Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Joseph Engelberger

25 students marked "I sat this"Added 16 Apr 2020Question #110233

Drag words into the blanks.

Joseph Engelberger, a pioneer in industrial robotics, once remarked “I can't 1 a robot but I know one when I see one” If you consider all the different machines people 2 robots, you can see that it's nearly impossible to come up with a 3 definition. Everybody has a different 4 of what constitutes a robot.

Word box (alphabetical)

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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.