Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading

English Language

42 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 May 2020Question #120225

Choose the word for each blank.

English is the world's language. Such 1 has its downside, of course. There are now about 6,800 languages left in the world, compared with perhaps 2 that number back at the dawn of agriculture. Thanks in 3 to the rise of uber-languages, most importantly English, the remaining languages are now dying at the 4 of about one a fortnight.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 area · dominance · field · situation
  • 2 again · once · respect · twice
  • 3 part · related · section · terms
  • 4 growth · rate · ratio · speed

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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)

PromptText up to 200 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading, 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.