CAT Verbal Ability Questions | CAT Para Jumbles questions
CAT/1999
Question . 105
In the following question, the answer choices suggest alternative arrangements of four or more sentences (denoted by A, B, C, D, E, F). Choose the alternative which suggests a coherent paragraph.
A. With that, I swallowed the shampoo and obtained the most realistic results almost on the spot.
B. The man shuffled away into the back regions to make up a prescription, and after a moment I got through on the shop telephone to the Consulate, intimating my location.
C. Then, while the pharmacist was wrapping up a six-ounce bottle of the mixture, I groaned and inquired whether he could give me something for acute gastric cramp.
D. I intended to stage a sharp gastric attack, and entering an old-fashioned pharmacy I asked for a popular shampoo mixture, consisting of olive oil and flaked soap.
Explanatory Answer
Method of solving this CAT Verbal Ability Question from Para Jumbles question
(a) Sentence D gives us the introduction to the passage, C naturally follows D in which the pharmacist is seen as responding to the author’s request. In B again the pharmacist makes up the prescription for the acute gastric cramp refer to C. A ends the passage with the author swallowing the shampoo asked for