Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Arrange in Meaningful Sequence

Question:

Examine the four jumbled sentences. Out of the given options, pick the one that gives their correct order.

  1. In the first days, the boy used up half of the nails.
  2. Over the next weeks, he used up fewer nails, until his temper was under control.
  3. Then, his father asked the young boy to remove a nail for each day.
  4. The boy did as his father said without losing his temper.
Options:

ACDB

ABCD

ADCB

DBCA

Correct Answer:

ABCD

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - ABCD

The correct order of the jumbled sentences is ABCD.

  • Sentence A: This sentence tells us that the boy used up half of the nails in the first few days.
  • Sentence B: This sentence tells us that the boy used up fewer nails over the next few weeks.
  • Sentence C: This sentence tells us that the boy's father asked him to remove a nail for each day.
  • Sentence D: This sentence tells us that the boy did as his father said without losing his temper.