Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading
Ethiopian runners
3 students marked "I sat this"Added 11 Oct 2020Question #100221
Put the paragraphs in order.
- AHe began by taking DNA samples but found that they all had a very different genetic make-up.
- BDr Pitsiladis has spent years trying to identify why Ethiopian runners from the mountain region are so successful.
- CHe tested those children and found that their bodies processed oxygen more efficiently than many adult elite athletes in Britain.
- DFrom this he concluded that there was nothing that could be identified genetically as East African.
- ESo he then looked at the East African way of life and found that as Children, 68 percent of all top Ethiopian or Kenyan runners ran, rather than walked, to school and back home, from the age of five onwards.
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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.