Question

(3) find the order: number the following in the order in which they appear in the passage.
(a) at the time of her execution, joan of arc was nineteen years old.
(b) joan was a hard - working, religious child who tended her father’s cattle.
(c) the flames of prayer candles now play shadows on the statue of a girl for whom flames once burned to ashes.
(d) as long as she was useful to the king and his generals, she was honored and respected.
(e) at the age of thirteen, she believed she had heard the voice of god.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the chronological and thematic order of Joan of Arc's life events:

1. Event (b): Describes Joan as a child tending cattle. This is her early childhood, so it comes first.
2. Event (e): At age 13, she hears God’s voice. This is still her youth, after her childhood (b).
3. Event (d): Her time of being useful to the king (during her military career). This happens after her youth (e) and before her execution.
4. Event (a): Her execution at 19. This is a later event in her life.
5. Event (c): A reflection on her statue (post - execution, looking back). This is the last as it’s a present - day or post - event reflection.

So the order is:
(b) Joan was a hard - working, religious child who tended her father’s cattle.
(e) At the age of thirteen, she believed she had heard the voice of God.
(d) As long as she was useful to the king and his generals, she was honored and respected.
(a) At the time of her execution, Joan of Arc was nineteen years old.
(c) The flames of prayer candles now play shadows on the statue of a girl for whom flames once burned to ashes.

If we number them in the order they appear in the passage (assuming a typical biographical flow of Joan's life), the sequence is:

1. (b)
2. (e)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (c)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the chronological and thematic order of Joan of Arc's life events:

1. Event (b): Describes Joan as a child tending cattle. This is her early childhood, so it comes first.
2. Event (e): At age 13, she hears God’s voice. This is still her youth, after her childhood (b).
3. Event (d): Her time of being useful to the king (during her military career). This happens after her youth (e) and before her execution.
4. Event (a): Her execution at 19. This is a later event in her life.
5. Event (c): A reflection on her statue (post - execution, looking back). This is the last as it’s a present - day or post - event reflection.

So the order is:
(b) Joan was a hard - working, religious child who tended her father’s cattle.
(e) At the age of thirteen, she believed she had heard the voice of God.
(d) As long as she was useful to the king and his generals, she was honored and respected.
(a) At the time of her execution, Joan of Arc was nineteen years old.
(c) The flames of prayer candles now play shadows on the statue of a girl for whom flames once burned to ashes.

If we number them in the order they appear in the passage (assuming a typical biographical flow of Joan's life), the sequence is:

1. (b)
2. (e)
3. (d)
4. (a)
5. (c)