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PTE Reading — Fill in the Blanks (Grammar and Word Forms), Set 2

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What this test covers

• 20 PTE Reading and Writing

Sample questions with answers

The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.

1. Q1. The ______ of new species in the rainforest excited the scientists. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. discover
   • B. discoverable
   • C. discovered
   • D. discovery ✓

   Answer: D. discovery

   Explanation: After "the", a noun is needed.

2. Q2. The bridge was designed to be ______ resistant to earthquakes. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. highly ✓
   • B. high
   • C. higher
   • D. height

   Answer: A. highly

   Explanation: An adverb is needed before the adjective "resistant".

3. Q3. There is growing ______ that the plan will fail. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. concern ✓
   • B. concerning
   • C. concerned
   • D. concerns about

   Answer: A. concern

   Explanation: After "growing", a noun is needed.

4. Q4. The results were ______ different from what the team had expected. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. completed
   • B. completion
   • C. completely ✓
   • D. complete

   Answer: C. completely

   Explanation: An adverb modifies the adjective "different".

5. Q5. The new policy has been widely ______ by environmental groups. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. critical
   • B. critic
   • C. criticised ✓
   • D. criticism

   Answer: C. criticised

   Explanation: A passive verb needs the past participle.

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6. Q6. Regular practice is the most ______ way to improve your writing. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. rely
   • B. reliable
   • C. reliance
   • D. reliably

7. Q7. It was raining heavily; ______, the match was postponed. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. however
   • B. therefore
   • C. although
   • D. for example

8. Q8. ______ she had little experience, she was offered the job. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. Although
   • B. However
   • C. Despite
   • D. Because

9. Q9. The project failed ______ a lack of funding. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

   • A. so that
   • B. because of
   • C. because
   • D. although

10. Q10. ______ the first experiment confirmed the theory, the second appeared to contradict it. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. Unless
    • B. So
    • C. While
    • D. Since

11. Q11. If the temperature ______ above 30 degrees, the event will be moved indoors. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. rises
    • B. rising
    • C. rose
    • D. will rise

12. Q12. The ancient manuscript ______ in a monastery in 1902. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. is discovering
    • B. discovered
    • C. was discovered
    • D. has discovered

13. Q13. By the time the rescue team arrived, the climbers ______ for two days. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. wait
    • B. were waited
    • C. had been waiting
    • D. have waited

14. Q14. She is studying at ______ university in Lahore. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. no article
    • B. a
    • C. an
    • D. the a

15. Q15. The museum is famous ______ its collection of ancient coins. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. about
    • B. for
    • C. with
    • D. of

16. Q16. The researchers were unable to account ______ the unusual results. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. on
    • B. with
    • C. to
    • D. for

17. Q17. The two theories are not ______: both may be partly correct. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. complete
    • B. proven
    • C. identical
    • D. incompatible

18. Q18. The scientist's claims were ______ by later experiments, which produced the same results. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. corroborated
    • B. contradicted
    • C. concealed
    • D. confined

19. Q19. Rising prices have made housing less ______ for young families. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. available
    • B. reliable
    • C. comfortable
    • D. affordable

20. Q20. The teacher asked the students to ______ the two poems and identify their differences. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

    • A. complete
    • B. compose
    • C. compete
    • D. compare