Given below are six sentences taken from a paragraph. The first and the last sentences are numbered S1 and S2 and are placed in the first and last positions respectively and are fixed in their positions. The other four sentences between the first and last sentences are jumbled up and are numbered A, B, C, and D. Rearrange the jumbled sentences in a logical sequence keeping the unity and coherence of the paragraph intact. Choose the correct alternative that best describes the sequence.
1. 'What is sixteen and three multiplied?' asked the teacher.
A. The boy evidently was trying to fool him and was being contrary on purpose.
B. The boy blinked.
C. He had corrected this error repeatedly, and now the boy persisted in saying twenty-four.
D. The teacher persisted, and the boy promptly answered: 'Twenty-four,' with, as it seemed to the teacher, a wicked smile on his lips.
2. How could this fellow be made to obtain fifty in the class test and go up by double-promotion to the first form, as his parents fondly hoped?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer
BDAC
Explanation
After S1, Sentence B naturally follows because it describes the boy's immediate reaction to the teacher's question. Sentence D comes next as the teacher persists and the boy answers 'Twenty-four.' Sentence A then presents the teacher's interpretation that the boy was deliberately trying to fool him. Finally, Sentence C explains why the teacher thought so—he had corrected the same mistake many times, yet the boy continued giving the wrong answer. This sequence leads smoothly to S2, where the teacher wonders how the boy could ever score well enough for promotion.
The other sequences either introduce the teacher's opinion before the boy's response or disturb the natural order of question → response → judgment → reason.
Key Points
In para-jumble questions, arrange the sentences according to the logical flow of events. Look for the sequence of action → response → reaction → explanation, and use pronouns and contextual clues to identify the correct order.