Ordering of Sentences Questions & Answers - Page 15

71.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: When a satellite is launched, the rocket begins by going slowly upwards through the air.

P : However, the higher it goes, the less air it meets.

Q : As the rocket goes higher, it travels faster.

R : For the atmosphere becomes thinner.

S : As a result, there is less friction.

S6: Consequently, the rocket still does not become too hot.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

QPRS

B.

QSPR

C.

PQRS

D.

PQSR

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

72.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: You know my wife, Madhavi, always urged me to give up smoking.

P : I really gave it up.

Q : And so When I went to jail I said to myself I really must give it up, if for no other reason than of being self-reliant.

R : When I emerged from jail, I wanted to tell her of my great triumph.

S : But when I met her, there she was with a packet of cigarettes.

S6: poor girl!.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PSRQ

B.

SPQR

C.

QPRS

D.

RSPQ

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

73.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: Smoke oozed up between the planks.

P : Passengers were told to be ready to quit the ship.

Q : The rising gale fanned the smouldering fire.

R : Everyone now knew there was fire on board.

S : Flames broke out here and there.

S6: Most people bore the shock bravely.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SRQP

B.

QPSR

C.

RSPQ

D.

QSRP

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

74.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: All the land was covered by the ocean.

P : The leading god fought the monster, killed it and chopped its body into two halves.

Q : A terrible monster prevented the gods from separating the land from the water.

R : The god made the sky out of the upper part of the body and ornamented it with stars.

S : The god created the earth from the lower part, grew plants on it and populated it with animals.

S6: The god moulded the first people out of clay according to his own image and mind.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQRS

B.

PQSR

C.

QPSR

D.

QPRS

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

75.

In the question below, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and sixth sentences labelled S1 and S6 respectively, have been ordered correctly. The middle four sentences have been jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: For some time in his youth, Abraham Lincoln was manager for a shop.

P : Then a chance Customer would come.

Q : Young Lincoln's way of keeping shop was entirely unlike anyone else's

R : Lincoln would jump up and attend to their needs and then revert to his reading.

S : He used to lie full length on the counter of the shop eagerly reading a book.

S6: Never before had Lincoln had so much time for reading as had then.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SRQP

B.

QSPR

C.

SQRP

D.

QPSR

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.