Arrangement of Sentence
Part 3
Important for
All Competitive Exams
Ques 51. 1. Abraham worked very hard
and had no time to feel lonely.
P. Abraham was very fond of books.
Q. When his day’s work in the fields
or in the forest was over he settled down in the evenings to read
by the light of the fire.
R. She used to sit by the fireside in
the evenings and tell him stories.
S. His mother had taught him to read
when he was very young.
6. Every evening he would spend his
time in reading all the books he
could find.
(1) QSRP
(2) SPRQ
(3) PSRQ
(4) PRSQ
Ques 52. 1. The tiny bacterial plants that
live in the soil help to prepare
food for the plants we cultivate.
P. The farmer works very hard to
make the soil favourable.
Q. But these soil bacteria are very
necessary and helpful.
R. There are millions of bacteria in
a cubic inch of fertile soil.
S. Some kinds of bacteria are harmful.
6. They donot need sunlight as do
most plants.
(1) SQPR
(2) QSPR
(3) RPSQ
(4) PRQS
Ques 53. 1. My uncle Martin went to live in
a hamlet.
P. But it was a very lazy parrot.
Q. So martin bought a parrot.
R. Martin’s neighbour told him that
he must buy a parrot.
S. Every home there had a parrot
as a custom.
6. The parrot did not like to speak.
(1) RSQP
(2) SRPQ
(3) PQSR
(4) QPSR
Ques 54. 1. Hailstones consist of many onion-like layers of ice.
P. The process continues until the
hailstone is too heavy to be lifted
and then it drops to the earth.
Q. In certain weather conditions
small ice crystals drop to form a
crystal.
R. Some of the moisture freezes on
to the crystals forming another
layer.
S. Updrafts carry the hailstones and
when it drops another layer is
formed.
6. That is how hailstones are
formed.
(1) QPRS
(2) QPSR
(3) QRSP
(4) QSRP
Ques 55. I shall tell you about the ways you
can see a rainbow.
P. Big rainbows can be seen when
the sun is close to horizon.
Q. Or you can notice a rainbow in
the spray from a garden hose.
R. You can see a rainbow in the mist
from a waterfall.
S. When you stand with a light
source behind you and misty water before you, you can see a rainbow.
6. Occasionally, even a full moon on
a rainy night will create a faint
rainbow.
(1) SPRQ
(2) SRQP
(3) SPQR
(4) SQRP
Ques 56. Nobody in their mind would
doubt that America has problems.
P. Leave out euphoria, after the Gulf
War and that is the highest such
figure for six years.
Q. And whatever the gloomy politicians may think, Americans
themselves seem to sense that.
R. But these are problems, things
that can and will be solved—
they are not the stuff of national
crisis.
S. The latest Time/CNN poll says
62% of Americans thought their
nation was doing “fairly well” or
“very well”
6. All it needs now is for politicians
to catch the new mood of optimism.
(1) QPSR
(2) RSQP
(3) PQRS
(4) SPRQ
Ques 57. 1. Judo champ, Tamura doesn’t
look or act tough.
P. At 4 feet 9, Tamura is the shortest woman in the light-weight
class (106 pounds).
Q. Fans know her affectionately as
“Yawara-chan” after a spunky
cartoon character.
R. She wears a lucky pink ribbon
and at 20, still grins like a carefree teen and gushes about icecream.
S. No wonder the Japanese go wild
when she tosses opponents,
many of whom tower over her.
6. Tamura has become a national
idol in Japan.
(1) PQRS
(2) SRPQ
(3) SRQP
(4) QPRS
Ques 58. 1. It’s only in the last three years
that we have seen the rebirth of
T.B.
P. What bothers experts is the
emergence of particularly patent strains of the T.B. bacteria that
are resistent to two or more antiT.B. drugs.
Q. This is compounded by the fact
that the symptoms disappear in
about two months.
R. Three or four anti-T.B. drugs are
available at no cost in Government clinics.
S. Yet, the long period of treatment
leads to a high rate of non-compliance with the treatment.
6. In such cases, a relapse occurs
and the bacteria appear in more
virulent and drug-resistant.
(1) PQRS
(2) SRQP
(3) QPRS
(4) RSPQ
Ques 59. 1. ‘Acu’ means needles in Latin.
P. The needles stimulates specific
nerves that transmit electrical
impulses via the spinal cord and
brain to the affected area.
Q. Quite appropriately, then, acupuncture consists of inserting
very fine needles at specific
points on the skin located near
nerve endings.
R. Acupuncture also stimulates the
release of chemical substances
from the brain centres and
pitulary glands.
S. These are connected to one another by lines called channels
or meridians.
6. Known as endorphins and
encephalins, which are released
and carried across the blood
stream, these chemicals are the
body’s own pain–relief mechanism.
(1) SPRQ
(2) RSQP
(3) PQRS
(4) QSPR
Ques 60. 1. The dead do sometimes tell
tales, if you know how to look
for them.
P. The flesh of bomb victims is
shredded and may be signed by
chemicals.
Q. In the autopsy rooms of the Suffolk country; the medical examiner and his team were looking
for clues that could explain how
the passengers of TWA Flight
800 died.
R. But most of the corpses he examined had been killed by the
impact of hitting the water from
a height of more than two miles.
S. The body of a person killed by a
bomb looks different from the
body of a victim in an ordinary
plane crash.
6. The mystery of their deaths will
be solved in time, but it won’t
be easy or quick.
(1) SRQP
(2) PQRS
(3) QSPR
(4) RSPQ
Ques 61. (1) Fighting a fire demands a lot
of strength and endurance.
(P) The breathing unit may weigh as
much as 25 kilograms.
(Q) The protective clothing the firefighter wears will weigh about
10 kilograms.
(R) The fire-fighter will normally wear
an oxygen mask and carry an
oxygen tank.
(S) Apart from these, he will have to
carry the hose and other tools.
(6) The weight of the hose and other
tools, the fire-fighter carries, will
be around 50 kilograms.
(1) QPSR
(2) QRPS
(3) QSPR
(4) SPRQ
Ques 62. (1) We were taking tea at the
Rathna Tea Stall.
(P) We found a tourist bus which had
just rammed into a tamarind tree
on the roadside.
(Q) We rushed out of the tea stall.
(R) We helped the passengers to get
out of the bus.
(S) Suddenly we heard a loud noise
followed by a cry for help.
(6) We informed the hospital and
also the police about accident.
(1) SQPR
(2) QSRP
(3) PRSQ
(4) RSQP
Ques 63. (1) Democracy is the primary goal
of our Indian Constitution.
(P) If representatives do not rule according to the wishes of the
people, they are changed in the
next election.
(Q) In a democracy, the people are
the rulers.
(R) New representatives who are
aware of the needs of the people
take their place.
(S) They rule through their elected
representatives.
(6) Thus in a democracy, the responsibilities of the people are
great.
(1) SQPR
(2) QPSR
(3) QSPR
(4) QSRP
Ques 64. (1) Satellites have been launched
into space for various purposes.
(P) The other satellites we have
launched are the Bhaskara,
Apple and Insat-IA, IB, IC.
(Q) We have launched our first satellite Aryabhatta on 19th April,
1975.
(R) Our latest achievement is the
launching of PSLV rocket.
(S) Therefore in satellite technology,
we are able to compete with
other developed countries.
(6) Only a few other countries have
developed satellite technology.
(1) QPRS
(2) QRPS
(3) SQPR
(4) SQRP
Ques 65. (1) National Integrity means National Unity for all.
(P) They are the evils of Communalism and Regionalism
(Q) Our Government is taking steps
to remove such tendencies.
(R) But there are some evil tendencies in our society to hamper our
unity.
(S) The feeling of Indianness should
be achieved to preserve our
unity.
(6) And this is what every Indian
should aim at.
(1) SRQP
(2) QPRS
(3) QRPS
(4) QSPR
Ques 66. 1 : Most people are afraid of
snakes.
P : There may, be some truth in
this theory, because Monkeys have a deep, instinctive fear of pythons and other tree snakes.
Q : But this fear is as irrational
as the fear of ghosts.
R : Any way, snakes have been
feared and hated for thousands of years.
S : The fear of snakes, according to some biologists, may
be an instinct passed on to
us by our ancestors.
6 : In the literature of many
countries the snake is regarded as a symbol of evil.
(1) PQRS
(2) QPSR
(3) RQSP
(4) QSPR
Ques 67. 1 : One of the reasons why
people wear clothes is to
protect their bodies.
P : In cold countries, on the other hand, people wear woollen clothes which keep the
body warm.
Q : Besides cotton and wool, new
fibres such as nylon and rayon are also used today for
clothes.
R : In hot countries like India,
people wear clothes made of
cotton which are cool.
S : The body has to be protected from cold and heat.
6 : We can say, therefore, that
all our clothes are made
from three different materials-animal fur or skins,
plant fibres and artifical fibres.
(1) PQRS
(2) SRPQ
(3) QSRP
(4) PSRQ
Ques 68. 1: A man should give the same
care to himself that he gives
to his car.
P : And sooner or later there
comes a complete break
down.
Q : Everyday tens of thousands
of men are trying to work
when their bodies and
minds are in need of repair
work.
R : For worry pulls down the
mind and fatigue pulls down
the body.
S : He does not try to drive
his car when there is something wrong with it, he has
to put it in order.
6 : Man should realise that most
worry and fatigue can be
prevented.
(1) PSRQ
(2) QPSR
(3) RSQP
(4) SQPR
Ques 69. 1 : In our home everyone drinks
milk at least once a day.
P : All these we owe to our milkman
Q : We, the children get milk
twice a day.
R : He says, he is 18, but he is
not sure.
S : We also eat curd, and enjoy
buttermilk.
6 : Probably he needs more milk
than we.
(1) SRPQ
(2) QSPR
(3) PRQS
(4) PSRQ
Ques 70. 1 : One of his greatest successes
was to improve the water
supply.
P : The lepers could obtain it
for filling a vessel at a
mountain stream.
Q : They carried it to the village
on their sore covered shoulders.
R : Water was scarce.
S : They had to go some distance to wash their clothes.
6 : That was one reason they
remained dirty as often
(1) RPQS
(2) PQRS
(3) QPRS
(4) RQPS
Ques 71. 1. Once a week Deesa led Moti
Guj, the elephant, down to the
river.
P. After inspection the two would
stand up.
Q. Then Deesa looked at his feet and
examined his whole body for
sores.
R. The animal knew it was time to
return.
S. The elephant lay down on his side,
while Deesa rubbed him with a
coir scrubber.
6. Both the elephant and the trainer
would return home.
(1) SQPR
(2) QSRP
(3) QPRS
(4) RQSP
Ques 72. 1.Anna had longed to see her
son.
P. “He will arrive at the station at 10
O’ clock”, she said to herself.
Q. She prepared herself for it.
R. She looked at the clock.
S. There were only five minutes left.
6. She rushed out of her house and
hailed a taxi to reach the station
in time.
(1) QPRS
(2) SPRQ
(3) PRQS
(4) QSRP
Ques 73.1. Mr. Ramaswamy is a very strict
man.
P. He earns nearly three thousand
rupees a month.
Q. He also believes that it is foolish
to waste one’s time or money.
R. He is not a poor man.
S. He believes that life means work
only.
6. But he wants his children to lead
a simple life.
(1) PSQR
(2) SQRP
(3) RQPS
(4) SRQP
Ques 74. 1. It will be better
P. to a few than enrol
Q. to provide quality education
R. them out as graduates
S. in masses and churn
6. after perfunctory teaching
(1) QRSP
(2) RSPQ
(3) QPSR
(4) SRQP
Ques 75. 1. ‘I was born here in the old city’
the girl told us.
P. her answer suggested that her
family has roots
Q. When we inquired
R. as opposed to the modern towns
that consist mostly of hotels.
S. and belongs to the traditional part
where the temples are
6. Some say people here are more
ethnically pure.
(1) QPSR
(2) SRPQ
(3) PSRQ
(4) SRQP
ANSWERS
Q51 C
Q52 C
Q53 A
Q54 A
Q55 A
Q56 D
Q57 B
Q58 A
Q59 D
Q60 C
Q61 B
Q62 A
Q63 C
Q64 A
Q65 A
Q66 D
Q67 B
Q68 D
Q69 B
Q70 A
Q71 A
Q72 A
Q73 B
Q74 C
Q75 A
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