General English: Ordering of Words (Part-1)

Directions: In each question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts to form the correct sentence.

Question 1

S1: In paliopathology

  • P: would be to obtain
  • Q: the fundamental objective
  • R: background information
  • S: as much

S6: on the skeleton as possible.

The Proper sequence should be:

  • A. SRQP
  • B. QPSR
  • C. PRQS
  • D. RPSQ

Question 2

Women

  • P: till the other day
  • Q: who were content being housewives
  • R: about spending their time cooking
  • S: now sound apologetic

The Proper sequence should be:

  • A. RSPQ
  • B. PQRS
  • C. RQPS
  • D. QPSR

Question 3

It has been established that

  • P: Einstein was
  • Q: although a great scientist
  • R: weak in arithmetic
  • S: right from his school days

The Proper sequence should be:

  • A. SRPQ
  • B. QPSR
  • C. RQPS
  • D. QPRS

Question 4

S1: Although fruits can no longer grow once picked,

  • P: taking in oxygen and
  • Q: they continue to respire for sometime,
  • R: giving off carbon dioxide,
  • S: just as human beings do

S6: when they breathe.

The Proper sequence should be:

  • A. PRSQ
  • B. QPRS
  • C. RPQS
  • D. SQPR

Question 5

It is very easy

  • P: a great deal more than one realises
  • Q: may mean
  • R: that a phrase that one does not quite understand
  • S: to persuade oneself

The Proper sequence should be:

  • A. SRQP
  • B. RSQP
  • C. SPQR
  • D. RQPS

Answers

  1. B
  2. D
  3. D
  4. B
  5. C