Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. The boat floated down the river and reached the other bank.
B. Thinking that she was dead, her friends secretly took her and abandoned her in a boat.
C. The people on the bank took her to a hospital and saved her.
D. Smelling a flower given by the magician, Shweta fell down unconscious.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. DBAC.
- Statement D is independent and introduces the theme of the paragraph "Sweta" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement B contains "SHE" which is being used for "Sweta" hence, it will come after D.
- Statement A and C will come respectively as A ends with "the bank" and statement C starts with "The bank.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. DBAC.
The chosen option is the same as the final arrangement hence, it will be correct.
Some common rules that help while solving the Para Jumbles:-
- Read the paragraph carefully and try to comprehend the idea or theme of the paragraph and eliminate the irrelevant options.
- Try to identify the opening (Independent statement) and closing statement (Concluding statement).
- Try to identify the mandatory pairs. Two sentences can be connected through various connectors.