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. Then the Spring came, and all over the country there were little blossoms and little birds.
A. The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost.
B. Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter.
C. The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom.
D. Once a beautiful flower put its head out from the grass, but when it saw the notice-board it was so sorry for the children that it slipped back into the ground again and went off to sleep.
S2. "Spring has forgotten this garden," they cried, "so we will live here all the year round."
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
S1 sets the scene of spring arriving everywhere.
Sentence B logically follows S1 by introducing a contrast: "Only in the garden of the Selfish Giant it was still winter." This shifts the focus to the specific problem.
Sentence C explains why it was still winter there, linking the lack of children to the absence of singing birds and blossoming trees.
Sentence D provides a specific example of this absence, describing a flower's brief appearance and retreat due to the notice-board and sadness for the children.
Sentence A then describes the only people who were happy about this perpetual winter: "The only people who were pleased were the Snow and the Frost."
S2 concludes the paragraph with the reason for their pleasure: they believed spring had forgotten the garden and decided to stay all year, logically following A.