Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. A girl at the next table asked if she could try one, and offered her a paratha in return.
Q. On her first day, she did not know a single person in her class.
R. Riya's family moved from Chennai to Delhi in the middle of the school year.
S. By the end of the week, the two of them were sharing lunch every day.
T. At lunch, she sat alone and opened her box of idli.

RTQPSCorrect answerYour answerQPRTSCorrect answerYour answerRQTPSCorrect answerYour answerRPQTSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

R opens: the move. Q is her first day.
T is lunch, P is the girl who asked for an idli, and S is "by the end of the week".
So the order is RQTPS.

Worth noting

RTQPS puts lunch before her first day has begun.

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

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