Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answe… — Answer & Discussion

Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below.

AThe woman smiled and said, "I know. But I can save this one, " and she tossed another into the ocean, "and this one", toss, "and this one..."
BYoung woman, who was picking up the starfish one at a time and tossing them back into the ocean.
CAn old man was walking along the beach, when he came upon a part of the sand where
DThousands of starfish had washed ashore. A little further down the beach he saw a
E"Oh you silly girl," he exclaimed. "You can't possibly save all of these starfish. There's too many." Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? 1). A 2). B 3). C 4). D

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CCommunity01 Jun 2019

Correct option- 4

On looking at the above mentioned passage, we observe that it is based on a conversation between an old man and a young woman where the woman teaches him life is precious. Since, there are two characters, so, it should begin with introduction of one of the characters. If we begin with B then there would be no continuation for introduction of old man. So, first sentence should be C. Now, C ends with a conjunction where. So, it can not be followed by a statement. Thus, A & E are not the next sentences. Now, next sentence can not be B otherwise there will be no continuation for D. Hence, next sentence is D i.e. CD. Since, D ends with an article a thus it should follow a noun. Thus, next sentence is B i.e. CDB. Now, B has a complete meaning in itself. So, between A & E, these are statements. So, it will not be followed by a reply first i.e. A. Thus, next sentence is E i.e. CDBE. Now, last sentence is A . Thus, the correct sequence is CDBEA.