Question
Language Comprehension Question on Para Jumbles
Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E to form a logical paragraph.
A. Easy or not, etiquette is important
B. There's a reason for doing things the way we do them -- we just have no idea what it is.
C. I had to interrupt my cell phone call to tell him off.
D. I was trying to explain this the other night to my children -- Matt, 15, and Becky, 11 --- who, I'm ashamed to say, have been allowed to develop less than perfect manners, especially at the table.
E.At this particular family dinner, I caught Matt buttering his backed potato with his finger.
ABCDE
ABDEC
BCDAE
BDACE
ABDEC
Solution
This sequence flows well, starting with the importance of etiquette, then mentioning the reasoning behind it, followed by the interruption during a call, and then explaining the situation with the children and finally illustrating the specific behavior at the dinner.The correct option is (B): ABDEC