Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Funerary Violin
54 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 May 2020Question #120213
Choose the word for each blank.
In the 250 years of its active evolution, Funerary Violin moved from the formal to the personal. It is clear from the earliest 1 of the form that its role during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was largely heraldic, to 2 the continuity of the social 3. The few works that have survived from this period are often 4 unemotional and at times overtly grandiose.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 accounts · count · memory · recall
- 2 exemplify · modify · simplify · specify
- 3 discrimination · frustration · infrastructure · structure
- 4 expectedly · normally · regularly · surprisingly
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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.