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. “How do you manage to complete so much work?” he asked the student.
B. Looking at the huge pile of books on a student’s desk, a man said, “What a burden, my son! I pity you.”
C. “I focus on only one lesson at a time,” the student further added.
D. “I don’t think of all the work I have to do,” answered the student.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. BADC.
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 B is the independent sentence and points out the opening statement made by a person on seeing a huge number of books on a student's table. So, sentence B is the first sentence after rearrangement.
- Sentence A is a continuation of the the person's statement, where he asks the student a question regarding how they complete their work. Hence, A follows B.
- Sentences C and D both are the answers given by the student. But sentence C ends with the phrase 'the student further added' which implies that it comes after another answer.
- So, sentence D comes in the third position followed by sentence C as the concluding sentence.
- Thus, the correct order after rearrangement is option 1 i.e. BADC.
The paragraph is: Looking at the huge pile of books on a student's desk, a man said, "What a burden,my son! I pity you." "How do you manage to complete so much work?" he asked the student. "I don't think of all the work I have to do," answered the student. "I focus on only one lesson at a time," the student further added.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 1 i.e. BADC.