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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #317 11th Century Ancestors
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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

Paragraph list

Now music could be communicated efficiently, and succeeding generations would know something about the music of their ancestors.
In particular a written language can convey a lot of information about past events, places, people and things.
Over the years many human endeavours have had the benefit of language.
But it is difficult to describe music in words, and even more difficult to specify a tune.
It was the development of a standard musical notation in the 11th century that allowed music to be documented in a physical form.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic of the text. It talks about how language helps many human activities. This is a broad overview of the subject. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs are not chosen because they do not stand alone. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with 'In particular,' which is a conjunction. Paragraph 3 starts with 'But,' which is also a conjunction. Paragraph 4 uses 'It was,' which needs more context. Paragraph 5 starts with 'Now,' which suggests a continuation of thought.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it wraps up the main idea. It shows the outcome of the previous points about language and music. It gives a clear conclusion to the text.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it gives more detail about the type of language mentioned. This follows the Broader to Specific Strategy.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it shifts the focus to the challenges of describing music. This shows a Logical Order of ideas.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it explains how musical notation helps to solve the problem mentioned. This shows a Cause and Effect Relationship.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 connects with Paragraph 4 because it shows the result of having musical notation. This follows the Cause and Effect Relationship.

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