Given below are six sentences. A and F are the first and the last sentences. The rest of the sentences namely B, C, D and E are jumbled. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The well was highly useful to the people who lived in the surrounding huts. B. The well was dangerous: but it had been there for so long that no one worried about it. C. Consequently, the mouth of the well had gradually widened as the soil and rocks on the side fell in. D. There had never been any money for a wall around the well. E. They had dug it two years before because the only water tap in the colony was not enough for the slum’s growing population. F. Apart from a chicken that had fallen in and had been rescued, the well seemed harmless.

Given below are six sentences. A and F are the first and the last sentences. The rest of the sentences namely B, C, D and E are jumbled. Select the option that gives their correct order. A. The well was highly useful to the people who lived in the surrounding huts. B. The well was dangerous: but it had been there for so long that no one worried about it. C. Consequently, the mouth of the well had gradually widened as the soil and rocks on the side fell in. D. There had never been any money for a wall around the well. E. They had dug it two years before because the only water tap in the colony was not enough for the slum’s growing population. F. Apart from a chicken that had fallen in and had been rescued, the well seemed harmless. Correct Answer AEDCBF

The correct answer is- 'AEDCBF.' Key Points

• By reading the above-given options we can understand that the passage is about a well.
• E will follow A, as the pronoun (they) refers to the noun (the people) mentioned in A.
• C will follow D, as the adverb (consequently) show that because of the reason mentioned in D the consequence shown in C happened.
• F will follow B, as F gives the reason why the well seemed harmless to the people.
• Thus option 4 is the correct answer.

The correct sequence is:
A. The well was highly useful to the people who lived in the surrounding huts.
E. They had dug it two years before because the only water tap in the colony was not
enough for the slum’s growing population.
D. There had never been any money for a wall around the well.
C. Consequently, the mouth of the well had gradually widened as the soil and rocks on the side fell in.
B. The well was dangerous: but it had been there for so long that no one worried about it.
F. Apart from a chicken that had fallen in and had been rescued, the well seemed harmless.

Important Points   

• Here are some tips to solve the para jumbles:
  • You need to understand the idea behind the paragraph. If you can understand the idea/theme of the paragraph it is easy to put the sentences in order then.
  • You should look out for the starting or the concluding sentences in the question. Sometimes they are clearly visible and can help you immensely in identifying the correct sequence.
  • You need to know the relationships between different sentences to put them in the right sequence. 
  • You should first fix the relationships of sentences, put them in order and then check the options.
  • Transition words and contrasting words also help in finding clean relationships between sentences of the sentence rearrangement.
  • Do not over depend on options, they only confuse you if you keep looking at them, use them as facilitators only, especially to fix your first sentence.
  • The whole paragraph should have a coherent idea and flow when arranged in the correct order.