Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. It was a wonderful, almost awful sight – in place of the hayfield was a loch with waves on it.
B. At seven the next morning I awoke and rushed to the window.
C. As I went to sleep I reflected that the rain must be filling the dam.
D. That afternoon rain fell in torrents and continued all evening and night.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4 i.e DCBA.
The given question is an example of para jumbles.
Sentence D will be the introductory line as it talks about rainfall.
Sentence C will follow D as the reflection of rain filling the dam was seen in the sleep.
Sentence B will be following sentence C about the next morning.
Sentence A will be the last sentence as it concludes the para.
The correct sequence is:
D. That afternoon rain fell in torrents and continued all evening and night.
C. As I went to sleep I reflected that the rain must be filling the dam.
B. At seven the next morning I awoke and rushed to the window.
A. It was a wonderful, almost awful sight – in place of the hayfield was a loch with waves on it.