PTE reading-reorder paragraphs practice sample 41

PTE reading-reorder paragraphs practice sample

The text below has been placed in a random order. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the choices given to construct a paragraph.

1.

A.One modern view of Paganism is that it is the “ancestral religion of the whole of humanity”, and whilst it is an ancient religion, it remains active in the modern world.

B.The word ‘pagan’ is derived from Latin, and may be translated to mean ‘country dweller’.

C.This term was first used during the Early Christian period to describe those who had yet to embrace Christianity.

D.Modern Paganism (known also as Neopaganism or Contemporary Paganism) is a movement / group of religions / spiritual traditions centered on the reverence of nature.

E.It was used as a derogatory term to separate believers (in the Christian God) from unbelievers.

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2.

A.However, the authorities there aren’t ready to rest on their laurels, and they’ve decided to carry through a real revolution in their school system.

B.Finnish officials want to remove school subjects from the curriculum.

C.There will no longer be any classes in physics, math, literature, history, or geography.

D.Finland’s education system is considered one of the best in the world.

E.In international ratings, it’s always in the top ten.

3.

A.The implicit or explicit purpose of most of these authors is to help prevent the expected disaster by suggesting changes in human behaviour or policies.

B.Thus these works are not really predictions of what the future will be like, but rather what it could be like if present trends continue.

C.There are a number of writings today warning that if humankind does not change its ways some kind of disaster will occur in the future.

D.Jonathan Schell argues that the nation-state system, with its competition among big nations armed with nuclear weapons and with the proliferation of nuclear weapons to developing nations, is leading the world to a nuclear war.

E.The most frequently discussed disasters are those caused by nuclear weapons, food shortages, pollution, overpopulation and overconsumption, the depletion of non-renewable resources, and cosmic collisions.

PTE reading-reorder paragraphs practice sample

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1. D,B,C,E,A 2. D,E,A,B,C 3.C,A,B,E,D

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  1. D.Modern Paganism (known also as Neopaganism or Contemporary Paganism) is a movement / group of religions / spiritual traditions centered on the reverence of nature.
    A.One modern view of Paganism is that it is the “ancestral religion of the whole of humanity”, and whilst it is an ancient religion, it remains active in the modern world.
    B.The word ‘pagan’ is derived from Latin, and may be translated to mean ‘country dweller’.
    C.This term was first used during the Early Christian period to describe those who had yet to embrace Christianity.
    E.It was used as a derogatory term to separate believers (in the Christian God) from unbelievers.

  2. D.Finland’s education system is considered one of the best in the world.
    E.In international ratings, it’s always in the top ten.
    B.Finnish officials want to remove school subjects from the curriculum.
    C.There will no longer be any classes in physics, math, literature, history, or geography.
    A.However, the authorities there aren’t ready to rest on their laurels, and they’ve decided to carry through a real revolution in their school system.

  3. C.There are a number of writings today warning that if humankind does not change its ways some kind of disaster will occur in the future.
    E.The most frequently discussed disasters are those caused by nuclear weapons, food shortages, pollution, overpopulation and overconsumption, the depletion of non-renewable resources, and cosmic collisions.
    D.Jonathan Schell argues that the nation-state system, with its competition among big nations armed with nuclear weapons and with the proliferation of nuclear weapons to developing nations, is leading the world to a nuclear war.
    A.The implicit or explicit purpose of most of these authors is to help prevent the expected disaster by suggesting changes in human behaviour or policies.
    B.Thus these works are not really predictions of what the future will be like, but rather what it could be like if present trends continue

      1. How you do we know if these are 100% accurate. For instance, I feel cedab is the logical sequence for third passage because – before saying ‘these authors’, the passage should be talking about a particular author which is done in ‘d’; so ‘a’ should follow d and since ed and ab are logical pairs with c as starting point, it should have been cedab

        1. Ms. Asha:- I had the exact same answer like yours “cedab” and I have the same question on my head too. That how do we know that the answers provided are `100 % accurate. Since they are without any explanation.

  4. You did a great job. Kudos! But it is exclusively mentioned in the PTE syllabus that “RE-ORDER PARAGRAPHS”. People should remember that it is not sentence !! It is paragraph they are talking about

  5. B.The word ‘pagan’ is derived from Latin, and may be translated to mean ‘country dweller’.
    C.This term was first used during the Early Christian period to describe those who had yet to embrace Christianity.
    E.It was used as a derogatory term to separate believers (in the Christian God) from unbelievers.
    D.Modern Paganism (known also as Neopaganism or Contemporary Paganism) is a movement / group of religions / spiritual traditions centered on the reverence of nature.
    A.One modern view of Paganism is that it is the “ancestral religion of the whole of humanity”, and whilst it is an ancient religion, it remains active in the modern world.

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