Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) · Part 2: Reading

We now know through the work of neuroscientists that the…

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We now know through the work of neuroscientists that the human brain is wired to mimic other people, and this mimicry involves actual involuntary physiological 1 in the observer. Human beings tend to 2 actions that they see. Physiologically, our brains include mirror neurons, which 3 to actions that are seen as if we are doing the action ourselves. It is largely an unconscious and automatic experience. When we hear people speak, observe their vocal 4, watch their posture, gestures, and facial expressions, etc, neural networks in our brains are stimulated by the "shared representations" generating feelings within us that 5 the experience of those we are observing.

Options for each gap (alphabetical)

  • 1 emotion · expectation · experience · expression
  • 2 discipline · imitate · limit · prevent
  • 3 react · recover · refer · reflect
  • 4 cords · nuances · shapes · volumes
  • 5 circle · multiply · reflect · subscribe

Reading: Fill in the Blanks (Dropdown) format (Pearson)

PromptText up to 200 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading

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.