PTE Re-order Paragraphs: free practice questions

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1. Question 1

   Use the arrows to put the sentences in the order that makes a clear paragraph.

   1. 1How long the run lasts tells them something else: how far away the flowers are.
   2. 2The angle of that straight run shows the other bees which way to fly, measured against the position of the sun.
   3. 3When a forager returns to the hive, she walks in a straight line across the comb while shaking her body from side to side.
   4. 4Honeybees tell each other where food is by performing a movement known as the waggle dance.

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2. Question 2

   Use the arrows to put the sentences in the order that makes a clear paragraph.

   1. 1As a result, reading groups and evening classes soon grew up around them.
   2. 2These new libraries changed that by lending books free of charge to anyone who lived in the town.
   3. 3Before they opened, books were expensive, and most working families owned only a handful.
   4. 4The first public libraries in many towns were set up by local councils and donors who wanted ordinary people to have access to books.

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3. Question 3

   Use the arrows to put the sentences in the order that makes a clear paragraph.

   1. 1Finally, the wet sheet is pressed between cloths and hung up to dry.
   2. 2Next, a fine screen is dipped into the pulp and lifted out with a thin layer of fibres resting on it.
   3. 3First, the fibres are soaked in water and beaten until they turn into a thick pulp.
   4. 4Making paper by hand starts with old cotton rags or plant fibres.

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4. Question 4

   Use the arrows to put the sentences in the order that makes a clear paragraph.

   1. 1Researchers who measured this slow walk found that the tail helps push the body forward, rather than simply propping it up.
   2. 2It also works as a fifth leg when a kangaroo moves slowly while grazing, taking the animal's weight as the back legs swing forward.
   3. 3Their long tail is just as important, because it keeps the animal balanced as it hops.
   4. 4Kangaroos are well known for moving on two powerful back legs.

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5. Question 5

   Use the arrows to put the sentences in the order that makes a clear paragraph.

   1. 1Without their partners, the corals slowly starve unless cooler conditions return.
   2. 2When the water becomes too warm, however, this exchange breaks down: the corals push the algae out and turn white.
   3. 3The algae turn sunlight into food for the corals and, in return, get shelter and nutrients from their hosts.
   4. 4This richness depends on a partnership between corals and the tiny algae that live inside their tissues.
   5. 5Coral reefs cover a tiny share of the ocean floor, yet they are thought to support about a quarter of all known marine species.

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