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Ordering sentences into a paragraph · Question 247 of 250

Question 247

HardOriginal question

The closing sentence is given. Arrange the sentences that lead up to it.

P. People often say that the young do not read any more.

Q. But surveys show that many young people read a great deal, only in different forms.

R. What has changed is not how much they read but what and where.

S. They read long threads, comics and stories on their phones, sometimes for hours.

Closing: Perhaps the real question is not whether they read, but whether we help them read well.

Options for question 247

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. P opens with a common complaint. Q turns with "but".

  2. S says what "they" read, and R sums up "what has changed", which leads to "perhaps" in the closing sentence.

  3. So the order is PQSR.

Worth noting

QPSR opens with "but", which needs something before it to turn against.

Concept
Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical time
95 s
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