Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading
A retired engineer
132 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100010
Put the paragraphs in order.
- AEvery day he was asked where the kitchen was in his house, and every day he didn’t have the foggiest idea.
- BIn 1992 a retired engineer in San Diego contracted a rare brain disease that wiped out his memory.
- CStudies of this man led scientists to a breakthrough: the part of our brains where habits are stored has nothing to do with memory or reason.
- DYet whenever he was hungry he got up and propelled himself straight to the kitchen to get something to eat.
- EIt offered proof of what the US psychologist William James noticed more than a century ago- humans “are mere walking bundles of habits”.
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Reorder Paragraphs format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Reorder Paragraph
| Prompt | Text up to 110 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading |
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.