Reorder Paragraphs · Part 2: Reading

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0 students marked "I sat this"Added 13 Oct 2024Question #100281

Put the paragraphs in order.

  1. AAccording to some estimates, the majority of all extinctions of species may be due to such impacts.
  2. BYet an equally important criterion is the ability of a species to survive random global ecological catastrophes due to impacts.
  3. CSuch a perspective fundamentally changes our view of biological evolution.
  4. DImpacts by meteorites represent one mechanism that could cause global catastrophes and seriously influence the evolution of life all over the planet.
  5. EThe standard criterion for the survival of a species is its success in competing with other species and adapting to slowly changing environments.
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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.