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(b) A
(c) B
(d) C
(e) D
(iii) Which of the following should be the first
sentence?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(e) None of these
(d) E
Sentence Arrangement
PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1
Directions (Q. 1-2) : The sentences given in each question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter.
Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to
construct a coherent paragraph.
(CAT)
Q. 1. (A) But this does not mean that death was the Egyptians only
pre-occupation.
(B) Even papyri come mainly from pyramid temples.
(C) Most of our traditional sources of information about the Old
Kingdom are monuments of the rich like pyramids and tombs.
(D) Houses in which ordinary Egyptians lived have not been
preserved, and when most people died, they were buried in
simple graves.
(E) We know infinitely more about the wealthy people of Egypt
than we do about the ordinary people, as most monuments
were of the rich people.
The proper sequence should be
(a) CDBEA
(b) ECDAB
(c) EDCBA
(d) DECAB
(b) CEBDA
(c) AEDBC
(d) ACEBD
Exercise 2
Directions (Q. 1-3) : The sentences given in each question, when properly
sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter.
Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to
construct a coherent paragraph.
(CAT)
Q. 1. (A) He felt justified in bypassing Congress altogether on a variety
of moves.
(B) At time, he was fighting with the entire Congress.
(C) Bush felt that he had a mission to restore power to the
presidency.
(D) Bush was not fighting just with the democrats.
(E) Representative democracy is a messy business, and a CEO of
the White House does not like a legislature of second guessers
and timewasters.
The proper sequence should be
(a) CAEDB
(b) DBAEC
(c) CEADB
(d) ECDBA
(b) DEBAC
(c) BDCAE
(d) BCEDA
Q. 3. (A) In the west, Allied Forces had fought their way through
southern Italy as far as Rome.
(B) In June 1944, Germanys military position in II World War
appeared hopeless.
(C) In Britain, the task of amassing the men and materials for the
liberation of northern Europe had been completed.
(D) The Red Army was poised to drive the Nazis back through
Poland.
(E) The situation on the eastern front was catastrophic.
The proper sequence should be
(a) EDACB
(b) BEDAC
(c) BDECA
(d) CEDAB
Exercise 3
Directions (Q. 1-5) : In these questions, each passage consists of six
sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The
middle four sentences in each have been jumbled up. These are labelled P,Q,R
and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences
from the given alternatives (a), (b), (c) and (d).
(CDS Exam)
Q. 1. S1 : In 1945, America faced two powerful enemies in the world
war.
S6 : This was the weapon that ended the second world war.
P : America found conventional weapons insufficient to crush
them.
Q : These were Germany and Japan who posed strong opposition
to America.
R : The result of this was the production of the atom bomb.
S : The government ordered the scientists to conduct research and
produce a new deadly weapon.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QPSR
(b) PQRS
(c) QPRS
(d) PQSR
(b) SPRQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) SQRP
(b) QPRS
(c) PRQS
(d) SRPQ
(b) QRSP
(c) RQSP
(d) QSPR
(b) SQRP
(c) SPQR
(d) QRSP
Exercise 4
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Rearrange the following four sentences (A), (B), (C) and
(D) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then mark the
correct sequence as your answer.
(Agriculture Officers Exam)
Q. 1. (A) It also gives rise to a feeling of animosity among the different
sections of the society.
(B) In a democratic system, frequent use of power is never
desirable, be it on the part of government or the people.
(C) Therefore, citizens should never resort to violent ways and
means in democracy, though they have the right to oppose the
government.
(D) It destroys the stability and security in public life.
The proper sequence should be
(a) DBAC
(b) BDAC
(c) BDCA
(d) DACB
(e) DCBA
Q. 2. (A) He was so busy with them that he did not get time to eat.
(B) Thousands of people came to him and asked different types of
questions.
(C) No one cared to see that he had his food or rest that night.
(b) CBAD
(c) DBAC
(d) DBCA
(e) ABCD
Q. 3. (A) The facts speak for themselves so, they need exposition only,
not demonstration.
(B) At the present moment, it is widely recognised that India holds
the balance in the world-wide competition between rival
ideologies.
(C) It is not, of course, only in geographical sense that India is in a
key position.
(D) Indias key position simply needs pointing out.
The proper sequence should be
(a) DACB
(b) CDAB
(c) BCDA
(d) BDAC
(e) DABC
Q. 4. (A) This feeling of an extensive group gives rise to a fellow feeling,
a feeling of brotherhood amongst the citizens.
(B) This feeling takes up beyond the bounds of family, caste,
religion as well as region and helps us to develop a broad
perspective that all of us together constitute an extensive
group called the nation.
(C) National integration is the feeling among all the citizens of a
country that they all are part of one nation.
(D) We do not, then, limit our thinking to our own caste or religion
but think about all our fellow citizens.
The proper sequence should be
(a) CDAB
(b) CABD
(c) CDBA
(d) CBDA
(e) CBAD
Q. 5. (A) The peasant, the shoemaker, the sweeper and such other lower
classes of India have much greater capacity for work and
self-reliance than you.
(B) Remember that the nation lives in the cottage.
(C) They are producing the entire wealth of the land without a
word of complaint.
(b) BDCA
(c) DCBA
(d) BACD
(e) ADCB
Exercise 5
Directions (Q.1-5) : In questions 1 to 5, there are six sentences marked as S1
, S6 , P,Q,R,S. The positions of S1 and S6 are fixed as the first and last sentence of
the passage. You are required to choose one of the four alternatives given
below every passage which would be most logical sequence of the sentences in
the passage.
(NDA Exam)
Q. 1. S1 : His wrist watch had gone out of order.
S6 : His estimate appeared reasonable.
P : He took it to a watch repairer.
Q : He gave an idea of the likely cost of the replacement based on
the examination of the watch.
R : He found that some parts needed replacement.
S : The repairer opened the outer case and checked the parts.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PQSR
(b) RQSP
(c) PSRQ
(d) RPSQ
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(a) SQRP
(b) QSRP
(c) SQPR
(d) QPRS
(b) QSPR
(c) QPSR
(d) SRQP
(b) SPRQ
(c) SPQR
(d) PRSQ
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(b) QPSR
(c) QPRS
(d) RQSP
Exercise 6
Directions (Q. 15): Each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each
have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are
required to find out the proper order for the four sentences.
(Engineering Service Exam)
(b) RPQS
(c) PSQR
(d) RQPS
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(b) SQPR
(c) QSRP
(d) QSPR
(b) SPRQ
(c) SQPR
(d) SRPQ
(b) RPSQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) SQPR
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(b) RPSQ
(c) QPRS
(d) PSRQ
Exercise 7
Directions (Q.1-5) : In questions 1 to 5, each passage consists of six
sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The
middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are
labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper order of the
four sentences.
(CDS Exam)
Q. 1. S1 : There are numerous kinds of superstitions in different parts of
the country.
S6 : A dogs howling predicts deaththis is a typical superstition.
P : But people go on respecting it through force of blind custom.
Q : Most of them have a bearing on luckgood or bad.
R : Superstitions usually have their origin in fear and ignorance.
S : Nobody remembers now, how a superstition first started in
remote ages.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QPRS
(b) RSPQ
(c) RSQP
(d) QSPR
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(b) QRSP
(c) QSRP
(d) SRPQ
(b) PRQS
(c) QRSP
(d) PSQR
(b) QSRP
(c) QRSP
(d) SQRP
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(b) RQSP
(c) PRSQ
(d) RQPS
Exercise 8
Directions (Q. 1-8) : In each of the questions given below, four sentences are
given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D). By using all the four sentences, you
have to frame a meaningful paragraph. The correct order of the sentences is
your answer. Choose from the five alternatives, the one having the correct order
of sentences and mark it as your answer.
(SBI Probationary Officers Exam)
Q. 1. (A) Now under liberated economy, they are learning to compete
domestically and globally.
(B) In India, corporations, until recently achieved success by
avoiding competition, using protected and regulated domestic
markets.
(C) The trend is irreversible.
(D) Business leaders are preparing themselves to meet competitive
challenges, and to avoid being swept away.
The proper sequence should be
(a) ABDC
(b) BDCA
(c) BDAC
(d) CDBA
(e) BADC
Q. 2. (A) Recovery was given inadequate attention and consequently
some banks branches regularly incurred heavy losses and their
parent bodies had to bail them out.
(B) As a result, banks indulged in extensive lending to borrowers
who had little or no potential to make repayments.
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(b) DABC
(c) CBAD
(d) BCAD
(e) CDBA
Q. 3. (A) However, different rulers and governments dealt with the
different groups in a compartmentalised manner.
(B) Various situational and political changes have taken place over
the past three and a half centuries.
(C) This tendency resulted in deeply embedded and fragmented
South American Society which became even more prominent
in the period 1948 until the commencement of the new
constitution on May 19, 1994.
(D) South Africa is a racially divided society since the first
European settlers arrived in 1652.
The proper sequence should be
(a) BDAC
(b) DBAC
(c) CABD
(d) ACDB
(e) BACD
Q. 4. (A) Such a system will help to identify and groom the executives
for the positions of strategists.
(B) Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the
purpose of reward or punishment for the past performance.
(C) They must become an integral part of the executive evaluation
system.
(D) Even where the evaluation system is for ones promotion to
assume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes items that are a
key for playing the role of strategists effectively, e.g., the skills for
playing the role of change agent and creative problem solving.
The proper sequence should be
(a) DBAC
(b) DCBA
(c) ABCD
(e) CDBA
(d) BDCA
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(b) CABD
(c) BDCA
(d) BCDA
(e) DBAC
Q. 6. (A) But categorisation schemes are not always helpful in determining
what one can do with or about organisational culture.
(B) Much of the literature on organisational cultures is focused on
categorising the types of cultures.
(C) It has taken the understanding of corporate culture far beyond
what used to be called the informal organisation.
(D) This literature is both interesting and informative.
The proper sequence should be
(a) BDAC
(b) BADC
(c) BCDA
(d) DABC
(e) DBAC
Q. 7. (A) Much of the argument, that goes on around the alternative
solution, occurs because people hold different perceptions of
the problem.
(B) One of the reasons that Japanese managers are perceived as
making superior decisions as compared to Western managers is
that they spend a great deal of effort and time determining that
the problem is correctly defined.
(C) Unfortunately, too often in the west, managers assume that the
initial definition of the situation is correct.
(D) Up to half of the time in meetings is spent in asking Is this the
real problem?
The proper sequence should be
(a) BDCA
(b) BCDA
(c) CBDA
(d) ACDB
(e) ABCD
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involves
both
anticipation
and
(b) ABCD
(c) DACB
(d) CBAD
(e) ACBD
Exercise 9
Directions (Q.1-5) : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the questions given below.
(Bank PO Exam)
(A) A study to this effect suggests that the average white-collar worker
demonstrates only about twenty-five percent listening efficiency.
(B) However, for trained and good listeners, it is not unusual to use all
the three approaches during a setting, thus improving listening
efficiency.
(C) There are three approaches to listening; listening for
comprehension, listening for empathy, and listening for evaluation.
(D) Although we spend nearly half of each communication listening,
we do not listen well.
(E) Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us to
receive and process information in different settings.
Q. 1. Which sentence should come second in the paragraph ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 2. Which sentence should come fifth in the paragraph ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 4. Which sentence should come first in the paragraph ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 5. Which sentence should come third in the paragraph?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Exercise 10
Directions (Q.1-5) : Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D)
and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer
the questions given below.
(Bank PO Exam)
(A) The history of mankind is full of such fightings between
communities, nation and people.
(B) From the primitive weapons of warfare, man has advanced to the
modern nuclear weapons.
(C) Ever since the dawn of civilisation, man has been fighting with
man.
(D) A modern war is scientific in character, but the effect is the same,
wiping human existence out of this earth.
(E) The only difference now seems to be in the efficiency of the
instruments used for killing each other.
Q. 1. Which of the following should be the first sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 2. Which of the following should be the second sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 4. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 5. Which of the following should be the fifth (last) sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Exercise 11
Directions (Q. 1-7) : In each of the following questions, the first and the last
parts of the passage are numbered as S1 and S6. The rest of the passage is split
into four parts and named P, Q, R, S. These four parts are not given in their
proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is
correct. Then select the correct answer.
(SSC Clerks)
Q. 1. S1 : As a matter of fact, said the boy modestly , Im a spaceman.
P : You cant see it from here
Q : From another planet.
R : Im a spaceman, he said again.
S : George and Cathy stared at the boy.
S6 : Cathy gasped, George gave a shout of laughter.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSRQ
(b) QPSR
(c) RQPS
(d) SRQP
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(b) QPSR
(c) PSRQ
(d) SRQP
(b) SRQP
(c) QPSR
(d) PSRQ
(b) SPRQ
(c) QPSR
(d) RSPQ
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(b) PQSR
(c) RSQP
(d) SPRQ
Q. 6. S1 : Gandhijis first political fast was made soon after his return
from Africa.
P : He had also received help from a mans sister.
Q : This was when the poor labourers of the cotton mills of
Ahmedabad were on strike.
R : He was a friend of the largest mill owner.
S : Gandhi had made the strikers promise to remain on strike until
the owners agreed to accept the decision of an arbitrator.
S6 : He did not fast against the mill owners, but in order to
strengthen the determination of the strikers.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SRPQ
(b) QSRP
(c) RPQS
(d) PQSR
(b) PSRQ
(c) SRQP
(d) RQPS
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Exercise 12
Directions (Q. 1-7) : In each of the following questions, the first and the last
part of the sentence are numbered as S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the
sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are
not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four
combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer and indicate on the
answer-sheet.
Q. 1. S1 : A study
P : success increases
Q : concludes that
R : and chances for
S : commitment to future tasks
S6 : future success.
The proper sequence should be
(a) RQPS
(b) SRQP
(c) QPSR
(d) PSRQ
(b) QPRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) RSQP
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(a) SRQP
(b) RQPS
(c) QPSR
(d) PSRQ
Q. 4. S1 : There is
P : no such thing
Q : from one nation
R : as the gift
S : of independence
S6 : to another.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SPQR
(b) PRSQ
(c) QPRS
(d) RSPQ
Q. 5. S1 : People who
P : are terrible
Q : no way of taking
R : there is
S : have no weaknesses
S6 : advantage of them.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSQR
(b) RSPQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) QSRP
Q. 6. S1 : There are
P : any other kind of
Q : more ants
R : land animal
S : than
S6 : in the world.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PSQR
(b) RSPQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) QSPR
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(d) QPSR
Exercise 13
Directions (Q. 1-6) : Put the given sentences in each of the following
questions in proper order.
Q. 1. (A) His mother was dead.
(B) They had not sent him the sad information.
(C) Probably they knew his deep love for her.
(D) When Gandhi returned to India his son Hiralal was four.
The proper sequence should be
(a) DCAB
(b) DABC
(c) DBAC
(d) DCAB
(b) CBDA
(c) BCDA
(d) CABD
(b) CBDA
(c) BDCA
(d) DBCA
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(b) BADC
(c) CDAB
(d) BDCA
(b) DABC
(c) BADC
(d) DCBA
(b) DCBA
(c) BCDA
(d) CBAD
Exercise 14
Directions (Q. 1-5) : Rearrange each of the following five sentences A, B, C,
D and E in a proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph. Then
answer the questions given below.
Q. 1. (A) She said that she was a school teacher and a social worker.
(B) Then for sometime, we discussed her plans for schooling of the
children, living in slums.
(C) Our conversation now took another direction.
(D) She also said that social work was her hobby only and not the
job.
(E) I asked Meena about her occupation.
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(b) D
(c) C
(d) E
(e) A
(ii) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence?
(a) E
(b) A
(c) B
(d) C
(e) D
(iii) Which of the following should be the first sentence?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(b) D
(c) B
(d) E
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 2. (A) But he added that there was a good deal to be said in favour of
it.
(B) Govind asked what it was.
(C) Gopal told Govind that India would not progress until the caste
system was abolished.
(D) Govind expressed his surprise on hearing that there was a good
deal to be said in favour of it.
(E) Gopal observed that there was truth in what he said.
(i) Which of the following should be the last sentence?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(iii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(iv) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(v) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 3. (A) Seemas parents died in her early childhood.
(B) Her uncle who had been kind to her was dead.
(C) She spent most of her first ten years with her unkind aunt.
(D) She always treated her wickedly and not as a loving niece.
(E) Her three cousin sisters also treated her as a servant.
(F) Despite such ill treatments, she grew up as a sensitive and
self-reliant lady.
(i) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
(ii) Which of the following should be the last sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
(iv) Which of the following should be the fifth sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
(v) Which of the following should be the Fourth sentence ?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q. 4. (A) It is fixed on Tuesday.
(B) We have, therefore, called him for interview.
(C) Due to his illness, he lost that job.
(D) Ramesh was working in a factory.
(E) Hence, he has applied for a job in my office.
(i) Which of the following should be the first sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(ii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(iii) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
(iv) Which of the following should be the fourth sentence ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q. 5. (A) Some of the worlds highest peaks are in the Himalayas.
(B) The Himalayas are beautiful mountains in the north of India.
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(b) E
(c) C
(d) A
(e) D
(ii) Which of the following should be the second sentence ?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) E
(d) D
(e) A
(iii) Which of the following should be the third sentence ?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) A
(d) E
(e) C
(iv) Which of the following should be the fifth sentence ?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) B
(d) A
(e) C
(v) Which of the following should be the last sentence ?
(a) D
(b) A
(c) E
(d) C
(e) B
Exercise 15
Directions : In the following questions, each passage consists of six sentences.
The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four
sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P,
Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four
sentences and mark accordingly on the answer-sheet.
Q. 1. S1 : The dry-cell battery has long been a familiar object in our
homes.
S6 : Indian industrialists have been quick to foresee the increase in
the demand for dry-cell batteries and today, the market for
dry-cell batteries in India has reached an astounding rupees
Three Hundred Crores mark.
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P : The demand was stagnant for many years, and it was only with
the introduction of portable radios and tape recorders that the
manufacture of dry-cell batteries became a profitable industry.
Q : Its main use was to supply power to torch-lights.
R : Today, dry cells of different sizes are used in transistors, radios,
calculators, portable tape recorders, quartz clocks and torches.
S : The international sport events like Wimbledon and the World
Cup Series have increased the demand for dry-cell batteries
The proper sequence should be
(a) SPRQ
(b) QRPS
(c) RPSQ
(d) QPRS
(b) SQPR
(c) SQRP
(d) QSRP
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(a) SPQR
(b) QPSR
(c) SRPQ
(d) QSPR
(b) SPRQ
(c) PSQR
(d) RSPQ
Q. 5. S1 : Viruses are moving into the human species because there are
more of us all the time.
S6 : There is no reason to think that the human race is exempt from
the laws of nature.
P : In nature, when population soars, viral diseases tend to break
out.
Q : From the viruss point of view, we look like a free lunch that is
getting bigger.
R : Then the population drops.
S : In the last century, the population of humans quadrupled.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PRSQ
(b) QSPR
(c) PQSR
(d) QSRP
Exercise 16
Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of six
sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The
middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are
labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of
the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.
Q. 1. S1 : At the age of 18, Gandhi went to college but remained there
only for a part of the year.
S6 : In spite of all the difficulties, the young Mohandas at 18 sailed
for England, leaving a wife and child behind.
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(b) SRPQ
(c) RPQS
(d) QSPR
(b) RQPS
(d) PQRS
(b) PQRS
(c) PRQS
(d) RPSQ
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P : Though it may seem safe but the reaction of the drug may be
different because of the patients condition.
Q : Thereafter, they lose their medicinal value and can even be
harmful.
R : Taking pills left over from a prescription is an everyday misuse
of medication.
S : Also carelessly stored drugs may become outdated.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PRQS
(b) RPSQ
(c) RPQS
(d) PRSQ
Q. 5. S1 : I have just heard from your brother that you have been ill and
hospitalized for the last two weeks.
S6 : As soon as you can write, let me know how you are.
P : But I am glad to know that the worst is now over.
Q : If I had known then I would have written before.
R : I am very sorry to know that.
S : I hope you will soon be all right and coming out again.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRSP
(b) QRPS
(c) RQSP
(d) RQPS
Exercise 17
Directions (Q. 15) : In this section, each passage consists of six sentences.
The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four
sentences in each passage have been removed and jumbled up. These are
labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of
the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.
(NDA)
Q. 1. S1 : The training of employees in a modern organization is a
process, far different from what it was in the past.
S6 : Adaptation of new tools and methods is an important aspect of
his training.
P : Then for the rest of his life, he would keep working and earning
his living, using the skills he learns from the master.
Q : Todays craftsman, thus likes searching of the theory behind
the skills that he learns.
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(b) RPSQ
(c) SQPR
(d) QPSR
(b) QPRS
(c) PSRQ
(d) PQSR
(b) QRSP
(c) QSRP
(d) RPQS
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(b) QPSR
(c) QPRS
(d) PSRQ
Q. 5. S1 : I had flown endless miles across the rugged Australian out back
to see a rock.
S6 : So, the passengers on the far side could feast their eyes on it.
P : I saw the awesome monolith towering 340 feet above a flat
wasteland at the edge of nowhere.
Q : Not just any rock but Ayers Rock of Uluru as the aborigines call
it.
R : My first glimpse of this restored boulder was from the window
of a light aircraft.
S : The pilot of the six seater craft circled the sky slowly.
The proper sequence should be
(a) QRPS
(b) QRSP
(c) RPQS
(d) SRQP
Exercise 18
Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of six
sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The
middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are
labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of
the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.
Q. 1. S1 : I got on a colourful bus filled with all kinds of strange people.
S6 : It was a gate that neither separated nor connected anything
from or to anything.
P : We arrived at a gate like the one in Salvador Dalis paintings.
Q : The bus rode across dirty expanses without roads.
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R : At first, I wasnt aware that the bus roof was loaded with drugs.
S : Everyone was filled with dust and often the wheels would sink
into the soft soil.
The proper sequence should be
(a) SPQR
(c) RQSP
(b) QRSP
(d) RSPQ
(b) RPSQ
(d) SQPR
(b) PQSR
(c) QPRS
(d) PSQR
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(b) SPRQ
(c) RQPS
(d) PQSR
(b) PQSR
(c) QPRS
(d) PSQR
Exercise 19
Directions (Q. 15) : In the following questions, each passage consists of six
sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The
middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are
labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of
the four sentences and mark accordingly.
Q. 1. S1 : As the icebergs drift away from the poles towards warmer
water, they often invade the path of ships and sometimes, tiles
of fog cause fearful collisions.
S6 : More than fifteen hundred lives were lost.
P : Striking an iceberg without warning in the fog, she sank quickly.
Q : The Titanic was the largest ship in the world at that time.
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(b) SQRP
(d) QSPR
(b) SQPR
(c) QPRS
(d) RSQP
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(a) PRQS
(b) QPSR
(c) RQPS
(d) SRPQ
(b) SPRQ
(c) PQRS
(d) RSQP
Q. 5. S1 : The coconuts are usually picked before they are quite ripe, to
stop them from falling to the ground or into the water.
S6 : Like this , in a series of jerks, first, feet and then by hands, he
goes right to the top of the tree taking the rope with him.
P : First, he fastens a strong piece of rope around his ankles then
he puts his hands around the smooth tree trunk and grips its
lower part with his bare feet.
Q : It is exciting to watch him climbing.
R : To pick them, a man climbs up the tree, taking with him only a
very sharp knife and a little coil of rope.
S : When he is ready to start, he gives a jerk and moves his feet
higher up the trunks then another jerk and moves his hands.
The proper sequence should be
(a) PRSQ
(b) SQPR
(c) QPRS
(d) RQPS
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ANSWERS
Exercise 1
1. (c)
2. (a)
Exercise 2
1. (d)
2. (a)
3. (b)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (d)
5. (d)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (e)
5. (d)
2. (d)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (c)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (a)
5. (a)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (d)
5. (a)
1. (e)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (d)
5. (c)
6. (a)
7. (b)
8. (d)
2. (a)
3. (d)
4. (c)
5. (b)
2. (a)
3. (b)
4. (d)
5. (e)
1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (d)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (b)
7. (a)
Exercise 3
1. (a)
Exercise 4
1. (b)
Exercise 5
1. (c)
Exercise 6
1. (c)
Exercise 7
1. (d)
Exercise 8
Exercise 9
1. (e)
Exercise 10
1. (c)
Exercise 11
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Exercise 12
1. (c)
2. (a)
6. (d)
7. (d)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (c)
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (d)
Exercise 13
1. (b)
2. (d)
6. (b)
Exercise 14
1. (ie)
(iid)
(iiid)
(ivc)
(vd)
2. (ib)
(iic)
(iiia)
(ive)
(vd)
3. (ia)
(iid)
(iiib)
(ivb)
(vd)
4. (id)
(iic)
(iiie)
(ivb)
5. (ib)
(iic)
(iiic)
(ivb)
(vd)
Exercise 15
1. (d)
2. (c)
3. (c)
4. (b)
2. (b)
3. (d)
4. (b)
2. (d)
3. (c)
4. (b)
2. (a)
3. (a)
4. (b)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (b)
5. (b)
Exercise 16
1. (d)
5. (d)
Exercise 17
1. (b)
5. (a)
Exercise 18
1. (c)
5. (a)
Exercise 19
1. (b)
5. (d)
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