Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Arrange in Meaningful Sequence

Question:

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. When the fish at last had been safely landed, I asked the brothers if they ate fish.

B. The condition that I put was that they had to help me land another fish for my men.

C. On receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did, I told them I would give them the fish we had just landed.

D. To this they readily agreed and the wait started again.

Options:

DCBA

ABCD

ACBD

BDCA

Correct Answer:

ACBD

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - ACBD

The correct order is ACBD.

  • A. When the fish at last had been safely landed is the first sentence, because it tells us that the fish has been caught.
  • C. On receiving their eager answer that they most certainly did is the second sentence, because it tells us that the brothers agreed to eat the fish.
  • B. The condition that I put was that they had to help me land another fish for my men is the third sentence, because it tells us what the condition was for the brothers to eat the fish.
  • D. To this they readily agreed and the wait started again is the fourth sentence, because it tells us that the brothers agreed to the condition and the wait for another fish began.