Question

(1) Waking up to the sounds of the lawnmower outside the window confused Wilma at first, but then her eyes opened quickly as she remembered what was happening later that day. (2) She hopped from her bed and quickly dressed in clothes appropriate for yard work. (3) Toast had been prepared for breakfast, and Wilma grabbed a piece as she ran through the kitchen and into the yard. (4) They would need to make sure the grass was cut, leaves and branches were picked up, and the flowerbeds were weeded before they decorated for the party. (5) As her mother was mowing the yard, Wilma joined her father in the flowerbed. Which sentence is out of order in the paragraph? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

Answer 1

The sentence that is out of order is Sentence 3, as it disrupts the logical sequence of events in Wilma's morning preparation for a day of yard work before a party.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph given describes Wilma's morning as she prepares for what seems to be a day of yard work before a party. The sentence that is out of order in the paragraph is Sentence 3. It describes Wilma grabbing toast for breakfast before joining her parents for yard work, but given that she's already up and getting dressed in Sentence 2 and joins her mother outside in Sentence 5, the breakfast event might more logically occur between waking up and dressing for yard work.

Therefore, inserting the breakfast action directly after waking up would maintain the logical order of events. A more appropriate sequence would be: waking up to the lawnmower, grabbing toast for breakfast, then getting dressed, followed by doing yard work, and lastly joining her mother in the yard.