Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. He ran across the garden and through the paddy fields.
B. He ran and ran and did not stop until he reached a small house at the end of the village.
C. Grandfather took me in his arms and started running.
D. Then he shouted for the man who lived there to come out.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. CABD.
The given question is an example of para jumbles.
Sentence C will be the introductory sentence as it is an independent line.
Sentence A will be the next as it talks about the grandmother's activities.
Sentence B will be the following sentence as it gives the continuation of the activity done by sentence A.
Sentence D will be the last sentence as it gives a reason why he ran to the small house.
The correct sequence is:
C. Grandfather took me in his arms and started running.
A. He ran across the garden and through the paddy fields.
B. He ran and ran and did not stop until he reached a small house at the end of the village.
D. Then he shouted for the man who lived there to come out.