Question

Choose the option that lists the sequence of events in the correct order.

1. He changes his mind when he notices something unusual about it.
2. The poet realises that the speck is a living mite with preferences of its own.
3. He intends to use the tip of his pen, dipped in ink, to erase the speck.
4. The poet notices a speck on the white paper he is writing on.

Options

• (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

• (iv), (ii), (ii), (i)

• (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

• (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

Answer 1

(iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

Explanation:

First, the poet notices a speck on the white paper (iv). He then intends to remove it with the tip of his inked pen (iii). However, he changes his mind after observing its unusual movements (i). Finally, he realises that the speck is a living mite with intelligence and preferences of its own (ii).