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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #4412 Reading A
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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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It offers several reasons to explain this underperformance, but the most widespread of these is poor literacy and language skills.
A recently published report shows that, in the United Kingdom, boys across all social classes consistently underachieve academically in both primary and secondary school.
Therefore, amongst its other recommendations, the report encourages fathers to get involved in reading with all of their children—but particularly with their sons.
On the other hand, it may be due to the fact that mothers are still largely responsible for reading with young children and the activity is thus seen as feminine.
It is unclear if this linguistic deficiency results from parents' tendency to spend less time reading with their young sons than with their daughters.

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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 report. It gives a broad overview of the issue of boys underachieving in school. This follows the rule of Topic Sentence. It does not refer to any previous information, making it independent. Why other lines are not chosen? The other paragraphs are not chosen because they do not meet the criteria for being independent. For example, Paragraph 2 starts with 'It offers,' which uses a pronoun and cannot stand alone. Paragraph 3 starts with 'It is unclear,' which also uses a pronoun. Paragraph 4 starts with 'On the other hand,' which is a conjunction. Paragraph 5 starts with 'Therefore,' which is also a conjunction. All these reasons make them not independent.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last line because it wraps up the discussion by giving a recommendation. It uses the word 'Therefore,' which signals a conclusion. This follows the Conclusive Words rule.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects with Paragraph 1 because it gives reasons for the underachievement mentioned in Paragraph 1. This follows the Logical Order rule.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 connects with Paragraph 2 because it explains one reason for poor literacy and language skills. This follows the Broader to Specific Strategy.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects with Paragraph 3 because it gives another reason for the linguistic deficiency. This follows the Cause and Effect Relationship rule.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 connects with Paragraph 4 because it suggests a solution to the problem mentioned in Paragraph 4. This follows the Logical Order rule.

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