Question 204
EasyOriginal questionThe opening and closing sentences are given. Arrange the sentences between them.
Opening: The old postman retired after thirty-five years.
P. At the first house, the family gave him a box of sweets.
Q. On his last day, he walked his round as usual, delivering letters to every house.
R. By the end of the round, his bag was fuller than when he had started, with gifts instead of letters.
S. At the next, a little girl gave him a card she had drawn herself.
Closing: He said it was the heaviest bag he had ever carried, and the lightest his heart had ever felt.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
After the opening sentence, Q is "his last day".
P is "the first house", S is "the next", and R is "by the end of the round", which leads to what he said in the closing sentence.
So the order is QPSR.
Worth noting
QSPR reaches "the next" house before the first.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
- 75 s
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