Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. They stopped at a village on the way to rest and drink water and found the entire village had gathered to watch a weightlifter who was putting on a performance.
B. Tenali was very impressed and exclaimed, “You are very strong!”
C. With his big arms and bulging muscles, he picked up a 200-kg bag of rice with ease.
D. One day Tenali Raman and his wife were on their way to Hampi.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. DACB.
While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them. Also, the first sentence of a passage is usually independent and introduces a topic. The second one provides more information about it.
Steps to arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph:
- Sentence D is the independent sentence and introduces the topic of how the subject Tenali Raman and his wife were going to Hampi. So, sentence D is the first sentence after rearrangement.
This eliminates option 2 and option 3.
- Sentence D should be followed by sentence A which talks about what they did on their journey towards Hampi. This correct order is shown in option 1, which shows the full sequence as DACB.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. DACB.
The paragraph is: One day Tenali Raman and his wife were on their way to Hampi. They stopped at a village on the way to rest and drink water and found the entire village had gathered to watch a weightlifter who was putting on a performance. With his big arms and bulging muscles, he picked up a 200-kg bag of rice with ease. Tenali was very impressed and exclaimed, “You are very strong!”
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. DACB.