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

How does outer space affect the human body?

128 students marked "I sat this"Added 26 May 2020Question #120067

Choose the word for each blank.

Researchers already know that spending long periods of time in a zero-gravity 1 ---such as that inside the International Space Station (ISS) ---result in loss of bone density and 2 to the body’s 3. That’s partly why stays aboard the ISS are 4 to six months. And now, a number of NASA astronauts are reporting that their 20/30 vision 5 after spending time in space, with many needing glasses once they returned to Earth.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 climate · environment · planet · weather
  • 2 damage · enhancement · gain · recovery
  • 3 action · development · flexibility · muscles
  • 4 allowed · exceeded · excessive · limited
  • 5 disappeared · faded · fatigued · strengthened
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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.