Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange...

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17.

Question 13:

a.        Jake: My mom taught me one simple rule: low heat and patience. Want me to show you?

b.        Maya: Yes, please! I'm tired of eating toast for every meal.

c.        Maya: I burned my eggs again this morning. How do you cook so well?

A. c-a-b                                                B. a-b-c                                                C. c-b-a                                                D. b-c-a

Question 14:

a.        Lisa: You're right because rich people control the media, and they don't want us to blame them.

b.        Sam: We need to ask different questions, or we'll never understand the real problems.

c.        Lisa: That's smart because if we fight each other, we won't notice who really has the power.

d.        Sam: The news says homelessness is about lazy people, but I think it's about expensive housing.

e.        Sam: When politicians talk about crime, they always focus on poor neighborhoods instead of corporate fraud.

A. c-b-e-a-d                                        B. d-c-b-a-e                                        C. a-c-d-b-e                                        D. d-a-e-c-b

Question 15:

Dear Emma,

a.        If we listen carefully to the sounds, we can understand how animals are feeling.

b.        The researcher explained that busy insect noises show that the environment is working well.

c.        When I visited the forest yesterday, I heard many birds singing because the ecosystem is very healthy.

d.        I hope you can visit this place soon so that you can hear these amazing natural sounds too.

e.        Scientists told me that quiet places often mean something is wrong with nature.

Your friend,

LK

A. b-e-c-a-d                                        B. e-d-a-c-b                                        C. c-e-a-b-d                                        D. a-b-c-e-d

Question 16:

a.        When rich and powerful people tell their stories, everyone listens because they control the newspapers and television.

b.        Schools and media should include more diverse stories so that everyone's experience can help us build a fairer world.

c.        The stories we hear on the news shape our thoughts, and they usually come from the same type of people.

d.        If we want to understand society better, we need to listen to different voices and learn from various communities.

e.        Poor people and minorities try to share their experiences, but their voices are often ignored or forgotten.

A. a-e-c-d-b                                        B. d-c-e-a-b                                        C. c-a-d-e-b                                        D. e-d-a-c-b

Question 17:

a.        We should learn from ancient wisdom and combine it with modern science so that we can take better care of our planet.

b.        Ancient people managed forests and rivers carefully because they knew these ecosystems would feed their children and grandchildren.

c.        When scientists study old forests, they discover that traditional fire management helped prevent dangerous wildfires and kept animals safe.

d.        While modern technology is powerful, many old farming methods still work better than new machines for protecting the soil.

e.        Indigenous communities created healthy landscapes that we still see today, but many people don't know about this important history.

A. b-a-e-d-c                                        B. b-d-e-c-a                                        C. b-c-a-d-e                                        D. b-e-d-c-a