Australian Legal System
Choose the word for each blank.
This text delivers a thorough and balanced introduction to the Australian Legal System. It provides a clear grounding in the western and indigenous legal 1 , as well as the history of Australian law and legal institutions. There is a special emphasis on legal method which forms the 2 of legal understanding. In particular, the text 3 and explains legal method —the following and distinguishing of precedent, statutory interpretation and the identification of ratio, which prepares students for their legal study. Numerous quality exercises prepare the way for legal thinking in students, for example, "Part 3: Legal Method" contains many examples and exercises to 4 understanding.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 commitments · ideas · situations · traditions
- 2 basis · network · summary · technical
- 3 analyses · converge · denies · identifies
- 4 confuse · delay · encourage · limit
Opens question #120319 in the RealPTE practice screen.
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Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown)
| Prompt | Text up to 200 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading, 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.