Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Risk Taking

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An individual's propensity to take risks is influenced by their own experience and that of others. The key 1 in risk taking is the balancing of perceptions of the risk and the possible rewards, and this balance may be a 2 or an individual's particular type of 3 .

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featurepersonalityreasonreflectionrelationutility

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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.