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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