Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading

This summer, 41 UBC alumni and friends participated in expeditions…

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This summer, 41 UBC alumni and friends participated in expeditions to the Canadian Arctic and the legendary Northwest Passage. Presentations, conversations and learning accompanied their exploration of the great 1 aboard the Russian-flagged Akademik Ioffe, designed and built in Finland as a scientific research vessel in 1989. Her bridge was open to passengers virtually 24 hours a day. Experts on 2 presented on topics including climate change, wildlife, Inuit culture and history, and early European explorers. UBC professor Michael Byers presented on the issue of Arctic sovereignty, a 3 cause of debate as ice melts, new shipping routes open, and natural resources 4 accessible. Recommended pre-trip reading was late UBC alumnus Pierre Bertons book, The Arctic Grail.

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  • 1 indoors · inside · outdoors · outside
  • 2 aboard · board · broad · list
  • 3 disappearing · growing · slight · tiny
  • 4 become · cease · come · turn
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Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) format (Pearson)

Formerly called Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks.

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

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.