Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. Events in each plan are not in correct chronological order. For each plan, select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. In late 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean sent a destructive tsunami, or huge waves, racing toward many countries.
____ That Indonesian quake displaced a massive volume of water, pushing it outward in all directions.
____ On December 26, 2004, at 2:59 p.m., a powerful earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor off the coast of Sumatra, an Indonesian island.
____ High tides surged onshore as late as sixteen hours after the earthquake occurred in South Africa and other countries thousands of miles away.
____ At 4:45 p.m., waves began pounding the coasts of Sri Lanka, Thailand, and India.
____ At 3:15 p.m., gigantic waves slammed into the northern coast of Sumatra.
A) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
B) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5
C) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1

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The correct sequence starts with the earthquake (Event 2), followed by the displacement of water (Event 1), then the waves hitting Sumatra (Event 5), followed by the coasts of Sri Lanka, Thailand, and India (Event 4), and finally the high tides reaching South Africa and other distant countries (Event 3).

Each Question Below Is a Plan for a Narrative Paragraph