Which of the following sentences should appear first

Question

in a narrative organized chronologically?
Caroline then tuned the instrument by moving the
tuning pegs.
Caroline played a song from her favorite musical
on the guitar.
Caroline picked up her guitar and collected her
tuning device.
Caroline placed her fingers on the frets and
strings in order to play.

Answer 1

The sentence that should appear first in a narrative organized chronologically is:

"Caroline picked up her guitar and collected her tuning device."

This sentence establishes the initial action before the subsequent steps of tuning the instrument and playing the song.