One of the Supreme Court's most important 1 is to…
Choose the word for each blank.
One of the Supreme Court's most important 1 is to decide cases that raise questions of constitutional interpretation. The Court decides if a law or government 2 violates the Constitution. This is known as judicial review and enables the Court to invalidate both federal and state laws when they 3 with the Constitution. Since the Supreme Court stands as the ultimate authority in constitutional interpretation, its decisions can be 4 only by another Supreme Court decision or by a constitutional amendment.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 legislation · permissions · purviews · responsibilities
- 2 action · approach · auction · speculation
- 3 accord · conflict · overlap · tally
- 4 altered · changed · charged · followed
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More Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) questions
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.