Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

Understanding history

3 students marked "I sat this"Added 28 Apr 2022Question #100251

Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AThe people and events of the past can only be understood when viewed within the larger context in which they existed.
  2. BThe value of history also depends upon the chronological presentation of events through time.
  3. CIt is only through a chronological survey that students can begin to understand the process of social and cultural change, which is one of the principal purposes of history.
  4. DThat is not possible when historical events or topics are isolated and extracted from the web of historic time to serve some other curricular purpose.
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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.