PTE Predicted Questions – Fill in the Blanks (September 2022)

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 September 2022. You can get full version of this material by accessing PTE Predicted Questions for September 2022. 

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 – Nissan 

Nissan will overhaul the inspection process for its Japan-destined vehicles for the first time in decades as the carmaker seeks to address a widening (1) …………………… scandal that has forced it to suspend production for the domestic market. The company said on Thursday that unauthorized workers had been (2) …………………… vehicles set for sale in the Japanese market, even after the company announced the recall of nearly 1.2m cars earlier this month over the same issue. With investors increasingly concerned about Japan Inc’s adherence to standards — concerns that were most recently (3) …………………… by the Kobe Steel data falsification scandal — the news pushed Nissan shares down 1.6 per cent on Friday, and also weighed on the prices of its suppliers. HirotoSaikawa, Nissan’s chief executive, pledged “drastic measures” to deal with the problem, namely the (4) …………………… of vehicle production for the home market at all six factories in Japan run by the company and its affiliate, Nissan Shatai.

inflamed             inspection           section            purchasing             suspension            certifying            cured            delay

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Left-handed Population

In any given population, about ten percent of the people are left-handed and this figure remains (1) …………………… stable over time. So-called “handedness” runs in families, but what causes it and why the proportion of left-handed to right-handed people is a constant are still a mystery. One thing we do know is that hand (2) …………………… is related to brain asymmetry; and it seems to be generally agreed that the human brain is profoundly asymmetric, and that understanding how this works will tell us much about who we are and how our brains work. Brain (function) is (3) …………………… into the left and right hemispheres, and this is crucial for understanding language, thought, memory, and perhaps even creativity. For right-handed people, language activity is mainly on the left side. Many left-handers also have left-side language dominance, but a significant number may have language either more (4) …………………… distributed in both hemispheres or else predominantly on the right side of the brain. Because left-handedness is seen as a key to the complex anatomy of the brain, scientists are searching for links to other (5) ……………………, including immune disorders, learning disabilities, and reduced life expectancy.

relatively             closely             dominance             balance             evenly             condition             preferences             proportion             distributed             mainly         

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Heart Functions

The heart functions as a pump at the centre of the circulatory system. In humans it is located in the chest cavity, between the lungs, (1) ……………………  to the left. The heart consists of four chambers surrounded by a very strong muscular wall, the myocardium. The upper chambers, the right and left atria, (2) ……………………  blood entering the heart, and the lower chambers, the right and left ventricles pump the blood out of the heart, via the pulmonary and the systemic circulatory systems. The two systems work as (3) ……………………  . Blood from the body enters the right atrium, is passed into the right ventricle and from there is propelled through the pulmonary artery to the lungs. In the lungs the blood releases carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen and is then (4) ……………………  back to the heart into the left atrium. From here it passes into the left ventricle, which pumps the oxygenated blood around the body.

a bit           less than            receive            repel             being             follows             transported            dissolved            

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Sand Battery

Finnish researchers have installed the world’s first fully working “sand battery”, which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. 

Using low-grade sand, the device (1) …………………… heat made from cheap electricity from solar or wind. 

The sand stores the heat at around 500C, (2) ……………………  can then warm homes in winter when energy is more expensive. Because of climate change and now thanks to the rapidly rising price of fossil fuels, there’s a surge of investment in new renewable energy production. But (3) ……………………  new solar panels and wind turbines can be quickly added to national grids, these extra sources also present huge challenges. (4) …………………, most batteries are made with lithium and are expensive with a large, physical footprint, and can only cope with a limited amount of excess power. One of the big challenges now is whether the technology can be scaled up to really make a difference and will the developers be able to use it to get electricity out (4) ………………… heat? 

The efficiency falls dramatically when the sand is used to just return power to the electricity grid.

which           lives up to            is charged up with           what             that                while                     right now               as well as               inside

 

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Lyrebirds

Lyrebirds, a common bird in rainforest areas of Australia, have an incredible repertoire of sounds that they are able to (1) …………………… from their environment, including over 20 other bird calls as well as sophisticated mechanical sounds. They have been known to (2) …………………… the sounds of chainsaws and pneumatic drills. The male lyrebird sings a medley of mimicry to impress females — and the more detailed and varied his (3) …………………… is, the more interesting it seems to potential mates. Like females of other bird species, female lyrebirds do not take place in the imitating, but simply judge the competing males’ symphonies. Once learned, it seems a lyrebird rarely forgets a call, and the sounds are passed down through the (4) ……………………. There are some lyrebirds in Australia, that still recreate the sounds of axes, saws and old-fashioned cameras which have not been used in the area for years.

mimic           prevent            repertoire           document            generations             replicate             reservoir          

 

 

                

  • PTE Fill in the Blanks – Answer

Nissan

  1. inspection
  2. certifying
  3. inflamed
  4. suspension

Left-handed Population

  1. relatively
  2. dominance
  3. distributed
  4. evenly
  5. conditions

Heart Functions

  1. a bit
  2. receive
  3. follows
  4. transported

Sand Battery

  1. is charged up with
  2. which
  3. while
  4. Right now
  5. as well as

Lyrebirds

  1. mimic
  2. replicate
  3. repertoire
  4. generations

 

More Real PTE Questions for September 2022?

Get start with signing up with PTE BANK!

Step 1: Register an account

PTE Question Bank

Step 2: Choose your perfect PTE Exam Package 

Step 3: Go to “My Account”, click on “download” to get PTE preparation materials