Question 54
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. A tired student may forget answers that were learned well the day before.
Q. But research shows that sleep helps the brain store what we have learned.
R. Many students study late into the night before an exam.
S. So an early night can do more good than an extra hour of reading.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
R opens with a common habit. Q turns with "but": sleep matters for memory.
P shows what happens without sleep, and S draws the lesson with "so".
So the order is RQPS.
Worth noting
QRPS opens with "but", which needs something before it to turn against.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 75 s
- Your timeYours
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