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Para-jumble (narrative voice of an elephant): Reorder the sentences to explain why the elephant keeps flapping its big ears all day. S1 = "I keep on flapping my big ears all day." S6 = "Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?" Between S1 and S6, arrange the following in a coherent, child-friendly mini-narrative: P = "They also fear that I will flip them all away." Q = "But children wonder why I flap them so." R = "I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head." S = "But I know what I am doing." Choose the correct sequence of P–Q–R–S that completes the paragraph.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: QPSR

Explanation:


Given data

  • S1 states the behavior (continuous ear-flapping).
  • Q introduces children's curiosity about the reason.
  • P adds their fear that flapping might flip the ears away.
  • S asserts the narrator's confidence ('I know what I am doing').
  • R finally gives the practical reason (safety), leading to S6's proud rhetorical close.


Concept / Approach
Narrative logic: observation → audience reaction → reassurance of competence → reason. Placing S before R reads as claim → explanation, which delivers a satisfying reveal before the boastful S6.


Step-by-step
S1 + Q → raise the question.… + P → add the secondary emotion (fear).… + S → assert competence.… + R → provide the concrete reason.


Rejecting distractors
QPRS ends with S, blunting the reveal before S6.SRQP / PSRQ break the audience-reaction → explanation flow.


Final Answer
QPSR

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