Jean Briggs

Put the paragraphs in order.

1. AYoung children don’t possess these qualities and are easily angered, cry frequently and are incapable of understanding the external difficulties facing the community, such as shortages of food.
2. BIt’s only when they are older and begin to acquire thought that parents attempt to teach them or discipline them.
3. CBecause they can’t be reasoned with, and don’t understand, parents treat them with a great deal of tolerance and leniency.
4. DJean Briggs has worked with the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic and has described how, within these communities, growing up is largely seen as a process of acquiring thought, reason and understanding (known in Inuit as Ihuma).

Reorder Paragraphs format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Reorder Paragraph

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.