Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. Some turned their eyes to the TV screen waiting for the movie to begin.
B. No sooner had the big jet taken off than the passengers began to busy themselves.
C. They knew it would be a long flight to Boston.
D. Others took out books and magazines to read
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. BCAD.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
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Sentence B introduces us to the subject 'The big jet and the passengers'. It is the introductory sentence and will be put in the first place.
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Sentence C tells us about the perception of the passengers about the long flight. It will be put in second place.
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Sentence A tells us about some of the passengers' anticipation about the beginning of the movie. So it will follow Sentence C.
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The last sentence is D as it mentions the activities followed by the other passengers.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 3 i.e. BCAD.
The paragraph is: No sooner had the big jet taken off than the passengers began to busy themselves. They knew it would be a long flight to Boston. Some turned their eyes to the TV screen waiting for the movie to begin. Others took out books and magazines to read.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. BCAD.