Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Powerless Creatures
11 students marked "I sat this"Added 17 Nov 2022Question #120427
Choose the word for each blank.
Individual human beings are relatively powerless creatures, no match for lions or bears. It’s what they can do as groups that has 1 them to take over the planet. These groupings – corporations, religions, states – are now part of a vast network of 2 information flows. Finding points of resistance, where smaller units can 3 up to the waves of information washing around the globe, is becoming harder all the time.
Options for each gap (alphabetical)
- 1 conjured · contended · embodied · enabled
- 2 exploited · fastened · interconnected · overlapping
- 3 hail · pump · raise · stand
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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.