreplacedtrigger

More Reading: Fill in the Blanks questions

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.