#Arrangement of Sentence Magme 027

#Arrangement of Sentence Magme 027

Directions (1-5): in these questions, the 1^st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. these four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1.       (1) The traveler 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 traveler.

(6) “thank a lot.”

        (1) PSRQ              (2) QPSR

        (3) SPQR              (4) QSRP

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

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 marvelous, isn’t it?]]

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 them 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.

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 knew that away.

(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

ANSWER KEYS

1.(2)

2.(1)

3.(4)

4.(1)

5.(3)