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

Austria

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Choose the word for each blank.

Since Austria sits at a high elevation and spends a quarter of the year under 1, it should come as no surprise that heating is a matter of considerable 2 in the country. What may be surprising, however, is that Vienna—a grand imperial city of music, art, and history—actually boasts a museum 3 specifically to heating systems.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 rain · snow · typhoon · wind
  • 2 convenience · importance · leakage · memory
  • 3 dedicated · determined · dictated · repellent

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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.