Arrangement of Sentence
Part 1
Important for
All Competitive Exams
Ques 1. (1) The traveller said, “Can you
tell me the way to the nearest
inn ?”
(P) “Do you want one in which
you can spend the night ?”
(Q) “Yes”, said the peasant.
(R) “Go right down the road and
turn to the left.”
(S) “Yes”, replied the traveller.
(6) “thank a lot.”
(1) PSRQ
(2) QPSR
(3) SPQR
(4) QSRP
Ques 2. (1) Money is not the root of all
evils.
(P) Or, what about the desire for
power driving people to horrible crimes ?
(Q) Even purposeless cruelty can
be seen in many instances of
evil behaviour.
(R) For example, neither teachers
nor parents profit in any way
by torturing children.
(S) The evils of sexual offenders
are not motivated by financial
gains.
(6) No, we can only say that
money is the root of some evil.
(1) QRPS
(2) SPQR
(3) RSPQ
(4) QPRS
Ques 3. (1) Even the smallest insect of
the living world is made up of
a large number of cells.
(P) Furthermore, the cells in
these small creatures widely
differ in their structure and
function.
(Q) An ant, or a gnat, for example
is composed of hundreds of
thou-sands of cells.
(R) Even a mite has cells making
up its skeletal structure.
(S) It also has cells dedicated
to digestive and reproductive
functions.
(6) The cell system of small organisms is microscopic but
marvellous, isn't it ?
(1) SRQP
(2) QRSP
(3) SQPR
(4) QPRS
Ques 4. (1) Advocates of space
programme argue for spending huge amounts of money
on exploring Mars.
(P) But there is no firm evidence
of any valuable mineral that
can be extracted from Mars
and transported to Earth.
(Q) Worst, nobody has any idea
what undesirable microbes or
poisonous materials we will
be importing from Mars.
(R) They are also unrealistic about
the cost of transportation that
will be involved in interplanetary movement of men and
materials.
(S) These enthusiasts argue that
Mars could be a perennial
source of materials for us
earthlings.
(6) Our race to Mars is likely to
be a wild goose chase.
(1) SPRQ
(2) QPRS
(3) PRSQ
(4) SRQP
Ques 5. (1) When a light passenger plane
flew off course sometime ago,
it crashed in the mountains
and its pilot was killed.
(P) Snow lay thick on the ground.
(Q) It was the middle of winter.
(R) The woman knew that nearest village was miles away.
(S) The only passengers, a young
woman and her two baby
daughters, were unhurt.
(6) When it grew dark, she
turned a suitcase into a bed
and put the children inside it,
covering them with all the
clothes she could find.
(1) PQRS
(2) QPRS
(3) SQPR
(4) RSPQ
Ques 6. (1) The lead story
(P) at 4 AM
(Q) in tonight's news
(R) concerns the fire
(S) which engulfed the Columbia
College
(6) this morning.
(1) RSPQ
(2) QRSP
(3) QRPS
(4) RPSQ
Ques 7. (1) In less than a week
(P) the processor controlled exchange
(Q) have restored the functioning
of
(R) which had suffered
(S) the telecommunication people
(6) a major disaster
(1) PRSQ
(2) SRPQ
(3) PQSR
(4) SQPR
Ques 8. (1) As my jogging-enthusiast sister
(P) was often bothered by neighbourhood dogs
(Q) with a stick in hand,
(R) her husband started to accompany her on a bicycle,
(S) on her daily run,
(6) to ward off any attackers.
(1) SPQR
(2) PSRQ
(3) RPQS
(4) PRSQ
Ques 9. (1) An electrical circuit
(P) which is
(Q) of wires
(R) designed to
(S) is a circle
(6) carry electricity.
(1) SQPR
(2) QPRS
(3) RQSP
(4) PRSQ
Ques 10. (1) We have pleasure
(P) a double room with bath
(Q) for five days from September 4 to September 8,
(R) that we have reserved
(S) in informing you
(6) both days inclusive
(1) RQPS
(2) SRPQ
(3) RPSQ
(4) PQSR
Ques 11. 1 A dictionary
P. arranged words
Q. about which information
R. containing alphabetically
S. is a book
6. is given.
(1) RPQS
(2) QRPS
(3) SRPQ
(4) SPRQ
Ques 12. 1. Agriculture
P. cotton for our clothes
Q. raw materials like jute
R. and sugarcane for our industries
S. gives us food
6. and food for cattle.
(1) SRQP
(2) RQPS
(3) QPRS
(4) SPQR
Ques 13. 1. Today political freedom
P. and the right
Q. however money and all that
money
R. assures people equality before law
S. to elect their Government
6. can buy is not fairly distributed.
(1) SPRQ
(2) RPSQ
(3) QRSP
(4) PSRQ
Ques 14. 1. By far the most logical step
P. to relieve the housewife of
routine
Q. which can be programmed
R. to carry out standard operations
S. is to provide a robot
6. when switched by the housewife.
(1) RSPQ
(2) PSQR
(3) QSPR
(4) SRQP
Ques 15. 1. During the reign of the Emperor Tiberius
P. called Phaedrus
Q. an Augustan story teller
R. translated Aesop’s fables
into Latin
S. in ancient Rome
6. and also added some tales
of his own.
(1) QRPS
(2) PQRS
(3) SQPR
(4) RSPQ
Ques 16. 1. The pigeons were used
P. as messengers
Q. which were tied
R. in the olden days
S. to carry messages
6. to their feet.
(1) PQRS
(2) SPRQ
(3) PRSQ
(4) PRQS
Ques 17. 1. The school has always been
P. tradition from one
Q. the most important
R. the wealth of
S. means of transferring
6. generation to the next.
(1) PSRQ
(2) QSRP
(3) RSQP
(4) QRSP
Ques 18. 1. When she got to her house,
there was nothing to retrieve.
P. All valuables were smashed
or stolen
Q. The curtains were burned;
books were ripped to
shreds
R. Her medals and trophies had
been flung everywhere
S. The house had been completely ransacked
6. Mrs M stood in the centre
of her bedroom looking at a
ruined copy of the Koran
forcing back her tears
(1) PQRS
(2) PRQS
(3) SPRQ
(4) RSQP
Ques 19. 1. The student came late to the
school
P. He went home weeping.
Q. The watchman didn’t allow
him inside the school
R. The boy was waiting outside
for sometime.
S. He then decided to go home
6. It was a bad day for him
(1) QSPR
(2) QSRP
(3) QRSP
(4) QPSR
Ques 20. 1. Oliver dozed off again and it
has been bright day for hours
when Oliver opened his eyes.
P. He belonged to the world
again.
Q. In three day’s time, he was
able to sit in any easy chair,
well propped up with pillows, and he was still too
weak to walk
R. He felt cheerful and happy
S. The crisis of the disease was
safely past
6. Mrs. Beduin had him carried
downstairs into the little
housekeeper’s room which
belonged to her.
(1) PQRS
(2) RSPQ
(3) QRSP
(4) SPQR
Ques 21. 1. The fox and the crane remained
friends for a long time.
P. She served the dishes in a beaker to the fox. The fox could not
eat it because the beaker was very
high.
Q. The crane could not eat the dishes
because of its long beak. The next
day it was the turn of the crane
to host the lunch for the fox.
R. But the fox wanted to show that
he was cleverer than the crane.
S. So one day he invited the
crane for dinner and served the
dishes on a plate.
6. The fox put down its head in
shame and went away.
(1) PQRS
(2) QSRP
(3) RSQP
(4) PSQR
Ques 22. 1. There are examinations at
school which a pupil can pass by
cramming the texts.
P. But for spiritual knowledge mere
memory of holy texts will be of
no use in passing the tests.
Q. One can score in them by the
power of memory.
R. A competent guru alone can provide the necessary guidance to
an earnest disciple.
S. What the text says has to be reflected upon and experienced by
the speaker.
6. Thus, reading, reflection and experience are the three stages in
gaining spiritual knowledge.
(1) RSPQ
(2) RSQP
(3) SRPQ
(4) QPSR
Ques 23. 1. No one can deny that peasant
forms the backbone of the nation.
P. Hence he is the most useful member of the society.
Q. Yet this fellow is exploited by the
rich.
R. He grows food for the whole
country.
S. It is our duty to improve his lot.
6. We should grant him the social
status he deserves.
(1) RPQS
(2) RSPQ
(3) SRPQ
(4) SPQR
Ques 24. 1. Priya went to the first counter
at the post office as she needed
stamps for six rupees.
P. She was shown the corner where
gum bottle was kept.
Q. The woman behind the counter
said it was registration counter
and directed her to the last
counter.
R. She was looking for gum to affix
the stamps on the envelope.
S. She thanked the lady and came
to the counter on the left extreme
and got the stamps.
6. She went to the corner, took two
drops of gum, affixed the stamps
and put the letter in the post box.
(1) PSRQ
(2) RPQS
(3) SQPR
(4) QSRP
Ques 25. 1. It is very misleading to say
that computers can ‘think’ like
people.
P. However, they make it possible
for people to ‘bottle’ thought.
Q. They have no more a mind of
their own than a lawn mower.
R. They can not.
S. You work out how to do a particular job, write a program and
then the computer applies your
thinking to that job as long as you
like.
6. In this sense computers are half
alive because they perpetuate
thinking of their creators.
(1) RQPS
(2) PSRQ
(3) SQPR
(4) QSRP
ANSWERS:-
Q1 B
Q2 A
Q3 D
Q4 A
Q5 C
Q6 B
Q7 D
Q8 B
Q9 A
Q10 B
Q11 C
Q12 D
Q13 B
Q14 B
Q15 C
Q16 C
Q17 B
Q18 A
Q19 C
Q20 C
Q21 C
Q22 D
Q23 A
Q24 D
Q25 A
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