Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading
According to a research conducted by Cambridge University, flowers can…
81 students marked "I sat this"Added 23 May 2020Question #120042
Choose the word for each blank.
According to a research conducted by Cambridge University, flowers can their own ways to attract insects to help them pollinate. Flowers will release an 1 smell. Beverley Glover from the University of Cambridge and her 2 did an experiment in which they use fake flowers to attract bees and insects. In their experiments, they freed many bumblebees from their 3 repeatedly, and got the same 4.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 irresistible · strange · uncomfortable · wired
- 2 colleagues · friends · relatives · team members
- 3 organics · organism · originals · origins
- 4 assertion · assumption · hypothesis · results
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Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) format (Pearson)
Formerly called Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks.
| Prompt | Text up to 200 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading |
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.