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

The Petrified Forest is home to some of the most…

41 students marked "I sat this"Added 9 May 2020Question #120158
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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

Answers

GapAnswerIn the text
1exposing…as continuing erosion is exposing new evidence. Fossils…
Not: expanding, explaining, expecting
2filled…once a tropical region, filled with towering trees…
Not: connected, restored, treated
3indicating…by paleontologists and evidence indicating ancient native people…
Not: arguing, thinking, assume
4confirmed…years ago have been confirmed by archeologists…
Not: deducted, rejected, predicted

For each gap, read the words on both sides: the right option fits the grammar (word form, preposition, tense) and the meaning of the sentence.

RealPTE numbers

  • Student reports: High frequency (41 reports)

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Questions about this question

What is the answer to PTE Reading FIB (Dropdown) #120158?

The answers in order are: exposing, filled, indicating, confirmed.

How do I get full marks on this Reading FIB (Dropdown) question?

Choose the option that fits both the grammar and the meaning of the sentence. Each correct gap scores one point.

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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.