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PTE Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks Practice
Reading comprehension plus vocabulary, collocation and grammar in context.
Reading
Practise Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks
Includes the answer checking, model feedback and score analysis.
Before you start: Reading & Writing: Fill in the Blanks tipsHide
Do
- Check grammar first (part of speech, singular/plural, tense), then meaning, then collocation.
- Read the full sentence — clues often come after the gap.
- Build a personal collocation list from every practice set you get wrong.
Avoid
- Choosing a word that “sounds right” without checking grammar around the gap
- Ignoring collocations (e.g. “conduct research”, not “make research”)
- Spending too long on one blank and rushing the rest of the section
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How Reading & Writing: 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 300 words
1 Task overview
A passage has several gaps. For each gap you choose the best word from a dropdown list.
Pearson’s name for this task: Fill in the Blanks (dropdown).
2 What Pearson assesses
- Reading — correct word for each blank
Partial credit — each correctly completed blank earns credit.
3 · Preparation time
Not separately timed
4 · Response requirements
Managed within the Reading section time
5 Common mistakes
- Choosing a word that “sounds right” without checking grammar around the gap
- Ignoring collocations (e.g. “conduct research”, not “make research”)
- Spending too long on one blank and rushing the rest of the section
6 PTE Junction strategy
- Check grammar first (part of speech, singular/plural, tense), then meaning, then collocation.
- Read the full sentence — clues often come after the gap.
- Build a personal collocation list from every practice set you get wrong.
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Last reviewed: 26 September 2026