The task
What Reorder Paragraphs looks like
- Text
- Up to 110 words, split into text boxes
- Section
- Part 2: Reading (PTE Academic and PTE Core)
- Time
- No item clock: shares the Reading part's countdown (about 23–30 minutes in PTE Academic)
- Skills
- Reading
Source: Pearson's PTE test-format pages and Score Guides (PTE Academic July 2025, PTE Core January 2026).
Marks
How Reorder Paragraphs is scored
- •One mark for each pair of boxes you place next to each other in the right order (adjacent pairs).
- •Five boxes give up to four marks; four boxes give up to three. Getting one box wrong does not lose every mark.
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The Flipped Classroom Model
Free to try, no loginThe text boxes below are in a random order. Restore the original order.
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- AConsequently, valuable classroom periods are repurposed for collaborative problem-solving, structured debates, and teacher-guided discussions.
- BThese interactive sessions allow educators to diagnose misconceptions immediately and tailor support to individual student needs.
- CThe flipped classroom approach fundamentally reorganises traditional teaching by shifting direct lecture delivery outside standard school hours.
- DUnder this pedagogical model, students independently review instructional videos or digital readings at home before attending their scheduled lessons.
From the set Academic Perspectives on Homework.
Tips
How to answer Reorder Paragraphs
- 1
Find the opening box: it introduces the subject and makes sense alone, with no pronoun or linking word pointing back.
- 2
Follow the links: this, these, they, such, however, as a result and the second mention of a noun all point to an earlier box.
- 3
Look for time order (first, later, by the 1900s) and general-to-specific order (a claim, then an example).
- 4
Build pairs you are sure of. Because marks are for adjacent pairs, two certain pairs are worth more than a guessed full order.
75 sets
Reorder Paragraphs practice sets
- Academic Perspectives on HomeworkThe Flipped Classroom Model · Historical Attitudes to Homework · Spaced Practice in Task Design · The Ten-Minute Homework Guideline4 questions · try 1 free →
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- Aspects of Modern VolunteeringCitizen Science in Ecology · Corporate Volunteering Schemes · Preserving Historical Archives · Emergency Medical Relief · Youth and Civic Engagement5 questions · try 1 free →
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- Bilingualism and Cognitive DevelopmentCognitive Reserve and Ageing · Language Processing in Infants · The Mechanics of Code-Switching · Inhibitory Control and Selection · Dual-Language Immersion Classrooms5 questions · try 1 free →
- Biological and Industrial FermentationSourdough Bread Fermentation · Ancient Garum Production · Microbial Biofuel Synthesis · Cacao Bean Fermentation · Ruminant Digestion Mechanisms5 questions · try 1 free →
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- Concussion in Sport
- Dental Health in History
- Dimensions of Human Loneliness
- Dynamics of Customer Loyalty
- Dynamics of the Gig Economy
- Dynamics of the Intestinal Microbiome
- Dynamics of the Sharing Economy
- Early Childhood Language Acquisition
- Emoji and Digital Linguistics
- Environmental Impacts of Fast Fashion
- Evolution of Commercial Advertising
- Evolution of Early Writing Systems
- Evolution of Global Surnames
- Facets of Minimalist Design and Thought
- Fair Trade Supply Chains and Development
- Food Labelling Systems and Standards
- Gardening and Human Wellbeing
- Global Dynamics of Paper Money
- Global Perspectives on Tipping Customs
- Green Space and Mental Health
- Historical Evolution of Alphabetic Scripts
- Hospital Hand Hygiene Systems
- Human Running Biomechanics
- Hydration and Water Regulation
- Impacts of Overtourism
- Lexical Borrowing Across Global Languages
- Linguistic Origins of Slang
- Linguistic Transfer and Translation Studies
- Mechanisms in Modern Microfinance
- Mechanisms of Biological Ageing
- Mechanisms of Colour Vision
- Mechanisms of Modern Auctions
- Mechanisms of Olfaction
- Mechanisms of the Placebo Effect
- Milestones in Punctuation History
- Milestones in Vaccine History
- Modern Philanthropy and Strategic Giving
- Perspectives on the Four-Day Week
- Physiological Aspects of Altitude Training
- Principles of Cooperative Enterprises
- Principles of Queuing and Congestion
- Principles of Sports Nutrition
- Principles of Sustainable Ecotourism
- Reviving Endangered Languages
- School Uniforms and Education
- Scurvy and Maritime Medicine
- Sedentary Lifestyles and Human Health
- Strategies in Malaria Control
- Sugar Taxation Policies
- Tactile Writing and Reading Systems
- The Biology and History of Laughter
- The Biomechanics of Stretching
- The Chemistry of Bread Making
- The Discovery of Vitamins
- The Evolution of Monetary Systems
- The Global Rise of Myopia
- The Science of Caffeine
- The Science of Cheese Making
- The Science of Human Taste
- The Second-Hand Clothing Economy
- Toponymy and the Human Landscape
- Walkable Neighbourhoods and Urban Design
Practise against the clock
One type at a time builds accuracy. A timed sectional test or full mock adds the real timings and a score on Pearson's 10–90 scale.
Try a free PTE mock →Reorder Paragraphs: frequently asked questions
How is Reorder Paragraphs scored?+
By correct adjacent pairs: each pair of boxes that sits next to each other in the right order earns one mark. A five-box item is worth up to four marks.
Is there negative marking?+
No. A wrong order just earns fewer pairs.
How do I find the first paragraph?+
Look for the box that introduces the topic and does not depend on anything before it: no pronoun like 'it' or 'this', no linking word like 'however'.
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