Given below are four jumbled sentences. Select the option that gives their correct order.
A. Although I had a fear of water, I thought it was an important skill I should learn.
B. However, what I didn't realize was that it would also make me a more confident person.
C. I also thought it would be a good exercise that would make me physically stronger.
D. One of the hardest things I've had to do was to learn how to swim.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. DACB.
- Statement D is independent and defines the theme of the paragraph "How to swim" hence, it will be the opening statement.
- Statement A is talking about the importance of swimming hence, it will come after D.
- Statement C again adds the information on why one should learn swimming hence, it will come after A.
- Finally, B will come at the end of the statement.
- Now we have the final arrangement i.e. DACB.
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 paragraph's idea or theme 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.
- If a statement starts with Pronoun, find the noun for which the pronoun is used, both the statements containing noun and pronoun will form a pair respectively.