Question

Difficulty: EasySequence of Events

Based on the passage, arrange the following events in the chronological order in which they occurred, starting with the earliest event.

Passage:
Before sunrise, Dr. Aris set out into the valley to study the winter foraging habits of red foxes. First, she calibrated her handheld GPS unit at the trailhead, ensuring accurate location mapping. As she walked, she spotted fresh paw prints winding through the snow. She followed these tracks for two miles until they led to a hollow log, where she discovered a cached food reserve of pine cones and berries. Finally, Dr. Aris photographed the cache and noted its coordinates before returning to the base camp.

  1. 1Dr. Aris calibrates her GPS unit at the trailhead.
  2. 2Dr. Aris spots fresh fox prints in the snow.
  3. 3Dr. Aris discovers the cached food inside a hollow log.
  4. 4Dr. Aris photographs the food cache and records its coordinates.

Answer

The correct chronological order of events is: Dr. Aris calibrates her GPS unit at the trailhead, followed by spotting fresh fox prints in the snow, then discovering the cached food inside a hollow log, and finally photographing the food cache and recording its coordinates.
The correct chronological sequence of events starts with the calibration of the GPS unit at the trailhead, followed by spotting the fresh tracks, tracking them to find the cache in the hollow log, and ending with photographing the cache and noting the coordinates.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the first action Dr. Aris takes upon starting her journey.
Dr. Aris calibrates her GPS unit at the trailhead.
The passage states that first she calibrated her handheld GPS unit at the trailhead.
2
Identify the next event that occurs while she is walking.
Dr. Aris spots fresh paw prints in the snow.
As she walked after calibrating the GPS, she spotted the tracks.
3
Determine what she finds after following the tracks.
Dr. Aris discovers a food cache in a hollow log.
She followed the tracks for two miles until they led her to the hollow log where the cache was located.
4
Identify the final action she performs before returning to camp.
Dr. Aris photographs the cache and records its coordinates.
The text states that 'Finally' she photographed the cache and noted its coordinates.

Key Concept

Identifying the chronological sequence of events in a narrative text based on explicit transition words and logical progression.
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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