The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.
P: Children with poor phonological skills progress more poorly.
Q: The consensus concerns the causal role of phonological skills in young children’s reading progress.
R: Studies of the factors governing reading development in young children have achieved a remarkable degree of consensus over the past two decades.
S: Children who have good phonological skills, or good phonological awareness become good readers and good spellers.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3, i.e. RQSP.
- Sentence R introduces readers to the main context/theme of the passage, that is about the factors regarding the reading development skills in young children.
- Sentence Q talks about the importance of phonological skills that determines the reading skill of a child. This adds specific information to the man theme and hence will appear at second place.
- Sentence S talks about the character of children having poor phonological skills. As it becomes an example to the previously added information it shall appear at third place.
- Sentence P adjoins information to that given by the previous statement, that is regarding the character of children having better phonological skills. Since it provides a different perspective of the same opinion it shall follow as the next statement.
This arrangement follows a sequential narrative where one detail gets added over another and it altogether doesn't make the sense/meaning sound jumbled. It also doesn't lose the fluency of narration as the passage progresses ahead.