Based on the sentence, which transition best indicates a chronological sequence?My face instantly flushed red, and I knew that I had to formulate a plan.

“First” signals that the action is the beginning of a sequence of events or steps. Choice C, “First, I needed to act as if the ridicule didn’t bother me at all,” therefore best indicates chronological order. “On the one hand” introduces a contrast or point of view, while the other choices do not clearly mark the next step in a sequence.

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