Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

Chimpanzees

136 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100005

Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AIt does not follow from their lack of speech, however, that chimpanzees are incapable of language.
  2. BA simple way to disprove this hypothesis (the Innateness Hypothesis) is to demonstrate that other species have the capacity to speak but for some reason simply have not developed speech.
  3. CChimpanzees cannot speak because, unlike Homo sapiens, their vocal cords are located higher in their throats and cannot be controlled as delicately as human vocal cords.
  4. DPerhaps they can acquire grammar like humans if they could only express it some other way.
  5. EA logical candidate for such a species is the chimpanzee, which shares 98.4% of the human genetic code.
Practise this question with AI scoringAll 292 Reorder Paragraphs questions

Opens question #100005 in the RealPTE practice screen.

More Reorder Paragraphs questions

#101049Reorder Paragraphs18 students marked "I sat this"#101050Reorder Paragraphs50 students marked "I sat this"#Why a candReorder Paragraphs3 students marked "I sat this"#100001Foreign aid990 students marked "I sat this"#100002Mail Delivery: Lindbergh360 students marked "I sat this"#100003An underperforming company262 students marked "I sat this"#100007Persuaded by information142 students marked "I sat this"#100008Rail Profile261 students marked "I sat this"#100009Teach us, Mr. Mayor Version 1109 students marked "I sat this"#100010A retired engineer132 students marked "I sat this"#100011Aviation132 students marked "I sat this"#100012Jet stream206 students marked "I sat this"

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.