Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading
Competence and performance
40 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100048
Put the paragraphs in order.
- AAn analogy can be made to the Highway Code for driving. Drivers know the code and have indeed been tested on it to obtain a driving license.
- BKnowing the Highway Code is not the same as driving.
- CSeparate from actual performance – what he or she does while producing or comprehending language. In other words, competence is put to use through performance.
- DIn language learning there is a distinction between competence and performance. Competence is a state of the speaker’s mind. What he or she knows?
- EIn actual driving, however, the driver has to relate the code to a continuous flow of changing circumstances, and may even break it from time to time.
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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.