Directions: Given below are four jumbled sentences. Pick the option that gives their correct order. A. Mulla Nasruddin opened a hair-cutting salon and was ready to welcome his customers. B. “Mulla,” he said sheepishly, “my new wife is coming home today.” C. “Just take out all the grey strands from my beard and make me look very young.” D. Being the first day, a lot of people came and among them was a man in his early fifties with a flowing beard.

Explanation

The correct answer is - ADBC. Key Points While arranging the parts of the passage, we should find some grammatical or contextual connections between them: Sentence A introduces us to the subject 'Mulla Nasruddin' . It is the introductory sentence and will be put in the first place. Sentence D tells us about the first day of the salon which the subject had opened. It will be put in second place. Sentence B tells us about a particular customer talking to the subject. It will be put in third place. The last sentence is C as it mentions the type of haircut the customer wanted for his beard. Thus, the correct order is - ADBC.