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. She was a beautiful baby.
A. You did not know her all those years she was thought homely, or see her poring over her baby pictures, making me tell her over and over how beautiful she had been - and would be, I would tell her - and was now, to the seeing eye.
B. But the seeing eyes were few or non-existent.
C. The first and only one of our five that was beautiful at birth.
D. You do not guess how new and uneasy her tenancy in her now-loveliness.
S2. Including mine.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer
CDAB
Explanation
The paragraph begins with S1: “She was a beautiful baby.” Sentence C naturally follows by emphasizing that she was the first and only beautiful baby among the five children. Sentence D then shifts to the present, explaining that one cannot imagine how new and uncertain she felt about her present beauty. Sentence A supports this by describing how, during the years when she was considered homely, she repeatedly looked at her baby pictures for reassurance. Finally, Sentence B concludes that very few people recognized her beauty, which connects naturally with S2: “Including mine.”
The other sequences fail to maintain the logical flow. They either introduce references such as “those years” or “the seeing eyes” before the necessary context has been established or break the continuity between the ideas.
Key Points
In para-jumble questions, identify the sentence that introduces the main idea first, then arrange supporting details in chronological or logical order. Also, pay attention to pronouns and linking expressions, as they often indicate which sentence must come before or after another.