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Ordering of Sentences: Test-11
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Question 1 |
S1 : To a foreign learner, English pronunciation presents the greatest difficulty.
S6 : But a knowledge of Phonetics will help a great deal in learning correct English pronunciation.
P: Words are spelt in one way and pronounced in another.
Q: For instance 'u' has different pronunciations in 'but', 'put', 'build' and 'bury'.
R: The English language is notoriously un-phonetic.
S: The same letters give different sounds in different words.
The correct sequence should be
S6 : But a knowledge of Phonetics will help a great deal in learning correct English pronunciation.
P: Words are spelt in one way and pronounced in another.
Q: For instance 'u' has different pronunciations in 'but', 'put', 'build' and 'bury'.
R: The English language is notoriously un-phonetic.
S: The same letters give different sounds in different words.
The correct sequence should be
PRSQ | |
QSPR | |
SPQR | |
RPSQ |
Question 1 Explanation:
The correct sequence is RPSQ.
S1 introduces a foreigner’s main difficulty, English pronunciation. R depicts why the problems exists. P elucidates the idea in R. S elucidates it further. Q provides an instance for the same.
Question 2 |
S1 : Isaac possessed a wounderful faculty of acquiring knowledge by the simplest means.
S6 : Thus, even in his boyish sports, he was continually searching out the secrets of philosophy.
P: Yet nothing could be more simple.
Q: You will never guess how the boy could compel that unseen wonder, the wind to tell him the measure of its strength.
R: For instance, what methods do you suppose he took to find out the strength of the wind?
S: He jumped against the wind and by the length of the jump he could calculate the force of the wind.
The correct sequence should be
S6 : Thus, even in his boyish sports, he was continually searching out the secrets of philosophy.
P: Yet nothing could be more simple.
Q: You will never guess how the boy could compel that unseen wonder, the wind to tell him the measure of its strength.
R: For instance, what methods do you suppose he took to find out the strength of the wind?
S: He jumped against the wind and by the length of the jump he could calculate the force of the wind.
The correct sequence should be
PQRS | |
QRSP | |
RQPS | |
PSQR |
Question 2 Explanation:
The correct sequence is RQPS.
S1 introduces Isaac’s ability of acquiring knowledge. R puts up an instance for the same. Q tells how this instance would be handled by the boy. P tells the simplicity with which the boy would handle this. S talks about his approach to solving the problem.
Question 3 |
S1: If we dump sewage into a stream, on a small scale, the stream dissolves it and purifies it.
S6 : For this overwhelming kind of pollution we need to coin a new term which we call super-pollution.
P: It can no longer deal even with the small quantity of sewage which it once accepted without difficulty.
Q: Ten miles downstream the water is pure again.
R: The system has broken down.
S: But if we dump large quantities of sewage, we end by killing the purifying bacteria and then the stream has lost its power to purify.
The correct sequence should be
S6 : For this overwhelming kind of pollution we need to coin a new term which we call super-pollution.
P: It can no longer deal even with the small quantity of sewage which it once accepted without difficulty.
Q: Ten miles downstream the water is pure again.
R: The system has broken down.
S: But if we dump large quantities of sewage, we end by killing the purifying bacteria and then the stream has lost its power to purify.
The correct sequence should be
QSPR | |
RSQP | |
PRQS | |
PQRS |
Question 3 Explanation:
The correct sequence is QSPR.
S1 talks about the dumping of sewage into a stream. Q tells that the water is pure, ten miles downstream. S tells that the purity of water is lost if more sewage is dumped into it. P talks about the effects of dumping large quantities of sewage. R relates to P and tells when the things mentioned in P happen, it means that the system has broken down.
Question 4 |
S1: When he joined the college, he was an adolescent and immature.
S6: But his sagacity helped him get a good job.
P: He learnt a lot from his experiences at the college.
Q: He had to get suitably employed.
R: Four years of study in the college changed him completely.
S: When he left it he was ready to face the problems of life.
The correct sequence should be
S6: But his sagacity helped him get a good job.
P: He learnt a lot from his experiences at the college.
Q: He had to get suitably employed.
R: Four years of study in the college changed him completely.
S: When he left it he was ready to face the problems of life.
The correct sequence should be
PQRS | |
SRQP | |
RPSQ | |
QSRP |
Question 4 Explanation:
The correct sequence is RPSQ.
S1 talks about how he was initially. R tells that his college life changed him. P tells about the way the change happened. S tells the effect of the change on him. Q relates to the conclusion.
Question 5 |
S¬1: Jagdish was tired after the long walk through the thick jungle.
S6 : Here, to his satisfaction, he found that there were hardly any mosquitoes.
P: As night fell he came to a swampy place near a lake; where he decided to camp.
Q: At last, in despair, he sprang into the branches of a nearby tree and climbed to the top.
R: But the place was so full of mosquitoes that he found it impossible to sleep.
S: He spread a blanket on the ground and stretched himself out on it.
The correct sequence should be
S6 : Here, to his satisfaction, he found that there were hardly any mosquitoes.
P: As night fell he came to a swampy place near a lake; where he decided to camp.
Q: At last, in despair, he sprang into the branches of a nearby tree and climbed to the top.
R: But the place was so full of mosquitoes that he found it impossible to sleep.
S: He spread a blanket on the ground and stretched himself out on it.
The correct sequence should be
PSRQ | |
PRSQ | |
PSQR | |
PQRS |
Question 5 Explanation:
The correct sequence is PSRQ.
P states what Jagdish did. S tells what he did next. R tells about the problems there. Q tells what he finally did.
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