Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Inside, in the kitchens, mothers and grandmothers were frying sweets.
Q. As soon as it grew dark, everyone lit rows of little lamps.
R. Then the sky filled with the light and noise of crackers.
S. It was Diwali, and the whole street was busy.
T. Children were helping to draw rangoli outside every door.

SPTQRCorrect answerYour answerTQPSRCorrect answerYour answerPSQRTCorrect answerYour answerSTPQRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

S opens: it names the day and the busy street. T describes the scene "outside every door".
P moves "inside", so it follows T. Q is "as soon as it grew dark", and R is "then".
So the order is STPQR.

Worth noting

SPTQR moves "inside" before the paragraph has shown the outside.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 80 s
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