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ORDERING OF SENTENCES MCQs

Shuffling Of Sentences Part

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Question 81. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: The domestic cat is a contradiction in itself.
P: But the adult pet dog also sees its human family as the dominant members of the pack.
Q: Nursed in kittenhood it develops extraordinary intimacy with mankind.
R: The dog, like the pet cat, sees its owners as pseudo-parents.
S: At the same time, however, the cat continues to retain its independence.
S6: Hence it has won such a reputation for obedience and loyalty.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    QSPR
  2.    QSRP
  3.    SQPR
  4.    SQRP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> QSRP
Question 82. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: He could not rise.
P: All at once, in the distance, he heard an elephant trumpet.
Q: He tried again with all his might, but to no use.
R: The next moment he was on his feet.
S: He stepped into the river.
S6: It was colder than usual.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PQSR
  2.    PRQS
  3.    QPRS
  4.    QPSR
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> QPRS
Question 83. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: Yawning or its absence has been related to various clinical conditions.
P: Interestingly, some clinicians claim that those with acute physical illness don't yawn until they are on road to recovery.
Q: It can be a symptom of brain lesions, haemorrhage, motion sickness and encephalitis.
R: But what is currently known about yawning is essentially anecdotal, mostly because the yawn has not got the respect it deserves.
S: On the other hand, it has been reported that psychotics rarely yawn, except those suffering from brain damage.
S6: It is in reality a releasing stimulus.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PSRQ
  2.    PSQR
  3.    QSPR
  4.    QSRP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> QSPR
Question 84. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: The path of Venus lies inside the path of the Earth.
P: When at its farthest from the Earth, Venus is 160 million miles away.
Q: With such a wide range between its greatest and least distances it is natural that at sometimes Venus appears much brighter than others.
R: No other body ever comes so near the Earth, with the exception of the Moon and an occasional comet or asteroid.
S: When Venus is at its nearest to the Earth, it is only 26 million miles away.
S6: When at its brightest, it is easily seen with the naked aye in broad daylight.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PSQR
  2.    QPRS
  3.    SQRP
  4.    SRPQ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SRPQ
Question 85. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: Man has existed for about a million years.
P: Science, as a dominant factor in determining the beliefs of educated men, has existed for about 300 years; as a source of economic technique, for about 150 years.
Q: When we consider how recently it has risen to power, we find ourselves forced to believe that we are at the very beginning of its work in transforming human life.
R: In this brief period it has proved itself an incredibly powerful revolutionary force.
S: He has possessed writing for about 6,000 years, agriculture somewhat longer, but perhaps not much longer.
S6: What its future effects will be is a matter of conjecture, but possibly a study of its effects hitherto may make the conjecture a little less hazardous.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PQSR
  2.    PRSQ
  3.    RQPS
  4.    SPRQ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SPRQ
Question 86. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: Work with retarded children, in particular, involves superhuman patience and long-delayed rewards.
P: Another woman faithfully spent two hours a day, five days a week, with a bed-ridden retarded girl.
Q: It was three years before the girl made her first cut in a piece of paper.
R: The girl had never before responded to, or recognised anyone.
S: One woman decided to teach a young brain-damaged girl how to use scissors.
S6: After five years, the girl finally began to smile, when her foster grandparents entered the room.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PSQR
  2.    QSPR
  3.    RQSP
  4.    SQPR
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SQPR
Question 87. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: He tried the door.
P: The room was neat and clean.
Q: Then he stepped into the room.
R: He waited for a minute or two.
S: It opened easily and he peeped in.
S6: He was careful not to touch anything.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PQRS
  2.    QSPR
  3.    RPQS
  4.    SPRQ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> SPRQ
Question 88. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: Frozen foods are so popular today that many people wonder how they ever lived without them.
P: Near the North Pole, where the ground stays frozen all the year around, there is no problem of preserving foods.
Q: Actually, people who live in cool climates have had frozen foods for a long time.
R: Ice helped them when they could get it, but they couldn't get it very often.
S: But people who live in warm climates have not always been able to keep food fresh.
S6: Now refrigerators and deep freezers preserve many foods that could not be kept any other way.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PQRS
  2.    QPRS
  3.    QPSR
  4.    SRQP
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> QPSR
Question 89. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: For a conversation to be stimulating and sustained, the participants must be active talkers as well as active listeners.
P: This is usually unnecessary, confusing and even boring to your partner.
Q: Some people feel that they have to give long-winded explanations of their views.
R: Make a point of throwing the conversational ball to the other person after you have presented your ideas in an abridged form.
S: Be sure to do both in conversation.
S6: It's better to paint the big picture first, and if your partner wants to know more, you can always fill in with details.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    QPSR
  2.    SRQP
  3.    PSRQ
  4.    RSPQ
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> SRQP
Question 90. In each question, the first and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6 respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts. These four sentences are jumbled. Read the sentences and identify their correct and logical order.
S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14.
P: He loved children.
Q: On this day, children take part in many activities.
R: Sports, music, drama and debates are arranged in schools.
S: That is why his birthday is celebrated as Children's Day.
S6: Exhibitions of photographs of Pandit Nehru showing his life time are also arranged in some schools.
The Proper sequence should be:
  1.    PQRS
  2.    PSQR
  3.    QPSR
  4.    SPQR
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> PSQR

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