Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

Fostered Child

Added 13 Oct 2024Question #100279
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Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AChildren like him involved with child protective services were shown to have consistently low average math and reading standardized test scores.
  2. BAccording to the Australian Institute of Family Studies, in 2014, an 11-year-old boy was unable to live with his family due to child abuse.
  3. CBut upbringing in the foster care system means he has no one to help him. It's not his fault, yet he is being penalized for something he can't change.
  4. DOne of the recommendations was to send him to his relatives who were willing to take care of him until he was 18. This resulted in a positive outcome in academic achievement.
  5. EHe went to two schools while he was in foster care, and one was Barr Beacon School, formerly Barr Beacon Language College, which is a mixed comprehensive for foster children.
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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.