Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading
The Function of Sleep
22 students marked "I sat this"Added 20 Mar 2020Question #100133
Put the paragraphs in order.
- ANow John Lesku of La Trobe University in Melbourne and his colleagues are using neurologgers to investigate whether light pollution interferes with the circadian rhythms of tammar wallabies in Australia.
- BThree toed sloths, for example, sleep far less than once thought.
- CAnd male sandpipers can go almost entirely without sleep during the three-week breeding season, helping maximize success at that time.
- DA Technology for recording brainwaves in wild animals awakens a more sophisticated understanding of the function of sleep. Studies using miniature sleep recording devices known as neurologgers have already challenged several long- held beliefs about the sleeping habits of sloths and birds.
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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.