Parajumbles

Easy

The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1: I had halted on the road.
P: As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.
Q : It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.
R : I knew that his 'must' was already passing off.
S : The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.
S6: I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.

SPQR

PQSR

RQPS

SRPQ

✅ Correct Option: 1

SPQR - Correct. This sequence arranges the sentences to create a coherent and logical story flow from the initial situation to the conclusion.
QRPS - Incorrect. This arrangement does not provide a logical progression of ideas or narrative.
PSQR - Incorrect. The initial sentence set up in this sequence does not lead logically into the following sentences.
SRPQ - Incorrect. Starting with this sentence does not provide a coherent lead into the rest of the paragraph.

Question 14

S1: The future beckons to us.
P: In fact we have hard work ahead.
Q : Where do we go and what shall be our endeavour?
R : We shall also have to fight and end poverty, ignorance and disease.
S : It will be to bring freedom and oppurtunity to the common man.
S6: There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full.

Question 16

S1 : A noise started above their heads.
P: But people did not take it seriously.
Q : That was to show everyone that there was something wrong
R : It was a dangerous thing to do.
S : For, within minutes the shipbegan to sink.
S6: Nearly 200 lives were lost.

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