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. Fort Hare was more than that: it was a beacon for African scholars from all over Southern Central and Eastern Africa.
B. Until 1960, the University College of Fort Hare, in the municipality of Alice, about twenty miles due east from Healdtown, was the only residential center of higher education for blacks in South Africa.
C. For young black South Africans like myself, it was Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Yale, all rolled into one.
D. The regent was anxious for me to attend Fort Hare and I was gratified to be accepted there. I felt that I was being groomed for success in the world.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. BACD.
- The first sentence is always independent and introduces the topic. Here, it begins with the description of Fort Hare's significance (Sentence B).
- Then, the next sentence mentions its importance for African scholars (Sentence A)
- Then, the role it played for young black South Africans (Sentence C).
- Finally, it tells about the speaker's own experience (Sentence D).
Hence, the correct sequence would be BACD.