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

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11 students marked "I sat this"Added 29 Dec 2020Question #120293

Choose the word for each blank.

Some students say that they need complete quiet to read and study. Others study best in a crowded, noisy room because the noise actually 1 them concentrate. Some students like quiet music playing; others 2 not. The point is, you should know the level of noise that is optimal for your own studying. However, one general rule for all students is that the television seems to be more of a distraction than music or other background noise, so 3 the TV off when you are reading or studying. 4 , don't let yourself become distracted by computer games, email, or Internet surfing.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 aids · gives · helps · stops
  • 2 are · do · doing · have
  • 3 cut · leave · make · put
  • 4 also · however · thus · yet
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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.