Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. It then came to the main road and smashed all the stalls selling fruits, mud pots and clothes.
B. Finally, the elephant entered a school ground, breaking through the brick wall.
C. The people on the main road ran helter-skelter in panic.
D. The wild elephant first reached the outskirts of our town, breaking down fences like matchsticks.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. DACB
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D starts the sequence by introducing the wild elephant reaching the outskirts of the town and breaking down fences. This sets up the initial event.
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A continues with the elephant moving towards the main road and causing destruction to stalls, showing the progression of its rampage.
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C describes the reaction of the people on the main road, running in panic due to the elephant's actions. This follows logically after the elephant's destruction on the main road.
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B concludes the sequence with the elephant entering a school ground and breaking through a brick wall, providing a final action in its path of destruction.
The correct order is DACB.