Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Her family could not afford a guitar or a keyboard.
Q. Six months later, she played a solo at the annual day.
R. Then her uncle found an old flute in his attic and gave it to her.
S. It was cracked, so she taped it and practised every evening.
T. Meera wanted to join the school band, but she had no instrument.

TRPSQCorrect answerYour answerRTSQPCorrect answerYour answerTSPRQCorrect answerYour answerTPRSQCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

T opens: it names Meera and her problem. P says why she had no instrument.
R is "then", the flute from her uncle, S says "it was cracked", and Q is "six months later".
So the order is TPRSQ.

Worth noting

TRPSQ puts the family's money trouble after the flute, so "it was cracked" then seems to mean a guitar.

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