Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

An underperforming company

262 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100003
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Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AThat has been the recipe for private-equity groups during the past 200 years.
  2. BLeave to cook for five years and you have a feast of profits.
  3. CTake an underperforming company.
  4. DAdd some generous helpings of debt, a few spoonful of management incentives and trim all the fat.
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Reorder Paragraphs format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Reorder Paragraph

PromptText up to 110 words
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes)
Skills assessedReading

How it is scored

  • Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.