SSC CPO 2025 PYQ — Question 192

SSC CPO - 11 Dec 2025 - Shift 1 • English • Q192

Choose the correct option to rearrange the following sentences:
A. Hunger drove him into the abandoned house.
B. Inside, shadows danced with the flickering candlelight.
C. Every creak under his foot sounded amplified.
D. But hunger muffled fear for the night.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

This paragraph follows a chronological and thematic path:

A (The Initial Action): 'Hunger drove him into the abandoned house.'

B (Immediate Setting): 'Inside, shadows danced with the flickering candlelight

C (Specific Detail): 'Every creak under his foot sounded amplified.'

D (The Conclusion/Theme): 'But hunger muffled fear for the night.'