There is a passage with some missing text. Choose the appropriate word from the list of given words. PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks assesses reading skills and requires test takers to use contextual and grammatical cues to complete a reading text by identifying the single correct answer for each blank.
PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks
1. Read the text and choose words from the box to fill the gaps.
[ drying, throughout, enabling, bipedal, anatomy, scavenged, evolved ]
The first known hominids (1) __________ in Africa. According to paleontology, the early hominids’ skull (2) __________ was similar to that of the gorilla and the chimpanzee, great apes that also evolved in Africa, but the hominids had adopted a (3) __________ locomotion and freed their hands. This gave them a crucial advantage, (4) __________ them to live in both forested areas and on the open savanna at a time when Africa was (5) __________ up and the savanna was encroaching on forested areas. This occurred 10 to 5 million years ago. By 4 million years ago, several hominid species had developed (6) __________ Southern, Eastern and Central Africa. They were tool users and makers of tools. They (7) __________ for meat and were omnivores.
Check Answer – [1.] evolved [2.] anatomy [3.] bipedal [4.] enabling [5.] drying [6.] throughout [7.] scavenged
2. Read the text and choose words from the box to fill the gaps.
[ separate, get, same, penalty, contribute, organize, plan, amount ]
Throughout the year, many taxpayers [1.] __________ money or gifts to qualified organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions. Taxpayers who [2.] __________ to claim a charitable deduction on their tax return must do two things: Have a bank record or written communication from a charity for any monetary contributions. Get a written acknowledgment from the charity for any single donation of $250 or more. Here is one of six things for taxpayers to remember about these donations and written acknowledgments. Taxpayers who make single donations of $250 or more to a charity must have one of the following: A [3.] __________ acknowledgment from the organization for each donation of $250 or more. One acknowledgment from the organization listing the [4.] __________ and date of each contribution of $250 or more.
Check Answer – [1.] contribute [2.] plan [3.] separate [4.] amount
3. Read the text and choose words from the box to fill the gaps.
[ believes, thinks, concerns, suspect, presume, reported, checked, put ]
The recent upsurge in the number of cases reported for crime against women perpetrated on the matrimonial websites has raised [1.] __________ from all sections of the society. A recent report claims a significant rise in the number of [2.] __________ crimes committed on matrimonial websites including – taking money in a promise of marriage, cyberstalking, rapes, profile hacking, harassments, blackmailing with morphed photos etc. Fraudsters post profiles that would lure unsuspecting members. Matrimony site [3.] __________ in putting straightforward and relevant information on the profile page. So that authenticity of the profile can be [4.] __________ easily.
Check Answer – [1.] concerns [2.] reported [3.] believes [4.] checked
4. Read the text and choose words from the box to fill the gaps.
[ agree, dissent, goal, doubt, policies, same, offbeat, chaos ]
Political Party: A team of politics, activists, and voters whose [1.] __________ is to win control of the government. So kind of an important point: the goal of a party is to control government and in the U.S that means electing people who [2.] __________ with and usually are members of the party. So above everything else, parties exist to win elections. Parties don’t mainly focus on influencing others inside the party, although particular [3.] __________ are often associated with particular parties. Influencing elected officials is mainly the job of interest groups, who we will talk about soon. For now, let’s keep in mind that political parties and interest groups are not the [4.] __________ things.
Check Answer – [1.] goal, [2.] agree, [3.] policies, [4.] same
