Rearrange the following sentences to form a meaningful paragraph:
(A) The gap between the alert and the shaking, often ten seconds or more, is enough for trains to brake and lifts to stop at the nearest floor.
(B) Earthquakes still cannot be predicted, but scientists have found a way to warn people just before the shaking reaches them.
(C) When a quake begins, it sends out two kinds of waves: a fast, mild one and a slower one that does most of the damage.
(D) Sensors placed near the source pick up the first wave and send out an alert that travels far faster than the waves themselves.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
Rearranged Parts:
(B) Earthquakes still cannot be predicted, but scientists have found a way to warn people just before the shaking reaches them.
(C) When a quake begins, it sends out two kinds of waves: a fast, mild one and a slower one that does most of the damage.
(D) Sensors placed near the source pick up the first wave and send out an alert that travels far faster than the waves themselves.
(A) The gap between the alert and the shaking, often ten seconds or more, is enough for trains to brake and lifts to stop at the nearest floor.
Complete paragraph: Earthquakes still cannot be predicted, but scientists have found a way to warn people just before the shaking reaches them. When a quake begins, it sends out two kinds of waves: a fast, mild one and a slower one that does most of the damage. Sensors placed near the source pick up the first wave and send out an alert that travels far faster than the waves themselves. The gap between the alert and the shaking, often ten seconds or more, is enough for trains to brake and lifts to stop at the nearest floor.