Pop stars
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Pop mega-stars including Adele, Michael Jackson and Sir Elton John have all 1 music at the world-famous Metropolis Studios. Last year, the recording studios set about compiling an album called ‘Lost Songs’, which 2 songs from relatively unknown musicians. First-year student Zak Taylor Fray decided to submit his song demo to be 3 in Volume Two of the Lost Songs album which was released this year, after he 4 how successful Volume One had been. Zak 24, said: “I 5 this competition when simply searching the internet for songwriting competitions one day, and was lucky that there was still time to enter. It amazes me that people who have worked with huge pop stars thought my song was good and worth something."
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Reading: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
| Prompt | Text up to 80 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading |
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.