Question
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick
the option that gives their correct order. A. But Mr. Oliver did not feel nervous at all. B. The pine trees made sad eerie sounds in the forest. C. When the light fell on the figure of a boy, sitting on a rock, Mr. Oliver stopped. D. He kept along the forest path guided by a flickering torch light.Solution
B is the introductory sentence. It is followed by A. This is because in B, it is said that the forest was making a sound and in A, it is said that even though Oliver heard the sound, he wasn’t nervous. D comes third. First, he has to flicker the light and then, it will fall on someone. So, the correct order is BADC.
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