The closing sentence is given. Arrange the sentences that lead up to it.
P. Most of what we call "taste" is really smell.
Q. The tongue itself can tell only a few things: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savoury.
R. Everything else, from the taste of mango to the taste of coffee, comes from the nose.
S. When we chew, air carrying the smell of the food travels up from the back of the mouth to the nose.
Closing: That is why food tastes so dull when you have a blocked nose from a cold.

PSRQCorrect answerYour answerSQRPCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerPSQRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

P opens with the claim. S says how the smell reaches the nose when we chew.
Q says what "the tongue itself" can tell, and R gives "everything else" to the nose, which leads to "that is why" in the closing sentence.
So the order is PSQR.

Worth noting

PSRQ says "everything else" before the paragraph has said what the tongue can tell.

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