The opening sentence is given. Arrange the rest to make a paragraph.
Opening: A boy in our class, Irfan, stammers when he speaks.
P. For years, he never answered in class, even when he knew the answer.
Q. Week by week, he began to read longer answers.
R. Then a new English teacher asked him to write his answers and read them aloud slowly.
S. Last month, Irfan gave a two-minute speech at the assembly, and the whole school stood up to clap.

PRQSCorrect answerYour answerRPSQCorrect answerYour answerPQRSCorrect answerYour answerPQSRCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A

Correct answer: A

After the opening sentence, P is "for years" he never answered.
R is "then", the new teacher's idea, Q is "week by week", and S is "last month".
So the order is PRQS.

Worth noting

RPSQ opens with "then", which needs something before it.

Concept: Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
Typical timeTypical: 85 s
Your timeYours: —

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