GATE CS 2023 Q.8: Verbal Ability and Grammar

Which one of the following sentence sequences creates a coherent narrative?

(i) Once on the terrace, on her way to her small room in the corner, she notices the man right away.
(ii) She begins to pant by the time she has climbed all the stairs.
(iii) Mina has bought vegetables and rice at the market, so her bags are heavy.
(iv) He was leaning against the parapet, watching the traffic below.

(i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(ii), (iii), (i), (iv)

(iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

(iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

Official answer and solution

Official answer: D
From: Official GATE 2023 answer key

Solution

Trace the chronological and cause-and-effect flow of the narrative.

Sentence (iii) establishes the starting situation: 'Mina has bought vegetables and rice at the market, so her bags are heavy.'
Sentence (ii) describes the consequence of the heavy bags during her climb: 'She begins to pant by the time she has climbed all the stairs.'
Sentence (i) marks her arrival at the top: 'Once on the terrace, on her way to her small room in the corner, she notices the man right away.'
Sentence (iv) describes the man she noticed: 'He was leaning against the parapet, watching the traffic below.'

Thus, the only coherent sequence is (iii), (ii), (i), (iv).

Final answer

Option (D)

Common trap

Placing sentence (i) before sentence (ii), which breaks the logical order of climbing the stairs before arriving on the terrace.

The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.

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Paper: GATE 2023 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
Question: 8 of 65
Section: General Aptitude

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