Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
B. Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring.
C. It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.”
D. “Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. A, C, B, D.
Logical flow
The paragraph starts with someone picking up a stick (A), then describes the stick in detail (C), followed by a comparison to another stick (B), and finally, a question is asked about the stick (D).
Correct sequence: A → C → B → D
Final Sentence/Passage
I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.
It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a “Penang lawyer.”
Moreover, it was just such a stick as Mortimer, the old-fashioned family lawyer used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring.
“Tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor’s stick?” I asked after he had examined it.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.