Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A: A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology.
B: and fancies that have moulded them.
C: and culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts
D: It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race
ADCB
ACBD
DCAB
BCDA
The correct answer is option 3) i.e. ADCB
• A is the first sentence as it introduces the subject i.e. Language.
• D will be the next sentence as it is throwing light on the further advancement of the first line.
• C is in continuation with D and hence will be the third sentence.
• B will follow C, concluding the paragraph.
• Thus, the correct order will be ADCB.
The correct order- A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and a culture, and the living embodiment of the thoughts and fancies that have moulded them.
Question 2:
Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A: My cousin went to live in a village in Rajasthan where every family had a camel.
B: So my cousin bought a camel that was very expensive.
C: One day his neighbour told him that he must purchase a camel too.
D: But it was very lazy and did not like to work.
CBAD
DCBA
ACBD
BCAD
The correct answer is 'ACBD'.
• A is the sentence that establishes the subject matter. Hence, it will be the first sentence of the rearrangement.
• C contextually follows A because it mentions what happened while the speaker's cousin was living in Rajasthan.
• B connects with C by 'so' which means 'as a result'.
• For example: She was unhappy, so she left the party.
• D connects with B through 'but' which is used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned.
• For example: He is poor, but content.
Thus, the correct arrangement would be: ACBD
Question 3:
Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A. They used thin twigs called chew sticks as tooth cleaners.
B. The fuzzy end was rubbed against the teeth to keep them clean.
C. These sticks were fuzzy at one end.
D. How did people clean their teeth before the toothbrush was invented?
DACB
DBCA
BCAD
ACBD
The correct answer is Option 3.
• The correct answer begins with sentence D because in sentence D, a question is raised and in all other sentences explanation to that question is being given. Sentence D is asking how people brushed their teeth before inventing the toothbrush.
• Sentence A & C make the paired sentences as sentence A is answering people used thin twigs to brush their teeth which is continued by sentence C with the pronoun 'these' which is referring to the thin twigs.
• Therefore, this correct sequence is followed by option 3 'DACB'.
Question 4:
Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A. Using matches however came much later.
B. The first great discovery that man probably made was that of fire.
C. In olden times fires were made by rubbing two flints against each other till a spark was produced.
D. And this spark set fire to dry straw, leaves or wood.
CBDA
ADBC
BCDA
BDAC
• The correct answer is Option 3.
• Among the given sentences, there are two independent sentences i.e. B & C. But sentence B is introducing the subject i.e. 'fire' so B is the first sentence.
• Sentence C is talking about how the spark was produced which is continued by sentence D.
• Therefore, the correct sequence BCDA is given in option 3.
Question 5:
Direction- In the following question, sentences of a paragraph have been jumbled and labelled as A, B, C and D. You are required to rearrange the jumbled sentences of the paragraph and mark your response accordingly by selecting the correct option.
A. In China, thousands of people celebrated it.
B. The Lunar New Year of the Pig began on 5th February.
C. Others burned the first joss sticks of the year to bring them good fortune.
D. Some performers re-enacted historical ceremonies.
BDCA
ABCD
BADC
DABC
• The first sentence of a passage must introduce the topic of the passage and stand independent in meaning.
• This is only true for sentence B, hence B is the first sentence.
• Out of the other three sentences, only sentence A can logically follow B since the 'celebrate it' mentioned in the sentence clearly refers to the Lunar New Year.
• Out of the remaining two sentences, C must follow D since it mentions the words 'others'. The 'others' being referred to here can only be understood after we read the part about 'performers' in D.
• Hence, the correct order of the sentences is BADC.
