Everyday causality — Mother and child sequence Arrange the following events in a realistic order after a baby becomes uncomfortable: Mother Child Milk Cry Smile

Introduction / Context:
This sequence models a common caregiving situation. Recognizing cause and effect in everyday interactions is a core logical skill tested in reasoning exams.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The child expresses a need (often hunger) by crying.
• The mother responds by offering milk.
• After feeding, the child is content and smiles.

Concept / Approach:
Track the trigger (discomfort) to response (caregiver action) to outcome (contentment). Order must reflect temporal causality.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Subject of the episode → Child (2).Signal of need → Cry (4).Caregiver intervenes → Mother (1).Provision of nourishment → Milk (3).Resolution/positive affect → Smile (5).

Verification / Alternative check:
Reverse-check: a smile is most plausible after feeding, and milk is most plausibly offered after crying is noticed.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Placing smile or milk before cry breaks causal order; placing mother after smile contradicts the intervention step.

Common Pitfalls:
Starting with the mother rather than the child’s signal; the child’s cry is the initiating event.

Final Answer:
2, 4, 1, 3, 5