Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the…
2026
Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below them.
(A) In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra meaning to these verses.
(B) But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface level.
(C) Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature.
(D) This fulfils the author’s main intention in such a verse which is to give pleasure.
(E) However the reader who understands the broad implications of the content and allusion finds greater pleasure.
(F) The reason being it requires the reader to supply a meaning beyond the surface meaning.
Which of the following is the THIRD sentence?
(question no 1 till 5 are linked together)
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
F
- D.
C
Attempted by 2 students.
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a sentence-rearrangement (para-jumble) question, first isolate the sentence that introduces the topic with no back-reference — it must open the paragraph. Then track sentences carrying explicit logical connectors ('but', 'however', 'therefore', 'this') — each connector anchors its sentence immediately after the idea it refers back to. The full order is confirmed only when reading it end to end produces one coherent, self-contained narrative.
Application
Sentence C introduces the topic ('Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature') with no back-reference, so it opens the paragraph.
Sentence F explains 'the reason' for that sophistication, so it must directly follow the sentence that raises the idea of sophistication — it follows C.
Sentence B pivots with 'But' to the contrasting idea that such a verse can also be enjoyed at the surface level, right after the reason for its sophistication is given — it follows F.
Sentence D explains that this surface-level enjoyment 'fulfils the author’s main intention ... to give pleasure', continuing directly from B — it follows B.
Sentence E opens with 'However' to contrast surface-level enjoyment with the greater pleasure gained by a reader who grasps the deeper implications, continuing from D — it follows D.
Sentence A concludes with 'therefore', tying the reader’s deeper understanding back to the extra meaning of the verses — it closes the paragraph, following E.
Cross-check
Reading the sentences in this order — C, F, B, D, E, A — produces one continuous argument: what nonsense verse is, why it is sophisticated, how it can still be enjoyed simply, the author’s intention behind that, the deeper reward for an attentive reader, and a closing link back to that reader’s role. No pronoun or connector is left dangling, confirming the sequence.
Answer
The order is C-F-B-D-E-A, so the third sentence is B.