📝 Para Jumbles - Formula Sheet

🎯 Key Principles

Logical Flow

General → Specific Introduction → Details → Conclusion Cause → Effect Problem → Solution

Chronological Order

Past → Present → Future Events in sequence of occurrence Step-by-step process

📊 Connecting Words/Phrases

Opening Sentences

Usually contain:

• General statements
• Introductions
• Definitions
• Main ideas

Transition Words

Adding: Also, Furthermore, Moreover, In addition Contrast: However, But, Nevertheless, On the other hand Cause: Because, Since, Due to, As a result Sequence: First, Then, Next, Finally, Afterwards

Conclusion Indicators

Therefore, Thus, Consequently, In conclusion Overall, In summary, To sum up, Finally

🔢 Pronoun Reference

Pronoun-Antecedent Rule

Pronoun follows its noun/antecedent He/She/It/They must refer to someone/something mentioned earlier

Examples

“The teacher entered. She was happy.” ✓ “She was happy. The teacher entered.” ✗

Demonstrative Pronouns

This, That, These, Those → Refer to specific things mentioned Usually appear after the thing is introduced

⚡ Time and Sequence Clues

Time Markers

`` Initially, Originally → Beginning Then, Next, Subsequently → Middle Finally, Eventually, Lastly → End

Process Steps

First step → Second step → Third step → Final step Before X → During X → After X

📝 Solving Strategy

Step-by-Step Approach

1. Read all sentences quickly
2. Identify opening sentence (general/introductory)
3. Look for connecting words and pronouns
4. Find chronological or logical sequence
5. Check for cause-effect relationships
6. Identify conclusion sentence
7. Verify complete paragraph flow

Elimination Method

1. Identify definite opening sentence
2. Find sentence that MUST follow it
3. Eliminate impossible arrangements
4. Test remaining combinations
5. Select most logical sequence

🔍 Pattern Recognition

Problem-Solution Pattern

Problem identification → Solution discussion → Implementation → Result

Compare-Contrast Pattern

Introduction → Similarities → Differences → Conclusion

Cause-Effect Pattern

Cause description → Effect explanation → Examples → Implications

Chronological Pattern

`` Beginning events → Middle events → End events → Current situation

⚡ Quick Tips

Opening Sentence Identification

Usually introduces main topic Contains general information Rarely starts with pronouns Often has broad statements

Closing Sentence Identification

Provides conclusion or summary May contain concluding words Offers final thoughts or results

Middle Sentences

Provide details, examples, explanations Connect ideas logically Maintain flow of information

📚 Common Question Types

4-Sentence Jumbles

Find logical order of 4 sentences Look for 1-2 definite connections Test remaining arrangements

5-6 Sentence Jumbles

Identify opening and closing first Arrange middle sentences systematically Verify overall coherence

Sentence with Fixed Position

One sentence position is given Arrange others around fixed sentence Double-check the logic

🔍 Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Ignoring pronoun references
2. Missing chronological sequence
3. Overlooking connecting words
4. Creating illogical connections
5. Not reading complete paragraph

Master Para Jumbles - Logic flows from general to specific! 📝