Click on the ? next to each sentence in the correct order. Use the transitions to help you.
Once you have the correct answer, click on the others to understand more about paragraph ordering.
Which sentence goes first?
(A) Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. (B) First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. (C) What a great afternoon snack! (D) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. (E) When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. (F) It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. (G) Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
So far you have the topic:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud.
Which sentence goes next?
(A) Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. (B) First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. (C) What a great afternoon snack! (D) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. (E) It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. (F) Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
So far you have the topic and the comment of this process paragraph:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette.
Which sentence comes next?
(A) Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. (B) First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. (C) What a great afternoon snack! (D) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. (E) Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
This is the paragraph so far:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. Mud, of course, was the main ingredient.
Which sentence should be next?
(A) First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. (B) What a great afternoon snack! (C) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. (D) Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
This is how the paragraph reads so far:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan.
Which sentence should be next?
(A) What a great afternoon snack! (B) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. (C) Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
This is the paragraph so far:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun.
Which sentence should be next?
(A) What a great afternoon snack! (B) Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel.
This is the completed paragraph:
When I was a kid, we used to make what we called pie á la mud. It wasn't a complicated process, but nonetheless, it took patience and a keen sense of backyard etiquette. Mud, of course, was the main ingredient. First we ran the water and carefully squashed the mud into mother's pie pan. Then we patiently let it dry in the hot afternoon sun. Once the texture was acceptable, we carefully removed the exquisite cuisine and covered it with salt and gravel. What a great afternoon snack!
This is not an exercise.
Choose A. to be scored "correct".