Question 245
HardOriginal questionThe opening sentence is given. Arrange the rest to make a paragraph.
Opening: For a long time, the people of one village in Rajasthan had to walk three kilometres to fetch water.
P. Because of this, many girls missed school and never learned to read.
Q. The women and girls did the walking, often twice a day.
R. When a tap was finally put in the village square, the long walks ended.
S. Within two years, the number of girls in the village school had doubled.
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
After the opening sentence, Q says who did the walking.
P gives the cost, "because of this", R is when the tap came, and S is the result "within two years".
So the order is QPRS.
Worth noting
QRPS brings the tap before the paragraph has shown what the walking cost the girls.
- Concept
- Ordering sentences by their links: the opener, pronouns, connectors and sequence
- Typical timeTypical
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