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

Arguably the greatest mystery facing humanity today is the prospect…

252 students marked "I sat this"Added 26 May 2020Question #120080
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Choose the word for each blank.

Arguably the greatest mystery facing humanity today is the prospect that 75% of the 1 is made up of a 2 known as “dark energy”, about which we have almost no knowledge at all. Since a further 21% of the universe is made from invisible “dark matter” that can only be 3 through its gravitational effects, the ordinary matter and energy making up the Earth, planets and stars is apparently only a tiny part of what exists. These 4 require a shift in our perception as great as that made after Copernicus’s 5 that the Earth moves around the Sun.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 earth · space · time · universe
  • 2 asset · essence · matter · substance
  • 3 detected · explored · founded · invented
  • 4 creations · discoveries · findings · inventions
  • 5 exposure · information · message · revelation
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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.