Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Stress

22 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Apr 2020Question #110232

Drag words into the blanks.

Stress -- that tense feeling often connected to having 1 to do, too many bills to pay and 2 time or money -- is a 3 emotion that knows few 4. About three-fourths of people in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and Britain reported experiencing stress on a daily basis, according to AP-Ipsos 5. Anxious feelings were more 6 during the holidays. Germans feel stress more 7 than those in other countries polled. People in the United States cited financial pressures as the top worry. About half the people polled in Britain said they frequently or 8 felt that life was beyond their control, the highest level in the 10 countries surveyed.

Word box (alphabetical)

a littleanytimeborderschoicecommonfiercegroupsintenseintenselyintensivelynot enoughpollingraresometimesstronglytoo much

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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.