Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been…
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Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A: it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can,
B: then I acquire the ability to do it even If I didn't have it in the beginning.
C: If I believe I cannot do something,
D: Men often become what they believe themselves to be.
- A.
ADBC
- B.
DCAB
- C.
CADB
- D.
ACDB
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Correct answer: B
Correct sequence: Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.
Explanation:
The sentence "Men often become what they believe themselves to be." introduces the main idea and therefore should come first.
The sentence "If I believe I cannot do something," begins an explanation of how belief affects a person and naturally follows the introduction.
The clause "it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can," continues the contrast introduced by the conditional and leads into the concluding idea.
The final clause "then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning." completes the thought, showing the positive result of believing in oneself.
Combined paragraph:
Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.
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