Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Lake Turkana

24 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 May 2020Question #110264

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Lake Turkana is a large lake in Kenya, East Africa. This 1 of Africa was home to some of the first humans. Here, archaeologists have found piles of 2 (both human and animal) and collections of stones that humans used as 3. By carefully uncovering and 4 these remains, scientists have started to put together the story of our earliest ancestors. In 2001, a 4 million year-old skeleton was uncovered in the area. Although a link between it and modern-day humans has not been established, the skeleton shows the species was walking upright.

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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.