PTE Core Re-order Paragraphs Practice

Paragraphs from one text are shown out of order. Put them back into the order that makes sense. Practise with real-format questions and see your score after each answer.

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Re-order Paragraphs at a glance

Section: Part 2 — Reading
Counts toward: Reading

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Question

Put these sentences in the right order.

A The museum’s first exhibition opened in 1912.
B Today it attracts over a million visitors a year.
C In 1905, the city decided to build a public museum.
D Over the following decades, its collection grew rapidly.

Answer

C → A → D → B

Correct answer

C introduces the topic without pointing back to anything. Time words (“first”, “over the following decades”, “today”) link the rest.

What the score looks at

Reading · correct answers

Correct answers

Credit for each correct answer.

Common mistakes

Starting with a sentence that begins with “It”, “This” or “However”.
Ignoring pronouns and time words that point back to an earlier sentence.
Fixing one pair and forgetting to check the whole order.

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