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Re-order Paragraphs — practice #reorder-003
The text boxes below are in the wrong order. Restore the original order by dragging them.
Re-order Paragraphs
Untimed practiceThe text boxes below are in the wrong order. Restore the original order by dragging them.
Drag the boxes into the correct order — or use the arrows.
1In the 1840s, a fungal disease destroyed almost the entire potato crop on which rural Ireland depended.
2Because so many families relied on this single staple, widespread famine quickly followed the failed harvests.
3Consequently, over a million people emigrated, mostly to North America, within just a few years.
4This sudden departure permanently reshaped the population and culture of communities on both sides of the Atlantic.
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