Question 64
MediumOriginal questionArrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. It was made from the bark of trees, old rags and fishing nets, beaten into a pulp.
Q. Paper was invented in China about two thousand years ago.
R. By the twelfth century, paper was being made in Spain.
S. The secret was kept for centuries, but it slowly spread along the trade routes to the west.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Q opens: it says where and when paper was invented. P says how "it" was made.
S says how the secret spread, and R gives how far it had reached "by the twelfth century".
So the order is QPSR.
Worth noting
QSPR spreads the secret before the paragraph has said how paper was made, so "it was made" then seems to mean the secret.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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