Question 20

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. The one most noticeable change was that foreign faces were no longer to be seen on the streets.
B. After initial panic, the streets quickly quietened.
C. Over the next few days, people went about their business just as they bad before.
D. The bazaar reopened and the fishwives came back to rummage through the refuse heap, looking for their lost goods.

Solution

BDCA is the correct sequence of the sentences.

B is the first sentence. The paragraph begins with the description of the streets calming down after an initial period of panic. B is followed by D. Sentence D provides specific details about the reopening of the bazaar and the fishwives’ actions.

Sentence C follows D. After the initial chaos, people resumed their usual activities, emphasizing a return to normalcy. 

A is the conclusive statemen.It highlights a significant change—the absence of foreign faces on the streets.

Therefore, the correct order to form a coherent paragraph is BDCA.


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