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. When we got near, we saw it was the steam rising from hot springs.
B. We saw in the distance a great column of smoke.
C. We wondered if it came from a chimney or a burning house.
D. We thought of taking a bath in the hot water.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. BCAD.
- The passage revolves around a 'column of smoke' that they saw distantly.
- The first sentence of a passage is an independent sentence. The subsequent one gives more data about it. So, the introductory line would be statement B which is an independent sentence.
- Statement C seems to have a conjunction with sentence B because when they saw the smoke they wondered if it came from a chimney but actually it was steam rising from hot water springs. This gives us the pair C and A and statement C will be followed by statement B.
- After they saw a hot spring they thought of taking a bath in it. So, D will be the concluding statement.
- Thus, the correct sequence is BCAD.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. BCAD.