Jumbled ( or Rearrangement) SentencesTips for Exams

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Tips to solve Jumbled ( or Rearrangement) Sentences Questions:

Good reading skills help you solve Jumbled Sentences questions accurately.

However, if you do not have a reading habit, you can solve these questions using the following tips:

Jumbled Sentences Tips:

Tip1:

Identify the first and/or last sentence. The first sentence generally introduces the topic while the last sentence provides some kind of conclusion or decision. If you are able to identify either one or both of these, arranging the remaining sentences becomes easier.

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Tip2:

Try to identify two connected statements. These connections can be based on comparison of two different opinions/theories/points of view or the introduction of a generalized topic followed by its explanation and further followed by an example. In case of confusion, write the order on paper and then read the sentences in that order mentally. The logical flow (or lack of it) often becomes obvious by doing so.

►Pronouns (he/she/they etc.) and conjunctions (and, but etc.) can also be used to identify the correct order.

Practice is the only KEY:

Rearrangement of sentences or paragraph anagrams is the most commonly seen question in the CAT and in most of other MBA admission tests. Its interesting to know that this question doesn’t examine any previously learnt concepts, neither is it based on any particular logic. What it tests is common sense and speed. Extensive practice is the key