Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. The play was a great success, and the word spread quickly into other languages.
Q. Today "robot" is used for any machine that can do tasks on its own, from vacuum cleaners to cars.
R. The word "robot" was first used in a play written in 1920.
S. At first they obey, but in the end they rise up against their makers.
T. In the play, robots are artificial workers made in a factory to do the work of people.

RSTPQCorrect answerYour answerRQTPSCorrect answerYour answerRTSPQCorrect answerYour answerTRQPSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

R opens with the word and the play. T says what robots are "in the play".
S says what "they" do at first and in the end, P says what happened to "the play", and Q is "today".
So the order is RTSPQ.

Worth noting

RSTPQ has "they" obey and rise up before the robots of the play have been described.

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