Question

For the following question, arrange the sentence A, B, C, and D between sentences 1 and 6 to form a logical sequence with sentence 1 and sentence 6 as the starting sentence and the concluding sentence respectively:
(1)Valentina Tereshkova was born to a peasant family in the Yaroslavl region of the former USSR in 1937.
(A)Later, at the age of 24, she applied to become a cosmonaut.
(B)Soon after starting work in a textile mill at the age of 18, Valentina joined an amateur parachuting club.
(C)Earlier that year, in 1961, the Soviet space program began to consider sending women into space.
(D)Yaroslavl is now a part of Russia.
(6)The Soviets were looking for another ‘first’ with which to beat the United States.

(a)BCAD
(b)DACB
(c)ACDB
(d)DBAC

Answer 1

Hint: The sentences tell a story. The story has to be in the right order. Try to rearrange it in the order that makes the most sense.

Complete answer: The question tells us to arrange the sentences in the middle of the two concrete sentences. This means that we have a starting point. So, we can take hints from the first sentence.
The first sentence tells us that the passage is going to be centred around Valentina Tereshkova. It tells us that she was born in Yaroslavl.
There is one other sentence which mentions Yaroslavl and it cannot be mentioned anywhere else. So, the next sentence should be sentence D.
Then, we get back to the main subject. It should start by telling us more about Valentina. The only relevant information that doesn’t require another sentence backing it up is sentence B. Sentence B tells us what Valentina did at the age of 18 and what work she started doing.
The next sentence should tell us about what she did next. The only sentence that fits is sentence A, which tells us that she applied to be a cosmonaut.
The next sentence should be a prelude to the last sentence. Sentence C fits perfectly as this sentence gives us information about the space program of the Soviets.

So, we understand which order we need. Now, let’s look at the given options:
(a)BCAD - This order places sentence B as the second sentence, that is after sentence 1. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(b)DACB - This order places sentence D as the second sentence which is correct. However, the rest of the sentences are not arranged correctly. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(c)ACDB - This order places sentence A as the second sentence. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
(d)DBAC - This order places sentence D as the second which is correct. The rest of the sentences are also arranged correctly. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note: Make sure that each sentence aligns with the sentences that come before and after. That will help you to choose the order correctly.