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.
S1. By then I had enough money to go by plane.
A. During the flight I read "The Student Guide to North America," for although I was no longer a student, I was on a budget all the same.
B. "The pace of life in North America is different from Britain as you will soon discover," the guidebook informed me.
C. I learned that Americans drove on the right side of the road, not the left, and that they called a lift an elevator and an engaged phone busy.
D. I flew first to Calcutta, to attend my wedding, and a week later to Boston, to begin my new job.
S2. "Everybody feels he must get to the top. Don't expect an English cup of tea."
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer
DACB
Explanation
The narrative follows a strict chronological timeline of events, moving from the physical act of traveling to reading a guidebook during the flight.
Sentence S1 establishes the plan to travel by plane. Part D directly follows this by describing the actual flight itinerary ("I flew first to Calcutta... and a week later to Boston"). Part A then transitions into what happened inside the aircraft ("During the flight I read...").
Part C expands on what the author read and discovered inside that specific guidebook ("I learned that Americans drove..."). Finally, Part B continues quoting direct passages from that reading material ("The pace of life in North America is different..."), which connects smoothly to the final quote in fixed sentence S2 ("Everybody feels he must get to the top...").
Key Points
Paragraph jumbles containing a mix of narrative actions and internal thoughts are best solved by separating the physical timeline from the mental activity. Pinpointing the exact moment a physical book is introduced (A) ensures that any sentences discussing lessons learned (C) or direct quotes (B) must follow it sequentially.