Sentence Arrangement – Exercise – 2

Sentence Arrangement » Exercise – 2

Directions : In the following questions, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence is given and the middle four sentences in each question have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences and rearrange the given sentences to form a meaningfully coherent passage.

51. S1: In India marriages are usually arranged by parents
P: Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.
Q: Most young people accepts the state of affairs.
R: Shanta was like that.
S: They assume their parents can make good choices.
S6: She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) SPRQ
(b) PSRQ
(c) QSPR
(d) RQPS

52. S1: There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P: They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.
Q: It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.
R: The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health.
S: The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climate.
S6: Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) PQRS
(b) QRPS
(c) QSPR
(d) RPSQ

53. S1: Throughout history man has used energy from the sun.
P: Today, when we burn wood or use electric current we are drawing an energy.
Q: However we now have a new supply of energy.
R: All our ordinary life depends on sun.
S: This has come from the sun.
S6: This energy comes from inside atoms.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) SQPR
(b) RQPS
(c) QSRP
(d) PSRQ

54. S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me, a single gold tooth and a dingy fez.
Q: soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R: But this one wouldn’t budge.
S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.
S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, “Hey buddy this guy is your waiter and he wants your order”.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) SQRP
(b) SQPR
(c) QSRP
(d) QSPR

55. S1: Hungary, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.
P: Here a great deal of grain is grown.
Q: In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.
R: Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.
S: In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.
S6: The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.

The Proper sequence should be:

(a) QRSP
(b) RPSQ
(c) PRSQ
(d) RQSP

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