Question

Given below is a write-up on the discovery of the mouse, but the sentences are mixed up. What is the correct logical sequence? 
I. We use the mouse not just because Engelbart invented it, but because it performed best versus other pointing devices.
II. Years later, while seeking a screen-selection device, he recalled these notes and, with Bill English, built the first mouse.
III. At a conference, he scribbled an idea about two wheels at right angles to track motion on a plane.
IV. The mouse won because it was easiest to use.
V. As a student he measured areas under curves with a device whose wheels rolled in one direction and slid sideways at $90^\circ$.
VI. Doug Engelbart tells how he invented the mouse.

• A. I, IV, VI, V, III, II
• B. VI, V, III, II, I, IV
• C. VI, I, IV, V, \,\, II
• D. IV, I, VI, V, III, II

Hint:

For scrambled narratives, look for: (1) setup, (2) earliest background, (3) idea spark, (4) build/act, (5) result, (6) concluding claim. Arrange by time and causality.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Start with the narrator setting up the story (VI).
Background seed from student days (V) explains the wheel-at-right-angles idea; this is then explicitly ideated (III).
Prototype/creation follows when he and Bill English build the first mouse (II).
Outcome/justification comes next—the mouse outperforms alternatives (I)—and finally a concise conclusion (IV) that it won for ease of use.
Thus the chronology is \(\boxed{\text{VI} ⇒ \text{V} ⇒ \text{III} ⇒ \text{II} ⇒ \text{I} ⇒ \text{IV}}\).