Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading
When humans began farming some 12,000 years ago, they altered…
38 students marked "I sat this"Added 10 May 2020Question #120194
Choose the word for each blank.
When humans began farming some 12,000 years ago, they altered the future of our 1 forever. Our ancestors were ecological 2, discovering and cultivating the most valuable crops, scaling them up to feed entire communities and transforming wild crops so fundamentally that they became dependent on humans for their survival. Farming, in the words of National Geographic’s Genographic Project, “sowed the seeds for the modern 3.”
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 class · community · society · species
- 2 founders · innovators · leaders · pioneers
- 3 age · generation · span · time
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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.