Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) · Part 2: Reading

Nature is no longer an alien 1 but instead something…

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Drag words into the blanks.

Nature is no longer an alien 1 but instead something immediately beautiful, an exuberant 2 with space for us to join in. Bird melodies have always been called songs for a 3. As long as we have been listening, people have presumed there is music coming out of those scissoring beaks.

Word box (alphabetical)

accuseenigmaexuberantmysteryopusreasonwander

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Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop) format (Pearson)

Formerly called Reading: Fill in the Blanks.

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.