How does understanding the passage's sequence help with questions?

• A. It helps you identify the author’s background
• B. It helps you interpret vocabulary in context
• C. It helps you recognize the structure of the text
• D. It helps answer questions about order, timing, and progression of events

Answer: (D)

Understanding how the story unfolds over time helps you tackle questions about the order of events and how a process develops. When a question asks about order, timing, or progression, you rely on the sequence to identify what happened first, what came next, and how one event leads to another. This makes it easier to pick the option that correctly matches the timeline or flow described in the passage, especially for questions about what happened after a certain event or what the next step in a sequence is. Sequencing helps you see cause-and-effect relationships and the pacing of the narrative or explanation, which is exactly what those questions probe. Other skills—like guessing the author’s background, interpreting vocabulary in context, or noting the overall structure—aren’t as directly tied to the timing and progression of events.