The opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: Plants make their own food in their leaves.
P. The water comes up from the roots through thin tubes in the stem.
Q. The carbon dioxide enters through tiny holes on the underside of each leaf.
R. To do this, they need sunlight, water and a gas from the air called carbon dioxide.
S. Using the energy of sunlight, the leaf joins these together to make sugar.
Closing: This process is called photosynthesis, and it also gives off the oxygen we breathe.

PRQSCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerRPQSCorrect answerYour answerQRPSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

After the opening sentence, R says what plants need "to do this".
P says where "the water" comes from, and Q where "the carbon dioxide" enters. S joins "these together", which leads to the name of the process in the closing sentence.
So the order is RPQS.

Worth noting

PRQS says where "the water" comes from before the paragraph has said that plants need water.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
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