REORDER PARAGRAPHS PRACTICE TEST – PTE ACADEMIC READING

Reorder Paragraphs Practice Test – The candidate is expected to rearrange the sentences in a logical order such that they make sense. The answers for the following paragraphs are given below. In case you are facing any difficulty, let us know through comments.

REORDER PARAGRAPHS PRACTICE TEST – PTE ACADEMIC READING

Reorder Paragraph #1

[A]. Even as Indians leftists think Bill Clinton is coming to take over India, Indian companies are preparing to take over American ones on a gargantuan scale.
B]. Now Infosys and Wipro propose of Rs 54,000 crore each.
[C]. To put this in perspective, recall that when Chandan sold his Parle brands to Coca-Cola amidst much swadeshi wringing of hands, he got a reported Rs 200 crore.
[D]. Infosys and Wipro, our two most glamorous infotech companies, both want automatic permission from FIPB to take over foreign companies worth – hold your breath – $ 15 billion each.

Reorder Paragraph #2

[A]. Three years later, he earned a law degree from Duke University, where he was head of the student bar association and graduated near the top of his class.
[B]. He was the second of five sons of Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956), who struggled to earn a living running a grocery store and gas station, and his wife, Hannah Milhous Nixon (1885-1967).
[C]. He attended Whittier College, where he excelled as a debater and was elected president of the student body before graduating in 1934.
[D]. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California

Reorder Paragraph #3

[A]. He was the second of five sons of Francis Anthony Nixon (1878-1956), who struggled to earn a living running a grocery store and gas station, and his wife, Hannah Milhous Nixon (1885-1967).
[B]. Three years later, he earned a law degree from Duke University, where he was head of the student bar association and graduated near the top of his class.
[C]. Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9, 1913, in Yorba Linda, California.
[D]. He attended Whittier College, where he excelled as a debater and was elected president of the student body before graduating in 1934.

Reorder Paragraph #4

[A]. But without both World Wars there would be no European Union (EU) today.
[B]. When Europeans commemorate the Great War of 1914-18 this summer they should be reflecting not only on the diplomatic blunders and the enormous waste of lives but also the beginning of a new approach to international relations epitomized by the EU.
[C]. The Second World War was an even bigger calamity for Germany and Europe.
[D]. The First World War was a calamity for Germany and Europe.
[E]. The EU has provided the essential infrastructure to deal with ‘the German Question’ – the role of the largest and most powerful state in Europe.

SOLUTIONS

1[A][D][C][B] 2. [D][B][C][A] 3. [C][A][D][B] 4. [D][C][A][E][B]

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