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

Heart of study

2 students marked "I sat this"Added 29 Oct 2024Question #120481

Choose the word for each blank.

Turning now to the heart of the study, in two divisions an attempt 1 to change the supervision so that the decision levels were 2 and detailed supervision of the workers reduced. More general supervision of the clerks and their supervisors was introduced. In addition, the managers, assistant managers, supervisors and assistant supervisors of these two divisions were 3 in group methods of leadership, which they 4 to use as much as their skill would permit during the experimental year. For easy reference, the experimental changes in these two divisions 5 the ‘participative program’!

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 is made · made · making · was made
  • 2 held steady · pulled up · Pushed down · pushing down
  • 3 Dismissed · introduced · trained · training
  • 4 endeavor · endeavored · had been endeavoring · Were endeavored
  • 5 Have been labelled · is labelled · was labelled · will be labelled
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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.