Ordering of Sentences Questions & Answers - Page 4

16.

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: American private lies may seem shallow.

P : Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.

Q : A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library

R : Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.

S : But in general they returned them.

S6: This would not happen in china, he said.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PSQR

B.

QPSR

C.

RQPS

D.

RPSQ

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17.

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: A noise started above their heads.

P : But people did not take it seriously.

Q : That was to show everyone that there was something wrong

R : It was a dangerous thing to do.

S : For, within minutes the ship began to sink.

S6: Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

PQSR

B.

PRQS

C.

QPRS

D.

QPSR

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

18.

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: Far away in a little street, there is a poor house.

P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a seamstress.

Q : One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman.

R : He has a fever and asking for oranges.

S : In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is lying ill.

S6: His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SRQP

B.

PQSR

C.

QPSR

D.

RSPQ

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

19.

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: Minnie went shopping one morning.

P : Disappointed, she turned around and returned to the parking lot.

Q : She got out and walked to the nearest shop.

R : She drove her car into the parking lot and stopped.

S : It was there that she realised that she'd forgotten her purse at home.

S6: She drove home with an empty basket.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

RSQP

B.

RQSP

C.

PQRS

D.

QPRS

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

20.

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: We now know that the oceans are very deep.

P : For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.

Q : Much of it is fairly flat.

R : However, there are great mountain ranges as well.

S : On average, the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles down

S6: This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.

The Proper sequence should be:

A.

SQPR

B.

PQSR

C.

RSQP

D.

QPRS

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.