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

Electricity

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Choose the word for each blank.

It would be very hard to imagine life without electricity. Most of the appliances and machines that are used in homes, offices and factories are powered by electricity and this equipment 1 people’s overall quality of life. For that reason, the wider provision of electricity supplies is a critical factor in reducing global poverty 2 .To meet the needs of users around the world, the global consumption of coal has risen more quickly 3 2000 than any other fuel. For countries that do not have their own supply of natural energy resources, coal has become an essential 4 of producing power, On a global scale, coal is currently used to fire power stations and produces 40% of global electricity. This 5 is very likely to increase, and predictions are that by 2030 coal will fuel 44% of me world's electricity.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 help improve · help improved · helps improvig · helps to improve
  • 2 degrees · levels · ranks · stages
  • 3 at · for · in · since
  • 4 aspect · course · factor · means
  • 5 figure · sum · total · volume

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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.