Identify the option that arranges the given parts in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

a) Jumped off the bus in front of the old woman’s home

b) It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day

c) Holding a potted planted before her, a girl of fourteen

d) On the outskirts of town

b,c,a,d

The correct answer is Option (3) - b,c,a,d

The correct order of the jumbled sentences is b, c, a, d.

The paragraph would read as follows:

• It was mid-morning and a very cold, bright day. On the outskirts of town, a girl of fourteen jumped off the bus in front of the old woman's home, holding a potted plant before her.

Here is the explanation:

• Sentence b is the introductory sentence that sets the scene.
• Sentence c provides more details about the time and place.
• Sentence a introduces the main character, a girl of fourteen.
• Sentence d tells us what the girl is doing, which is jumping off the bus and carrying a potted plant.