Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading
An economist sees the world basically through a typical micro-economic…
8 students marked "I sat this"Added 9 Mar 2022Question #120397
Choose the word for each blank.
An economist sees the world basically through a typical micro-economic 1 . That involves things like thinking at the margin, rationality, opportunity cost, trade-offs. Economists like any other 2 , rules, and its own way of seeing the world. So basically economics, or economists in general tend to apply micro-economic 3 like that to explain the way humans behave and to make 4 about the future.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 concern · power · rate · toolkit
- 2 degree · discipline · title · tuition
- 3 concepts · funds · scales · tariffs
- 4 predictions · preferences · regrets · reviews
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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.