ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES
11 ARRANGEMENT OF SENTENCES
Directions (1-5) : In these ques- (6) The cell system of small or- order. Read the sentences and find out
tions, the 1st and the last sentence of ganisms is microscopic but which of the four combinations is cor-
the passage are numbered 1 and 6. marvellous, isn"t it ? rect.
The rest of the passage is split into (1) SRQP (2) QRSP (SSC Section Officer (Audit)
four parts and named P, Q, R and S. (3) SQPR (4) QPRS Exam.1997)
These four parts are not given in their 6. (1) The lead story
4. (1) Ad vocates of space
proper order. Read the sentences and (P) at 4 AM
programme argue for spend-
find out which of the four combina- (Q) in tonight"s news
tions is correct. ing huge amounts of money
on exploring Mars. (R) concerns the fire
(SSC Section Officer (Audit)
Exam. 1997) (P) But there is no firm evidence (S) which engulfed the Columbia
of any valuable mineral that College
1. (1) The traveller said, “Can you
tell me the way to the nearest can be extracted from Mars (6) this morning.
inn ?” and transp-orted to Earth. (1) RSPQ (2) QRSP
(P) “Do you want one in which (Q) Worst, nobody has any idea (3) QRPS (4) RPSQ
you can spend the night ?” what undesirable microbes or 7. (1) In less than a week
(Q) “Yes”, said the peasant. poisonous materials we will (P) the processor controlled ex-
(R) “Go right down the road and be importing from Mars. change
turn to the left.” (R) They are also unrealistic about (Q) have restored the functioning
(S) “Yes”, replied the traveller. the cost of transportation that of
(6) “thank a lot.” will be involved in interplan- (R) which had suffered
(1) PSRQ (2) QPSR etary move-ment of men and
(S) the telecommunication people
materials.
(3) SPQR (4) QSRP (6) a major disaster
(S) These enthusiasts argue that
2. (1) Money is not the root of all (1) PRSQ (2) SRPQ
evils. Mars could be a perennial
source of materials for us (3) PQSR (4) SQPR
(P) Or, what about the desire for
earthlings. 8. (1) As my jogging-enthusiast sis-
power driving people to hor-
(6) Our race to Mars is likely to ter
rible crimes ?
be a wild goose chase. (P) was often bothered by neighb-
(Q) Even purposeless cruelty can
(1) SPRQ (2) QPRS ourhood dogs
be seen in many instances of
(Q) with a stick in hand,
evil behaviour. (3) PRSQ (4) SRQP
(R) For example, neither teachers (R) her husband started to ac-
5. (1) When a light passenger plane
nor parents profit in any way company her on a bicycle,
flew off course sometime ago,
by torturing children. (S) on her daily run,
it crashed in the mountains
(S) The evils of sexual offenders and its pilot was killed. (6) to ward off any attackers.
are not motivated by financial (P) Snow lay thick on the ground. (1) SPQR (2) PSRQ
gains. (Q) It was the middle of winter. (3) RPQS (4) PRSQ
(6) No, we can only say that 9. (1) An electrical circuit
(R) The woman knew that near-
money is the root of some evil. (P) which is
est village was miles away.
(1) QRPS (2) SPQR (Q) of wires
(S) The only passengers, a young
(3) RSPQ (4) QPRS woman and her two baby (R) designed to
3. (1) Even the smallest insect of daughters, were unhurt. (S) is a circle
the living world is made up of (6) When it grew dark, she (6) carry electricity.
a large number of cells. turned a suitcase into a bed (1) SQPR (2) QPRS
(P) Furthermore, the cells in and put the children inside it,
these small creatures widely (3) RQSP (4) PRSQ
covering them with all the
differ in their structure and 10. (1) We have pleasure
clothes she could find.
function. (P) a double room with bath
(1) PQRS (2) QPRS
(Q) An ant, or a gnat, for example (Q) for five days from Septem-
is composed of hundreds of (3) SQPR (4) RSPQ ber 4 to September 8,
thou-sands of cells. Directions (6-10) : In these ques- (R) that we have reserved
(R) Even a mite has cells making tions, the 1st and the lst part of the (S) in informing you
up its skeletal structure. sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The (6) both days inclusive
(S) It also has cells dedicated rest of the sentences are split into four
(1) RQPS (2) SRPQ
to digestive and reproductive parts and named P, Q, R and S. These
four parts are not given in their proper (3) RPSQ (4) PQSR
func-tions.
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