Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

Exploratory urge

22 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100052

Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AAll animals have a strong exploratory urge, but for some it is more crucial than others.
  2. BIt depends on how specialized they have become during the course of evolution.
  3. CSo long as the ant eater has its ants and the koala bear is gum leaves, then they are satisfied and the living is easy.
  4. DIf they have put all their effort into the perfection of one survival trick, they do not bother so much with the general complexities of the world around them.
  5. EThe non-specialists, however, the opportunities of the animal world, can never afford to relax.
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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.