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Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph, then choose the correct order: (1) Lightning is attracted to tall, isolated objects. (2) If the tree is struck, the current can jump to a person sheltering beneath it. (3) Even after the rain stops, experts advise waiting about thirty minutes before going outside, since lightning can strike far from a storm. (4) For this reason, standing under a lone tree during a thunderstorm is especially dangerous. (5) Open sheds and small huts, by contrast, offer little protection. (6) The safest place during a storm is inside an enclosed building or a hard-topped vehicle.

4-1-2-6-5-3
1-4-2-6-5-3
1-2-4-6-5-3
1-4-2-6-3-5

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B. 1-4-2-6-5-3

Solution

The correct order is 1-4-2-6-5-3. Each sentence picks up an idea from the one before it: Lightning is attracted to tall, isolated objects. For this reason, standing under a lone tree during a thunderstorm is especially dangerous. If the tree is struck, the current can jump to a person sheltering beneath it. The safest place during a storm is inside an enclosed building or a hard-topped vehicle. Open sheds and small huts, by contrast, offer little protection. Even after the rain stops, experts advise waiting about thirty minutes before going outside, since lightning can strike far from a storm. Each wrong choice swaps just one pair of neighboring sentences, which breaks one of these links.

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