Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Perhaps he had given the boy too much change.
Q. He remembered that a boy had paid for a pen with a large note that afternoon.
R. The shopkeeper counted the money twice, but it was still a hundred rupees short.
S. Just then, the boy walked back into the shop and held out a hundred-rupee note.

QRSPCorrect answerYour answerRQPSCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerPQRSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

R opens with the problem: the money is short. Q follows with what "he" remembers about the afternoon.
P is his guess about "the boy" from Q, and S says "just then" the boy came back with the money.
So the order is RQPS.

Worth noting

QRSP opens with a man remembering a boy, before we know what problem he is trying to explain.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 75 s
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