Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

Space work for an astronaut

15 students marked "I sat this"Added 27 May 2020Question #120031

Choose the word for each blank.

The space work for an astronaut can be inside or outside. Inside they can monitor machines and the work is 1 out alongside the craft. They also need to make sure the Space 2. Outside the craft, they can see how the seeds react in the space. Some seeds company send seeds to them to 3 how seeds change their biological character. When outside the craft, they can set 4 experiments or clean up the space rubbish.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 carried · fixed · practiced · spoken
  • 2 Station · Suit · Travel · Trip
  • 3 escalate · estimate · inverse · investigate
  • 4 aside · off · out · up
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)

PromptText up to 200 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading, Writing

How it is scored

  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.