Arrange the sentences in the right order to make a paragraph.
P. Every family gave either money, bamboo or two days of work.
Q. The government promised a new bridge, but a year passed and nothing happened.
R. When the old bridge collapsed, the villagers on the far bank were cut off from the market.
S. So the villagers decided to build one themselves.
T. In three months, a strong bamboo bridge stood across the river, and the first to cross it were the children going to school.

RQSPTCorrect answerYour answerQRSPTCorrect answerYour answerQSTRPCorrect answerYour answerRSPQTCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

R opens with the collapse. Q is the government's promise and the wait.
S is what the villagers decided, "so", P is what each family gave, and T is "in three months".
So the order is RQSPT.

Worth noting

QRSPT opens with the government's promise of "a new bridge", before we know the old one has fallen.

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