Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Employment

16 students marked "I sat this"Added 14 May 2020Question #110268

Drag words into the blanks.

Finding challenging or 1 employment may mean retraining and moving from a stale or boring job in order to find your 2 and pursue it. The idea is to think long range and anticipate an active lifestyle into later years — perhaps into one’s 80s or 90s. Being personally productive may now mean anticipating retiring in stages. This might indicate going to an alternate 3 should a current career end by choice or economic chance.

Word box (alphabetical)

directionemotionexpensivepassionplanrewarding

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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.