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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #34949 Falkland Islands
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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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Scientists have debated how the islands’ only land mammal journeyed to the region: by a long-ago land bridge or with people.
The enigmatic, now-extinct Falkland Islands wolf had human visitors on the remote archipelago up to 1,070 years ago.
Now, traces of ancient fires and hunting show that Indigenous people arrived on the Falkland Islands centuries prior to Europeans, researchers report October 27 in Science Advances.
But little evidence of a human presence before Europeans arrived in 1690 had been found.
Indigenous people could have originally brought the foxlike creatures, also known as the warrah, to the islands.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first line because it introduces the main topic about the Falkland Islands wolf and its human visitors. It does not need other sentences for context. It sets up the theme without going into details. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs are not chosen because they do not stand alone. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with 'Indigenous people' which needs context. Paragraph 3 starts with 'Scientists' which also needs prior information. Paragraph 4 starts with 'But' which shows a connection to something before it. Paragraph 5 starts with 'Now' which indicates a continuation of thought.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it summarizes the main points about Indigenous people arriving on the islands. It wraps up the discussion and provides a final piece of evidence. It uses 'summary style' as it brings together the earlier points.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it continues the idea of human interaction with the wolf. It uses the 'Broader to Specific Strategy' as it gives more detail about who might have brought the wolf to the islands.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects to Paragraph 2 because it discusses the debate about how the wolf got to the islands. This shows a 'Logical Order' as it follows the idea of the wolf's origin.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it presents a contrast to the debate mentioned. It uses the 'Contrast' rule as it shows that despite the debate, there is little evidence of humans before Europeans.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 connects to Paragraph 4 because it provides evidence that supports the presence of Indigenous people before Europeans. It uses the 'Cause and Effect Relationship' rule as it shows that the evidence of ancient fires and hunting explains the earlier human presence.

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