PTE READING FIB TIPS

to……..->If there is a blank after to……… sea

rch for a verb which is in its base form (V1). For example, make, break, create. these are verbs in its base
form.

For/while……… -> If there is a blank after For/while ……. search for verb with V1+ing. For example,
playing, doing.

It/which/that ……….. -> If there is a blank after It/which/that ………. search for verb with s or V1+s/es. For
example, plays, creates.

has/have/had……….. -> If there is a blank after has/have/had……….. search for verb with ed or V3. For
example, played, created.

Is/am/are ……….. -> If there is a blank after Is/am/are……… firstly check the sentence types like it is active
or passive. If it is active then use V1+ing and if it is passive then use V3.

a/an……….. -> If there is a blank after a/an……….. in this case a noun should be use as a answer of blank
which is in singular form. For example, a pen, an organization.

Can/could/may/will/shall/would/should………. If there is a blank after

Can/could/may/will/shall/would/should………. all we need to use a verb in its base form. For example: -
Make, Break.

Adj + noun :- if there is blank after adjective then the answer of the blank should be a noun, and
similarly if there is blank before the noun then the answer of the blank should be Adjective.

Look for the independent sentence

Once you identify the paragraph for the first position, rest will become easier. So, you will immediately
look for it. Ask yourself this question – “Which sentence does not depend on any other sentence to
complete its meaning?” That will be your leading sentence.

Look for noun-pronoun relationships

Grammar clues can help you identify relationships between paragraphs. For example, if the second
paragraph has “He” in it, then you ask yourself – “Who does this ‘He’ refer to?”. Look for the sentence
which tells us about this person, the sentence which has this noun in it.

Look for connecting words

Words such as however, therefore, because, indicate that the sentence preceding these words is linked
to the sentence before in some way. Sentences beginning with one of these words are rarely the
opening sentences. When you come across such a word, look for a sentence which completes the
relationship indicated by the connecting word. For example, “However” indicates an exception,
“Because” indicates reason, etc.

Look for logical relationships

Successive paragraphs in a text are supposed to add to the meaning of the paragraphs before them. If
paragraph A talks about a general concept, paragraph B might give more details of it in a particular year
and paragraph C might provide an example of the concept. Look for such relationships and use that to
put the paragraphs in the right order. An example would obviously not come before the definition!

Try different options

A simple approach, though somewhat more time consuming is to just try different options and see if
they make sense. For example, after the first paragraph, just put in the remaining paragraphs in 2nd
place one by one and see which one makes more sense.

Start noticing paragraph connections

Any reading that you do, start noticing how paragraphs are linked to each other. This skill is at the core
of reorder paragraph question type. Start understanding how paragraphs transition from one to
another. Make this a part of your everyday reading on any website that you prefer. Brain Pickings is one
resource that we love! The articles are always interesting.

reorder ----

[A]. Its proponents admit, however, that sociological explanations involve some form of intellection
which is universalistic, call it ‘sociological apperception’, ‘empathy’, or ‘sociological imagination’, but
simultaneously they also hold that explanation of specific forms of change in the cultural context of a
nation requires delineation of conceptual categories applicable only to that particular culture.

[B]. The ideological orientation, however, is not only confined to the formulation of the goals of social
change, but also extends to the specific form the sociological categories should have to analyzechange.

[C]. This particularism of some Indian sociologists introduces yet another ideological element in the
analysis of change.

[D]. To achieve this goal is a case for the development of a particularistic or typical Indian sociology is
made.

[E]. Hence, they claim there should be an Indian sociology distinct from sociology in the West or in other
parts of the world.