PTE Reading

You read a passage with several gaps and, for each gap, choose the best word from a drop-down list of options to restore the text.

Up to 200 words.

5–6 items, according to the Score Guide. It is the most frequent Reading item type.

Partial credit: 1 point for each correctly completed blank, minimum 0. All blanks right earns the maximum for the item.

No. A wrong choice simply earns nothing for that blank, so never leave a blank empty.

Sources differ. The Score Guide and the item's own section on Pearson's Reading page credit it to Reading only (1 point per blank). The Reading page introduction, however, calls 'Reading and Writing: Fill in the blanks' the integrated item that also assesses writing.