Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading
Environmental revolution
30 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100022
Put the paragraphs in order.
- AThen a series of highly visible ecological problems created a groundswell of support for strict government regulation.
- BIn the United States, Lake Erie was dead. In Europe, the Rhine was on fire. In Japan, people were dying of mercury poisoning.
- CThe environmental revolution has been almost three decades in the making, and it has changed forever how companies do business.
- DToday many companies have accepted their responsibility to do no harm to the environment.
- EIn the 1960s and 1970s, corporations were in a state of denial regarding their impact on the environment.
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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.