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The following sentences form a paragraph. These sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in the correct order. A. The wise man smiled and said, “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over, so why are you always crying about the same problem?” B. People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. C. After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled, and when he told the same joke for the third time, no one laughed anymore. D. One day he told them a joke, and everyone roared in laughter.

The following sentences form a paragraph. These sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in the correct order. A. The wise man smiled and said, “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over, so why are you always crying about the same problem?” B. People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. C. After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled, and when he told the same joke for the third time, no one laughed anymore. D. One day he told them a joke, and everyone roared in laughter. Correct Answer BDCA

Sentence B is the first sentence of the paragraph as it introduces to us 'the wise man' who is the main character of the story.

Sentence D is the second sentence of the paragraph, as it begins with the words 'one day' which mark the start of the event in the story.

Sentence C is the third sentence of the paragraph as it carries forward the story to the next event. Another clue is 'after a couple of minutes' as these words show the transition of time between the two events.

Sentence A will be the final sentence as it holds the moral of the story.

Hence the correct order of the paragraph is BDCA.

Option 2 is the correct answer.

Here is the ordered paragraph: People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every time. One day he told them a joke, and everyone roared in laughter. After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled, and when he told the same joke for the third time, no one laughed anymore. The wise man smiled and said, “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over, so why are you always crying about the same problem?”

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