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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #2595 Bill Gates
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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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Bill Gates, Akio Morita, Sam Walton, and others brought this ability to the enterprises they founded.
Without it, their ventures might have been short-lived or at least far less successful.
A senior executive’s instinctive capacity to empathise with and gain insights from customers is the single most important skill he or she can use to direct technologies, product and service offerings, communication programmes, indeed, all elements of a company`s strategic posture.
Every successful business is built on superior senses–of timing, opportunity, responsibility, and, not infrequently, humour.
None, however, is more critical than the ability to sense the market.

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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 successful businesses and their important qualities. It sets the stage for the discussion without needing any prior context. It uses a broad overview to explain what makes a business successful. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs are not chosen because they do not stand alone. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with "None, however," which is a conjunction. Paragraph 3 uses specific terms and does not introduce the topic. Paragraph 4 mentions specific people and their actions, needing context from earlier sentences. Paragraph 5 refers back to the previous ideas, making it dependent.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it wraps up the discussion by summarizing the importance of the ability to sense the market. It shows the result of not having this ability, which brings closure to the topic.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it uses the word "None" to refer back to the senses mentioned in Paragraph 1. This shows a logical order where the second paragraph specifies that sensing the market is the most important sense.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 follows Paragraph 2 logically because it explains what the ability to sense the market means. It provides details about the skills needed for a senior executive, which supports the claim made in Paragraph 2.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it gives examples of successful people who used the skills mentioned in Paragraph 3. This shows a logical order where the specific examples follow the general statement.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 follows Paragraph 4 because it explains the consequence of not having the ability to sense the market. It shows a cause and effect relationship, where the lack of this ability could lead to failure.

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