Rearrange the following six sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the question. (1) Being generous by nature, the king offered them a meal and treated them…
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Rearrange the following six sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the question.
(1) Being generous by nature, the king offered them a meal and treated them kindly.
(2) In appreciation the king ordered a stew to be prepared for the feast in honour of the farmer.
(3) The king welcomed them too and placed before each a bowl of water saying, 'this is the stew of the hare!'.
(4) A few days later, a few people came to the court claiming to be neighbours of the farmer.
(5) A poor farmer presented a fine hare to the king.
(6) Not long afterwards, a large number of people appeared at the palace and introduced themselves as neighbours of the farmer.
(1) Being generous by nature, the king offered them a meal and treated them kindly.
(2) In appreciation the king ordered a stew to be prepared for the feast in honour of the farmer.
(3) The king welcomed them too and placed before each a bowl of water saying, 'this is the stew of the hare!'.
(4) A few days later, a few people came to the court claiming to be neighbours of the farmer.
(5) A poor farmer presented a fine hare to the king.
(6) Not long afterwards, a large number of people appeared at the palace and introduced themselves as neighbours of the farmer.
Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - 1
Sentence 1 is fourth: its “them” refers to the people who came claiming to be the farmer's neighbours in sentence 4, and the generous king feeds them. Sentence 3, with its bowl of water, is the punchline aimed at the later crowd of sentence 6 and closes the paragraph; the full order is 5-2-4-1-6-3.
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