PTE Predicted Questions – Fill in the Blanks (August 2021)

PTE READING Fill in the BLANKS exam questions

Tip: Blank positions are often changing in recent exams. Make sure you understand the whole passage. Memorise words as much as you can. We selected some of PTE predicted Fill in the Blanks questions (Reading) for August 2021. You can get full version of this material by accessing PTE Predicted Questions for August 2021. 

In the text below some words are missing. Choose the correct word to fill each blank from the box below. 

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – World Factory

In China’s modern day economic history the Open Door Policy refers to the new policy (1) …………………… by Deng Xiaoping in December 1978 to open the door to foreign businesses that wanted to set up in China. Special Economic Zones (SEZ) were set up in 1980 in his (2) …………………… that in order to modernize China’s industry and (3) …………………… its economy, it needed to welcome foreign direct investment. Chinese economic policy then shifted to encouraging and supporting foreign trade & investment. It is the turning point in China economic fortune that (4) …………………… started China on the path to becoming ‘The World’s Factory’.

exactly             belief             boost             announced             truly             really             truth             released 

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Britain’s Past

The transitions which occurred in Britain around 100 BC, and after 43 AD (when the Roman Army (1) …………………… Britain) represent the key points of socio-economic trend in Britain’s past. During the first century BC, the traditional communal form of life (2) …………………… rapidly to a world where certain individuals (3) …………………… more important. During the first century AD, Britain became fully a part of the Roman Empire.

became             occupied             changed            invaded             moved             shifted              

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Online Learning

If you are interested in studying but have other (1) …………………… , our online and distance learning courses offer an alternative flexible (2) …………………… of study. Teaching is conducted through a mixture of audio-visual, written and interactive materials. There are also (3) …………………… for online discussion and collaborative projects with tutors and other students. Some programmes include residential (4) …………………… taught on campus, giving you the chance to meet and work alongside your tutors and fellow students face-to-face. Our Graduate School provides comprehensive support for distance and part-time researchers, many of whom study for up to six years or more.

time             opportunities             goals             commitments             occasion             area             mode             modules             room

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Kimbell

The first section of the book covers new modes of assessment. In Chapter 1, Kimbell (Goldsmith College, London responds to (1) …………………… of design programs as formalistic and conventional, stating that a focus on risk-taking than hard work in design innovation is equally problematic. His research contains three parts that include preliminary exploration of design innovation qualities, investigation of resulting classroom practices, and development of the evidence-based assessment. The assessment he describes is presented in the form of a structured worksheet, which includes a collaborative (2) …………………… and digital photographs, in story format. Such a device encourages stimulating ideas but does not recognize students as design (3) ……………………. The assessment sheet includes holistic impressions as well as details about “having, growing, and proving” ideas. (4) …………………… judgments are evident in terms such as “wow” and “yawn” and reward the quality and quantity of ideas with the term, “sparkiness,” which fittingly is a pun as the model project was to design light bulb packaging. In addition, the assessment focuses on the process of optimizing or complexity control as well as proving ideas with thoughtful criticism and not just generation of novel ideas. The definitions for qualities such as “technical” and “aesthetic” pertaining to users are too narrow and ill-defined. The author provides (5) …………………… of the project, its features and structures, students’ notes and judgments, and their sketches and photographs of finished light bulb packages, in the Appendix. 

factors             professionals             popular             innovators             colloquial             criticisms             element             informal             examples             samples

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Power Station

The ruins of the South Fremantle Power Station have stood empty since 1985, home only to urban explorers and street (1) …………………… . Opened in 1951, the power station was once a pillar of (2) ……………………  for the expanding energy (3) ……………………  of Perth. Here it stood proud and strong for 34 years, supplying energy to its surrounding metropolis until 1985 when it was deemed to no longer be worth the (4) …………………… . The doors were (5) …………………… , and the plant’s four tall chimney stacks were (6) …………………… , leaving the rest of the plant to rot by the sea.

lacks             progress             demands             commitments             demolished             artists             shuttered             improvement             destroyed             money

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Answer

World Factory

  1. announced
  2. belief
  3. boost
  4. truly

Britain’s Past

  1. invaded
  2. shifted
  3. became

Online Learning

  1. commitments
  2. mode
  3. opportunities
  4. modules

Kimbell

  1. criticisms
  2. element
  3. innovators
  4. Colloquial
  5. examples

Power Station

  1. artists
  2. progress
  3. demands
  4. money
  5. shuttered
  6. demolished

 

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