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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #34784 Economic Reconstruction
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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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This is necessary to reverse economic slide into unemployment, lack of growth, and trade deficits that have plagued the economy for the past six years.
The most liberal wing of the President's party has called for stronger and more direct action.
It provides a coordinated program of investment credits, research grants, education reforms, and changes designed to make American industry more competitive.
They want an incomes policy to check inflation while federal financing helps rebuild industry behind a wall of protective tariffs.
President Arling has put his long awaited economic restructuring program before the Congress.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic. It tells us about President Arling's economic program. This is an important start because it sets the stage for what will follow. It does not use any words that need prior context. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs do not work as the first sentence. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with 'It', which is a pronoun and needs context. Paragraph 3 starts with 'This', which also needs context. Paragraph 4 starts with 'The', which refers to a specific group without prior mention. Paragraph 5 starts with 'They', which is a pronoun that needs earlier information.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it wraps up the discussion. It gives the final details about what is needed to support the economic program. It summarizes the actions that are important for the program.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it explains what the economic program includes. This is a logical order because it goes from the introduction of the program to details about it. This follows the Broader to Specific Strategy.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects to Paragraph 2 because it explains why the program is important. It shows the need for the changes mentioned in Paragraph 2. This follows the Cause and Effect Relationship.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it shows who supports the changes needed. It gives information about the political support for the program. This follows the Logical Order.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 connects to Paragraph 4 because it explains what the liberal wing wants to do. It gives specific actions they support. This follows the Topic Example Strategy.

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