Reading · Part 2 · Reading
PTE Reading: Fill in the Blanks Practice
Vocabulary, collocation and grammar knowledge in context.
Reading
Practise Reading: Fill in the Blanks
Includes the answer checking, model feedback and score analysis.
Before you start: Reading: Fill in the Blanks tipsHide
Do
- Fill the blanks you are most confident about first to shrink the options.
- Use part-of-speech elimination: noun gap → cross out verbs and adjectives.
Avoid
- Filling blanks in order instead of starting with the easiest
- Using a word twice or forgetting a blank
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How Reading: Fill in the Blanks works
Timing, what Pearson scores, common mistakes and our strategy.
PreparationNot separately timed
ResponseManaged within the Reading section time
SkillsReading
InputText up to 80 words
1 Task overview
A short passage has gaps. You drag words from a box below to fill them. There are more words than gaps.
Pearson’s name for this task: Fill in the Blanks (drag and drop).
2 What Pearson assesses
- Reading — correct word in each blank
Partial credit — each correct blank earns credit.
3 · Preparation time
Not separately timed
4 · Response requirements
Managed within the Reading section time
5 Common mistakes
- Filling blanks in order instead of starting with the easiest
- Using a word twice or forgetting a blank
6 PTE Junction strategy
- Fill the blanks you are most confident about first to shrink the options.
- Use part-of-speech elimination: noun gap → cross out verbs and adjectives.
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Last reviewed: 26 September 2026