Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading
Children have 1 sleep patterns. They can 2 sleep for…
52 students marked "I sat this"Added 18 Jan 2021Question #120216
Choose the word for each blank.
Children have 1 sleep patterns. They can 2 sleep for 8-9 hours and get up at a fixed time. But teenagers don't.Their need of an early start to schools or other schedules can 3 their sleep patterns. 4 these 5 , they actually need longer sleep. So, parents should try and speak to their children, who are 6 to help them understand that a night of sound sleep is always helpful.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 erratic · loud · poor · sound
- 2 barely · hardly · periodically · successfully
- 3 affected · diverge · gained · influence
- 4 as · despite · regardless · unless
- 5 factors · forms · particles · probabilities
- 6 linking · lucky · reinforced · suitable
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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.