Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Cheat

18 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Apr 2020Question #110206

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Although not written about extensively, a few individuals have considered the concept and act of cheating in 1 as well as contemporary culture. J. Barton Bowyer writes that cheating "is the advantageous distortion of perceived reality. The advantage falls to the cheater because the cheated person 2 what is assumed to be the real world". The cheater is taking advantage of a person, a situation, or 3. Cheating also involves the "distortion of perceived reality" or what others call "deception". Deception can involve hiding the "true" reality or "showing" reality in a way intended to deceive others.

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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.