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

Truancy

30 students marked "I sat this"Added 2 Jun 2022Question #120414

Choose the word for each blank.

In reality, however, the causes of truancy and non-attendance are diverse and multifaceted. There are as many 1 of non-attendance as there are non-attenders. Each child has her own 2 story, and whilst there may often be certain identifiable factors in common, each non- attending child demands and 3 an individual response, tailored to meet her individual needs. This applies 4 to the 14-year-old who fails to attend school because a parent is terminally ill, the overweight 11 -year-old who fails to attend because he is 5 about changing for PE in front of peers, the 15-year-old who is 'bored' by lessons, and to the seven-year-old who is teased in the playground because she doesn’t wear the latest designer-label clothes.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 keys · problem · result · triggers
  • 2 absolute · one · single · unique
  • 3 eserves · provides · requires · supplies
  • 4 equally · extremely · respectively · totally
  • 5 embarrassed · excited · proud · reticent
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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.