Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. They can open jars to reach the food inside.
Q. In one story from an aquarium, an octopus learned to escape from its tank at night.
R. It crawled across the floor, ate the fish in the next tank and returned before morning.
S. Octopuses are among the cleverest animals in the sea.
T. The keepers only found out when they checked the cameras.

SPQRTCorrect answerYour answerSPRQTCorrect answerYour answerQRSPTCorrect answerYour answerQSPTRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

S opens: it names octopuses. P gives a first sign of cleverness, with "they".
Q tells a story about one octopus, R says what "it" did, and T says how the keepers found out.
So the order is SPQRT.

Worth noting

SPRQT has "it" crawl across the floor before the story of the octopus in the tank has begun.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 90 s
Your timeYours: —

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