Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Self-expression

4 students marked "I sat this"Added 5 Dec 2021Question #110356

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A surprising number of writers, even those who have thought of their writing as " self-expression," have sought a 1 from the tyranny of subjectivity, echoing Goethe's claim that "Every healthy effort is directed from the 2 to the outward world." From time to time others have risen to defend commitment, engagement, involvement. But, at least until 3 , the predominant demand in this 4 has been for some sort of objectivity.

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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.