Question 198
EasyOriginal questionThe opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: A tortoise can live for more than a hundred years.
P. It moves slowly, but it does not need to be fast.
Q. It also needs very little food, and can go for weeks without eating.
R. Its hard shell protects it from most animals that might attack it.
S. When it senses danger, it simply pulls its head and legs inside.
Closing: With a body like this, a tortoise has no need to hurry.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
After the opening sentence, P says it is slow but "does not need to be fast".
R gives the first reason: its shell. S says it pulls its head and legs "inside", which needs the shell. Q adds a second reason with "also", which leads to "a body like this" in the closing sentence.
So the order is PRSQ.
Worth noting
PSRQ has the tortoise pull its head and legs "inside" before its shell has been mentioned.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
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