Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. By the time we reached the lions, it was lunchtime and they were fast asleep.
Q. The first animals we saw were the elephants, bathing in a pool.
R. Our class went on a trip to the zoo last week.
S. After the elephants, we watched the monkeys swinging from branch to branch.

QRSPCorrect answerYour answerRQSPCorrect answerYour answerRPQSCorrect answerYour answerSQRPCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

R opens: it names the trip. Q gives "the first animals" they saw.
S says "after the elephants", so it follows Q, and P is the last stop, at lunchtime.
So the order is RQSP.

Worth noting

QRSP opens with "the first animals we saw", before the paragraph has said where "we" went.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 65 s
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