The sentences B to E are in jumbled order. Choose the correct order in which…
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The sentences B to E are in jumbled order. Choose the correct order in which they should be placed.
A. While preparing for a group discussion it is important to train yourself to be a good listener.
B. Writing essays on a variety of topics is also a good way of developing thought structure and presenting it logically.
C. Therefore, develop the patience to listen attentively keeping in mind that everyone has something valuable to say.
D. It is equally important to remember to articulate your point of view in a way that is easy for others to comprehend.
E. But before that, inculcate the good habit of structuring your thoughts and presenting them logically.
F. Lastly, learn to be open-minded and recognise the fact that people think differently about issues.
- A.
CBDE
- B.
EDBC
- C.
DEBC
- D.
CDEB
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Correct answer: D
Para-jumble questions are solved by following the discourse markers - words such as 'therefore', 'equally important', and 'before that' - that tie each sentence to the one immediately in front of it. The correct order is the one in which every marker has a clear antecedent right before it and no idea appears out of sequence.
Applying this to the passage:
Sentence A (fixed) opens the paragraph with the idea that a good group-discussion participant must train to be a good listener.
Sentence C opens with 'Therefore' - a conclusion word - and its advice to 'develop the patience to listen attentively' is the direct conclusion of A's point about listening, so C is the sentence right after A.
Sentence D then shifts to a second, 'equally important' skill: learning to articulate your point of view clearly.
Sentence E opens with 'But before that' - 'that' refers back to the articulation skill D has just introduced - so E, which names structuring your thoughts as the prerequisite for articulating well, must sit immediately after D.
Sentence B closes the group by naming essay-writing as a concrete way to build exactly the skill E just introduced ('developing thought structure and presenting it logically' echoes E's own wording), so B comes right after E.
Reading A, C, D, E, B, F in sequence, every marker resolves against the sentence directly before it: 'therefore' concludes from the listening point, 'equally important' signals the pivot to articulation, 'before that' attaches to the articulation idea just stated, and the essay-writing suggestion answers the structuring-thoughts point right before the paragraph closes on open-mindedness. No other placement of C, D, E and B keeps every one of these references pointing at what comes immediately before it.
So the required order is C, D, E, B.