Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

American Housing Price

2 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100130

Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AHowever, the Federal Reserve views the overhang of unsold homes as a cause for concern but remains curiously.
  2. BAmericans bought far fewer new homes last month, according to government data released on Wednesday that showed sales fell at the fastest rate in 13 years.
  3. CThe pace of sales fell to 937,000 from a rate of 1.1m the previous month, while inventories of unsold homes stood at 537,000.
  4. DStephen Stanley, chief economist at RBS Greenwich Capital, said: "Builders will probably have to continue to work off bloated stocks of finished homes for most of 2007."
  5. EHouse prices also eased as the median cost of a new home fell 2.1 percent from a year ago to $239,800.
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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.