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Standard XII
English
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The following are taken from Nelson Mandela's Autobiography 'The Long Walk to Freedom':
1. As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God.
2. But then I slowly saw that not only was I not free, but my brothers and sisters were not free.
3. I was born free free in every way that I could know.
Which is the best order of these lines?
  1. 1, 2, 3
  2. 2, 1, 3
  3. 1, 3, 2
  4. 3, 1, 2

A
1, 3, 2
B
2, 1, 3
C
1, 2, 3
D
3, 1, 2
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The correct answer is Option D.
An autobiography is the type of biography which tells the life story of the author. It is the written record of the author's life.
The events in an autobiography is arranged according to the scale of time, i.e., one's experiences when he/she was young to how they changed as they grew up and the correct order in the given context is given in Option D.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not signify the correct order of autobiography writing.

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