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 labeled 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. The grey afternoon had softened into night, and it was snowing.
A. The falling snow whirled like a furious mist in the headlight beams on Route 7 and settled implacably on Elliot's cheeks and eyelids.
B. He felt in possession of a promise.
C. His heart, for no good reason, leaped up in childlike expectation.
D. He had run away from a dream and encountered possibility.
S2. He began to walk toward the roadside lights.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer
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Explanation
Sentence S1 introduces the physical environment: it is night and it is snowing. Sentence A immediately follows this by describing the physical action of that falling snow whirling in headlight beams and settling on Elliot's face.
The paragraph then transitions from physical description to Elliot's internal state. Sentence C explains that his heart leaped up in "expectation," which directly connects to sentence D clarifying what that expectation was—he had "encountered possibility." Sentence B concludes the thoughts by solidifying this feeling into a "promise," which motivates him to take action in the fixed final sentence S2 ("He began to walk...").
Key Point
For sentence rearrangement, look for structural triggers. The reference to "snowing" in S1 finds its direct physical continuation in the phrase "falling snow" in sentence A, instantly locking A into the first position and confirming the sequence ACDB.