Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. One day, the school announced a chess competition.
Q. Amit was the smallest boy in his class, and he was often teased.
R. Amit entered, though his friends laughed at him.
S. He beat every player in the school and won the cup.

QPRSCorrect answerYour answerQRPSCorrect answerYour answerRPQSCorrect answerYour answerSQPRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

Q opens: it names Amit. P brings the event, "one day".
R says Amit "entered", which needs the competition in P, and S gives the result.
So the order is QPRS.

Worth noting

QRPS has Amit enter before any competition has been announced.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.P. One day, the school announced a chess competition.Q. Amit was the smallest boy in his class, and he was often teased.R. Amit entered, though his friends laughed at him.S. He beat every player in the school and won the cup.