S1: Far away in a little street there is a poor house. P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seam stress. Q : One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman. R : He has a fever and asking for oranges. S : In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill. S6: His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying. The Proper sequence should be: A. SRQP B. PQSR C. QPSR D. RSPQ

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The correct answer is: D. RSPQ

The first sentence, “Far away in a little street there is a poor house,” sets the scene. The second sentence, “One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman,” introduces the woman and her son. The third sentence, “In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill,” describes the boy’s condition. The fourth sentence, “He has a fever and asking for oranges,” reveals the boy’s desire. The fifth sentence, “His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying,” explains the woman’s dilemma.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow the logical sequence of events. For example, option A, SRQP, puts the fourth sentence before the third sentence. This is not possible, because the fourth sentence describes the boy’s condition, which cannot happen before he is introduced in the third sentence. Option B, PQSR, puts the second sentence before the first sentence. This is also not possible, because the second sentence introduces the woman, who cannot be introduced before the scene is set in the first sentence. Option C, QPSR, puts the third sentence before the second sentence. This is possible, but it does not make the most sense. The third sentence describes the boy’s condition, but it would be more logical to introduce the woman first and then describe her son.