The opening sentence is given. Arrange the rest to make a paragraph.
Opening: In 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary became the first people known to have stood on top of Mount Everest.
P. They stayed only about fifteen minutes, because their oxygen was running low.
Q. Then they began the long climb down to where their friends were waiting.
R. They reached the summit in the late morning of 29 May.
S. In that short time, Hillary took photographs, and Tenzing left some sweets in the snow as an offering.

RSPQCorrect answerYour answerPSQRCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerPRQSCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

After the opening sentence, R says when "they" reached the top.
P says how long they stayed, S is what they did "in that short time", and Q is "then", the climb down.
So the order is RPSQ.

Worth noting

RSPQ fills "that short time" before the paragraph has said how short it was.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 95 s
Your timeYours: —

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