Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Most scientists think the dinosaurs died out because of a giant rock from space.
Q. The impact threw so much dust into the air that sunlight was blocked for months.
R. Without sunlight, plants died, and then the animals that ate them.
S. A huge crater found in Mexico in the 1990s, of just the right age, supports the idea.
T. About sixty-six million years ago, a rock several kilometres wide struck what is now Mexico.

PQTRSCorrect answerYour answerQTRPSCorrect answerYour answerRTPQSCorrect answerYour answerPTQRSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

P opens with the idea. T gives the event: "about sixty-six million years ago".
Q gives what "the impact" did, R is what followed "without sunlight", and S gives the evidence that "supports the idea".
So the order is PTQRS.

Worth noting

PQTRS says "the impact" before the rock has struck.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 100 s
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