Question

Identify the sentence (Q) that fits logically between sentences (P) and (R) from the options given below:

P. My sister and I have never seen a house on fire before.
Q. ___________________________________________
R. We rushed out and saw fire blazing in the distance.

• A. We joined a large crowd of people who had gathered at the end of the street
• B. One evening when we heard fire engines rushing past my house
• C. What a terrible scene we saw that day
• D. We went out with everyone

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

One evening when we heard fire engines rushing past my house

We need to choose an option that describes an event that took place after P and before R.
From the options, B contains the words "when we heard fire engines...", sentence R seems to complete this sentence in terms of time 'when': "when we heard fire engines,... we rushed out and saw...". Hence option B is correct.
Option A cannot come before sentence R, after 'joining a crowd outside' you cannot 'rush out', the latter phrase comes first. Hence A is incorrect.
Similarly, option C is a general statement, whereas the sentence R specifies an event, which much be preceded by a sentence that can complete the meaning logically. Hence C is also incorrect.
Option D is not related to the sentences, (if you place it before R: 'we went out', then 'we rushed out', are two different events that cannot precede one another) hence D is incorrect.