PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks (Drag & Drop) Practice
Reading Fill in the Blanks gives you a passage with gaps and a bank of words to place into them — more words than blanks, so some are distractors. Each blank is scored on its own. Tap a word, tap a gap to place it, and get an instant per-blank score in your browser.
Try it — sample question
The invention of the printing press the spread of knowledge, literacy rates across Europe, and the cost of books.
Tap a word, then tap a gap to place it
This is one fixed sample — the full question bank has hundreds of real exam-style Fill in the Blanks passages.
How Fill in the Blanks (Drag & Drop) is scored
- You earn one point for each blank filled with the correct word.
- Every blank is scored independently, and there is no penalty for a wrong placement.
- There are more words than gaps, so the extra distractors are there to test collocation and grammar.
Frequently asked questions
How is PTE Reading Fill in the Blanks scored?
You earn one point for each blank filled with the correct word from the bank. Each gap is marked independently, so a wrong placement only affects that blank.
Why are there more words than blanks?
The extra words are distractors that test whether you understand grammar and collocation in context, not just meaning — a common way candidates lose marks.
Is there negative marking on Reading Fill in the Blanks?
No — this task has no penalty, so you should always place a word in every gap even when you are unsure.
That was one sample. The full bank has hundreds.
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