Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Petrified Forest
41 students marked "I sat this"Added 9 May 2020Question #120158
Choose the word for each blank.
The Petrified Forest is home to some of the most impressive fossils ever found and more are being discovered each year as continuing erosion is 1 new evidence. Fossils found here show the Forest was once a tropical region, 2 with towering trees and extraordinary creatures. More than 150 different species of fossilized plants have been discovered by paleontologists and evidence 3 ancient native people who inhabited this region about 10,000 years ago have been 4 by archeologists
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 expanding · expecting · explaining · exposing
- 2 connected · filled · restored · treated
- 3 arguing · assume · indicating · thinking
- 4 confirmed · deducted · predicted · rejected
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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.