The opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: Chess was first played in India about fifteen hundred years ago.
P. It was called chaturanga, after the four parts of an Indian army: foot soldiers, horses, elephants and chariots.
Q. From Persia it spread to the Arab world and then to Europe.
R. Along the way, some pieces changed: the elephant became the bishop, and the chariot became the rook.
S. From India, the game travelled to Persia, where it was called shatranj.
Closing: Today the game is played in every country, and India is again one of its strongest nations.

SPRQCorrect answerYour answerPQRSCorrect answerYour answerPRQSCorrect answerYour answerPSQRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

After the opening sentence, P gives its first name, chaturanga.
S is "from India" to Persia, Q is "from Persia" onwards, and R is what changed "along the way", which leads to "today" in the closing sentence.
So the order is PSQR.

Worth noting

SPRQ changes the pieces "along the way" before the game has left Persia.

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