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GATE 2023 ME – Question 8

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Which one of the sentence sequences in the given options creates a coherent narrative?
(i) I could not bring myself to knock.
(ii) There was a murmur of unfamiliar voices coming from the big drawing room and the door was firmly shut.
(iii) The passage was dark for a bit, but then it suddenly opened into a bright kitchen.
(iv) I decided I would rather wander down the passage.

  1. (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)
  2. (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
  3. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
  4. (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

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Correct answer: (C) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

Explanation

The story starts with the closed door and the unfamiliar voices (ii), so the speaker cannot knock (i), decides to wander down the passage instead (iv), and the passage then opens into a kitchen (iii). Only option C follows this order.