Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Track down research
64 students marked "I sat this"Added 9 May 2020Question #120116
Choose the word for each blank.
Having tracked down research that is 1 to your area of interest the next task is to actually make sense of that research. This section is intended to show you how to be critical of the research you 2 and how to check that the 3 is credible and represented appropriately. Unfortunately this means discussing the ways in which research findings may be misrepresented.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 important · referred · relevant · useful
- 2 are discovering · are finding · are monitoring · are reviewing
- 3 evidence · finding · result · support
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
| Prompt | Text up to 200 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading, 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.