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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #2590 Theropods
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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Four of the species ate plants, and four others, called theropods, preyed on the plant eaters and other creatures.
All eight date to the Cretaceous period which lasted from 145 million to 60 million years ago.
No one has yet excavated a complete dinosaur skeleton from this site near Colville River or anywhere else in Alaska.
Most come from just the period lasting from 75 million to 70 million years ago, some five million years before the famous mass demise of the planet`s dinosaurs.
Nevertheless, palaeontologists have been able to identify from partial skeletons, isolated bones, teeth and fossil footprints, eight types of dinosaurs that lived as contemporaries in the far north.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic of the text, which is about dinosaur skeletons. It does not need another sentence for context. It does not start with a conjunction or use pronouns. It also does not use the definite article 'the' for a defined subject. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with 'Nevertheless', which is a conjunction, so it cannot be first. Paragraph 3 uses 'All eight', which refers back to something not yet mentioned, so it cannot be first. Paragraph 4 starts with 'Most come from', which also refers back to previous information. Paragraph 5 starts with 'Four of the species', which again refers back to something not yet introduced.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it provides specific details about the types of dinosaurs and their behavior. It wraps up the information by giving a clear picture of the dinosaurs mentioned in the previous paragraphs.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it uses the connector 'Nevertheless'. This shows that even though no complete skeletons have been found, palaeontologists can still identify types of dinosaurs. This is a logical flow of ideas.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 follows Paragraph 2 logically because it gives more information about the eight types of dinosaurs mentioned. It provides a broader context about the time period they lived in, which is a general statement that supports the previous paragraph.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it gives specific details about the time period of the dinosaurs. It narrows down the general information from Paragraph 3 to a more specific time frame, showing a logical order.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 follows Paragraph 4 because it introduces the types of dinosaurs that lived during the time mentioned. It shows a logical order by explaining what the dinosaurs did during that period.

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