Sentence Arrangement – Exercise – 1

26. S1: The city is almost a slum and stinks most of time.
P: The slush on the road did not deter them.
Q: The occasional slips and falls were considered a small price to pay for the trip.
R: They were excited, fascinated by the sight of fresh snow on the roads.
S: Even so, it looked beautiful to tourists of various categories.
S6: But some visitors came away with the unforgettable sight of young labours scantily clad.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) RQPS
(b) QPRS
(c) RSQP
(d) SPQR

27. S1: Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.
P: Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.
Q: Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.
R: First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.
S: But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.
S6: The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) RQSP
(b) SQRP
(c) PSQR
(d) QRPS

28. S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of river.
P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.
Q: All its efforts to come up is failed.
R: One day it suddenly slipped in to water.
S: A dove lived in the tree on the bank not far from the spot.
S6: She was touched.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) RQSP
(b) QRPS
(c) SRPQ
(d) PQRS

29. S1: Satyajit Ray made several films for children.
P: Later film makers have followed his lead.
Q: Today other nations are making the children’s film in a big way.
R: This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S: Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.
S6: But today few think of Ray as a maker of children’s films.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) PSRQ
(b) RSQP
(c) RSPQ
(d) SQRP

30. S1: And then Gandhi came.
P: Get off the backs of these peasants and workers, he told us, all you who live by their exploitation.
Q: He was like a powerful current of fresh air, like a beam of light, like a whirlwind that upset many things.
R: He spoke their language and constantly dre their attention to their appalling conditions.
S: He didn’t descent from the top, he seemed to emerge from the masses of India.
S6: Political freedom took new shape and then acquired a new content.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) QSRP
(b) SRQP
(c) RSQP
(d) PRSQ

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