Directions: Arrange the following statements to form a meaningful paragraph. Designate numbers from 1-5. Write your answers on the space provided.
1. First, she eats three bowls of porridge sitting on the table.
2. Then, she tests out three different chairs to see which one was most comfortable.
3. When they make their way upstairs and find her lying in Baby Bear's bed, Goldilocks screams, "Help!" and runs out of the room, never to return again.
4. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house.
5. After that escapade, she goes upstairs to lie down in each of the three beds. Sure enough, three bears come home and express horror over the fact that someone's been eating their porridge and sitting in their chairs.
Answer (2)
To arrange the statements about the story of Goldilocks into a meaningful paragraph, we should think about the sequence of events in the traditional tale 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.
We start with the introduction of the main character and the setting, which happens with the statement: "Once upon a time, there was a girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house." (This should be the first sentence)
Next, as she enters the house, the first thing she tries is the porridge: "First, she eats three bowls of porridge sitting on the table." (This should be the second statement)
After eating the porridge, she then tests which chair is most comfortable: "Then, she tests out three different chairs to see which one was most comfortable." (This should be the third statement)
Having tried the chairs, Goldilocks goes upstairs to rest in the beds: "After that escapade, she goes upstairs to lie down in each of the three beds. Sure enough, three bears come home and express horror over the fact that someone's been eating their porridge and sitting in their chairs." (This should be the fourth statement)
The story concludes with the bears finding Goldilocks and her escape: "When they make their way upstairs and find her lying in Baby Bear's bed, Goldilocks screams, 'Help!' and runs out of the room, never to return again." (This should be the fifth and final statement)
The correct order of the sentences is 4, 1, 2, 5, 3.
The statements about Goldilocks can be arranged in this order: 4, 1, 2, 5, 3, leading to a coherent narrative of her adventure in the bears' house. The introduction of Goldilocks precedes her actions with the porridge, chairs, and beds, ending with her escape. This sequence follows the logical flow of the story.
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