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. It was a blazing hot day in August.
A. For myself, my term of service in India had trained me to stand heat better than cold, and a thermometer at ninety was no hardship.
B. Our blinds were half drawn, and Holmes lay curled upon the sofa, reading and re-reading a letter which he had received by the morning post.
C. Baker Street was like an oven, and the glare of the sunlight upon the yellow brickwork of the house across the road was painful to the eye.
D. It was hard to believe that these were the same walls which loomed so gloomily through the fogs of winter.
S2. But the morning paper was uninteresting.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct logical sequence for the jumbled sentences is CDBA.
Step-by-Step Logical Breakdown:
S1 (Fixed): "It was a blazing hot day in August."
Sets the scene by establishing the intense summer heat.
C: "Baker Street was like an oven, and the glare of the sunlight upon the yellow brickwork of the house across the road was painful to the eye."
Directly follows S1 by providing a specific description of how hot it felt on Baker Street.
D: "It was hard to believe that these were the same walls which loomed so gloomily through the fogs of winter."
Refers back to the "yellow brickwork" and "walls" mentioned in sentence C, contrasting the current summer glare with winter gloom.
B: "Our blinds were half drawn, and Holmes lay curled upon the sofa, reading and re-reading a letter which he had received by the morning post."
Moves the focus from the outside street to the inside of the room (where blinds are drawn to block the heat) and introduces Sherlock Holmes.
A: "For myself, my term of service in India had trained me to stand heat better than cold, and a thermometer at ninety was no hardship."
Watson contrasts his own reaction to the heat with the environment described in the previous sentences.
S2 (Fixed): "But the morning paper was uninteresting."
Concludes the sequence by shifting focus to the lack of interesting news, complementing the quiet scene of Holmes reading a letter.