Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

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2 students marked "I sat this"Added 4 Aug 2024Question #110382

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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language is one of the most famous dictionaries in 1. First published in 1755, the dictionary took just over eight years to compile, required six helpers and listed 40,000 words. Each word was defined in 2, the definitions illustrated with quotations 3 every branch of learning. It was a huge scholarly 4, a more extensive and complex dictionary than any of its predecessors – the comparable French Dictionnaire had taken 55 years to compile and required the dedication of 40 scholars.

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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.