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. On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant and guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps.
B. I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me and anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.
C. The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me and I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects and it was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.
D. The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face and my fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring.
Option 1: DABC
Option 2: CBAD
Option 3: CADB
Option 4: CDAB
Correct Answer: CADB
Solution : The third option is correct.
The given sentences narrate the significant moment when Helen Keller, the author and subject of the passage, reflects upon a crucial event in her life—the arrival of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, on March 3, 1887, when Helen was almost seven years old.
The logical flow of the sentences would be:
( C ) The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me, and I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives that it connects, and it was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.
( A ) On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb and expectant, and guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps.
( D ) The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch and fell on my upturned face, and my fingers lingered almost unconsciously on the familiar leaves and blossoms that had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring.
( B ) I did not know what the future held of marvel or surprise for me, and anger and bitterness had preyed upon me continually for weeks, and a deep languor had succeeded this passionate struggle.
Therefore, the correct answer is CADB .
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