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

Cells

12 students marked "I sat this"Added 3 Apr 2022Question #120389

Choose the word for each blank.

Cells are now 1 as a unifying concept.A cell is the smallest 2 of structure and function. Thus, cells are the basic building blocks of all organisms. Cells vary in size. With few exceptions, individual cells are 3 small that cannot be seen unaided. In 1665, a British scientist named Robert Hooke observed cells 4 using a microscope. A microscope is an instrument that magnifies an object. Most images of cells are taken with a microscope and are called micrographs.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 accepted · claimed · determined · revised
  • 2 unit · united · uniting · unity
  • 3 quite · really · so · very
  • 4 at the beginning · for the earliest time · for the first time · in the beginning

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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.