EE (energy expenditure) and AVG (active video games). The sedentary…
Choose the word for each blank.
EE (energy expenditure) and AVG (active video games). The sedentary video games cannot meet the 1 exercise intensities… Playing AVGs increases energy expenditure, but can’t be a 2 of exercise….
The study, of 322 overweight 10- to 14-year-olds, found that those whose usual, sedentary video games were partly replaced with active games 3 less weight over six months. For years, experts have worried that the growing amount of time children are spending in front of TVs and computers is helping to feed an epidemic of childhood obesity.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 maximum · mini · minima · minimum
- 2 employment · engagement · practice · replacement
- 3 achieved · gained · lost · retained
Opens question #120074 in the RealPTE practice screen.
More Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) questions
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.