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 FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

To determine the correct sequence of sentences, let us analyze the sentences to find the logical flow of the narrative:

- Sentence (C) introduces the main characters and the setting: "Lily’s father, Jack lives in a bustling city." This serves as the perfect opening sentence of the paragraph.
- Sentence (E) introduces a plot development: "One day, her father had to visit a village for some work." This logically follows the introduction in (C).
- Sentence (B) shows Lily's reaction to this plan: "Lily also desires to go to the village with her father as well. Her father agreed to take her." This naturally follows (E).
- Sentence (F) describes their time in the village: "She felt joyful and thrilled while observing cattle and farming activities in the village."
- Sentence (D) describes the end of the trip: "After finishing his tasks, he decided to return to the city, leaving Lily feeling sad."
- Sentence (A) provides the conclusion: "Finally, he convinced his daughter to return to the city, assuring her that he would visit the village again."

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

Therefore, the FIRST sentence after rearrangement is (C).