For the Following Questions, Select the Letter of the Answer

question 24

Multiple Choice

For the following questions, select the letter of the answer that arranges each set of sentences in logical time order. The first sentence is the topic sentence in each set. The demolition of a building occurs in four main stages.
____ Based on the information they gather, the blasters then carefully plan what type of explosives to use, where to position them in the building, and how to time their detonation.
____ Finally, the team clears the area, begins a countdown, detonates the explosions, and watches as the building collapses in a cloud of dust in just a few seconds.
____ First, the demolition crew studies the building's architectural blueprints to find out exactly how the building is put together.
____ After the demolition team figures out how to set up the blast, it prepares the building by knocking out walls, weakening its support columns, and loading those columns with dynamite.

• A) 1, 3, 4, 2
• B) 4, 2, 3, 1
• C) 2, 4, 1, 3