Directions (12-16): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions
given below them.

(A) Finally, he convinced his daughter to return to the city, assuring her that he would visit the village again.
(B) Lily also desires to go to the village with her father as well. Her father agreed to take her.
(C) Lily’s father, Jack lives in a bustling city.
(D) After finishing his tasks, he decided to return to the city, leaving Lily feeling sad.
(E) One day, her father had to visit a village for some work.
(F) She felt joyful and thrilled while observing cattle and farming activities in the village.

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

The correct answer is E.

To determine the correct sequence of sentences, let us analyze the logical flow of the narrative step-by-step:
1. First sentence: Sentence (C) ("Lily’s father, Jack lives in a bustling city.") serves as the introduction. It introduces the main characters (Lily and Jack) and sets the initial location (a bustling city).
2. Second sentence: Sentence (E) ("One day, her father had to visit a village for some work.") introduces the initiating event of the story. This logically follows sentence (C) as it explains a deviation from their normal life in the city.
3. Third sentence: Sentence (B) ("Lily also desires to go to the village with her father as well. Her father agreed to take her.") naturally follows because once the father's plan to visit the village is established, Lily expresses her wish to accompany him, and he agrees.
4. Fourth sentence: Sentence (F) ("She felt joyful and thrilled while observing cattle and farming activities in the village.") describes Lily's experience and activities upon reaching the village.
5. Fifth sentence: Sentence (D) ("After finishing his tasks, he decided to return to the city, leaving Lily feeling sad.") follows the description of the visit, introducing the conflict where they must head back home.
6. Sixth sentence: Sentence (A) ("Finally, he convinced his daughter to return to the city, assuring her that he would visit the village again.") resolves the narrative by concluding the visit with a promise that comforts Lily.

The complete and coherent sequence is C ⇒ E ⇒ B ⇒ F ⇒ D ⇒ A.

Therefore, the second sentence in the rearranged sequence is E.