Directions (1-5): In the following six sentences, the first one is fixed, remaining are jumbled, arrange them in the proper sequence to make a coherent paragraph.
Discarded flowers form the biggest chunk of trash generated from weddings, and wedding planners say that their usage should be cut down. A) Says Prakriti Rajvanshi, a Delhi-based wedding consultant, who advises people on sustainable weddings. B) Planning a sustainable wedding means making the best use of what’s already available,” C)“We collect floral waste and send them to NGOs who make incense sticks, rangoli, and Holi colors out of them. The NGOs sell these products and generate funds,” adds Aishwarya. D) If you must use flowers, use locally-sourced ones from a nearby mandi, this also helps small-scale entrepreneurs. E) Mumbai-based Aishwarya Lonial, who calls herself a ‘green event and wedding planner’ says that the best way to utilize floral waste is to give them to (nongovernment organization) NGOs that make products out of them.
1) Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Solution: D
DBAEC is the correct arrangement. The fixed sentence sets the tone for the rest of the passage, the sentence DB is connected because it is a continuation of the same idea and said by the same person because it is given within the quotation which means the words mentioned are said by the same person and it is not a reported speech. It is a direct speech so the name of the person should also be mentioned. followed by sentence a, in which the name of the person mentioning the lines are mentioned, when the remaining sentence e and c are compared, the full form is mentioned before the short form, so the expansion of NGO will be mentioned before the abbreviation.
2) Which of the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Solution: B
DBAEC is the correct arrangement. The fixed sentence sets the tone for the rest of the passage, the sentence DB is connected because it is a continuation of the same idea and said by the same person because it is given within the quotation which means the words mentioned are said by the same person and it is not a reported speech. It is a direct speech so the name of the person should also be mentioned. followed by sentence a, in which the name of the person mentioning the lines are mentioned, when the remaining sentence e and c are compared, the full form is mentioned before the short form, so the expansion of NGO will be mentioned before the abbreviation.
3) Which of the following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Solution: A
DBAEC is the correct arrangement. The fixed sentence sets the tone for the rest of the passage, the sentence DB is connected because it is a continuation of the same idea and said by the same person because it is given within the quotation which means the words mentioned are said by the same person and it is not a reported speech. It is a direct speech so the name of the person should also be mentioned. followed by sentence a, in which the name of the person mentioning the lines are mentioned, when the remaining sentence e and c are compared, the full form is mentioned before the short form, so the expansion of NGO will be mentioned before the abbreviation.
4) Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Solution: E
DBAEC is the correct arrangement. The fixed sentence sets the tone for the rest of the passage, the sentence DB is connected because it is a continuation of the same idea and said by the same person because it is given within the quotation which means the words mentioned are said by the same person and it is not a reported speech. It is a direct speech so the name of the person should also be mentioned. followed by sentence a, in which the name of the person mentioning the lines are mentioned, when the remaining sentence e and c are compared, the full form is mentioned before the short form, so the expansion of NGO will be mentioned before the abbreviation.
5) Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E
Solution: C
DBAEC is the correct arrangement. The fixed sentence sets the tone for the rest of the passage, the sentence DB is connected because it is a continuation of the same idea and said by the same person because it is given within the quotation which means the words mentioned are said by the same person and it is not a reported speech. It is a direct speech so the name of the person should also be mentioned. followed by sentence a, in which the name of the person mentioning the lines are mentioned, when the remaining sentence e and c are compared, the full form is mentioned before the short form, so the expansion of NGO will be mentioned before the abbreviation.
