DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Para-Jumble refers to a paragraph wherein the sentences forming it are jumbled. We are not jumbling paragraphs here but we are actually straightening out jumbled sentences in a paragraph. This type of question is actually pretty common in various competitive exams and in recent years. The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Table of Contents
PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Directions (Questions 1, 2, 3, 4): In the given questions first and the last part of a sentence are numbered a and b respectively. The balance sentence is split into four parts. These parts are jumbled and marked P, Q, R and S. From the four options given, choose the correct combination that helps to form a complete meaningful sentence.
1. a: I have not come
P: even if it means humiliation Q: but the boy must learn
R: to complain, he said S: to be honest
b: and admit he broke the window pane.
A. SPRQ B. QSPR
C. RQSP D. PRQS
2. a: Thousands of students
P: on all India basis Q: from all over India
R: which are conducted S: appear in the examinations
b: by different recruiting organisations.
A. PQSR B. SRQP
C. QSRP D. QSPR
3. a: Yet so few of us have
P: walls of daily routine Q: the time or the means
R: that enclose our lives S: to break through the narrow
b: to get to know this land.
A. SRQP B. RPSQ
C. QSPR D. PQRS
4. a: When all the members were seated
P: during the previous year Q: the Secretary came to the dais
R: and read out the report S: detailing the activities of the organisation
b: and plans for the coming year.
A. PQRS B. SPQR
C. RSPQ D. QRSP
Directions (Question 5, 6, 7) A sentence has been split into 6 parts. The first and last parts are marked ‘a’ while the rest are marked P,Q,R,S. Choose the correct combination to complete a meaningful sentence.
5 a: Love is one of the P: It may, if not
Q: well regulated and controlled R: But, like all strong passions
S: earliest of human passions b: lead us into misery.
A. RSQP B. QRSP C. SRPQ D. QSRP
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
6. a: Many satellites P and very much
Q: besides the Moon R: made by man
S: are the artificial satellites b: smaller than the Moon,
A. QRSP B. QSRP C. SRPQ D. RSQP
7. (P) for thousands of years
(Q) famous symbols of ancient civilizations
(R) Monuments have been created
(S) and they are often the most durable and
A. SRQP
B. QPRS
C. PRSQ
D. RPSQ
8. (a) Ants eat worms, centipedes and spiders. [Previous Year, 2021]
P: They are usually much quicker than the ant itself.
Q: Nevertheless, these animals do not make easy game for ants.
R: Besides, they have an extraordinary number of ways of escaping.
S: They also eat larvae and insect adults such as flies.
(b) Some jump and some give out a pungent repellent substance.
The proper sequence should be:
A. SQPR
B. SPRQ
C. SQRP
D. SROP
9. (a) Satyajit Ray made several films for children
P: Later film makers have followed his lead.
Q: Today other nations are making the children’s’ film in a big way.
R: This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.
S: Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.
(b) But today few think of Ray as a maker of children’s films.
The proper sequence should be:
A. PSRQ
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. SORP
10. (a) A ceiling on urban property
P: no milk owner could own factories or milk or plants.
Q: and mass circulation papers,
R: would mean that,
S: No press magnate could own printing presses,
(b) since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the government.
The proper sequence should be:
A. QSRP
B. RPSQ
C. SRPQ
D. QPSR
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
11. (a) 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 ship began to sink.
(b) Nearly 200 lives were lost on the fateful day.
The proper sequence should be:
A. PQSR
B. PRQS
C. QPRS
D. QPSR
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Directions for Questions 12, 13, 14 & 15. In the given questions first and the last part of a sentence is numbered ‘a’ & ‘b’ respectively and printed in bold. The balance sentence is split into four parts, are jumbled and marked P, Q, R, and S. From the four options given, choose the correct combination that helps to form a meaningful complete sentence.
12. a: The Second Directive orders P: of anti-dumping laws to prevent
Q: from undercutting US firms R: more effective enforcement
S: foreign manufacturers b: by selling goods at an unfair price.
A. RPSQ B. QSRP C. SRPQ D. RSQP
13. a: The President faced the strongest criticism
P: when Attorney General condemned Q: ever from within his own camp
R: the socialist president’s grip
S: Wednesday’s Supreme Court rulings strengthening
b: on the levers of power.
A. RSQP B. QRSP C. SRPQ D. QPSR
14. a: Another prevalent belief is that P: a job is more than
Q: not to have to work, R: one would be blissfully happy but,
S: if one were rich enough b: just a paycheque.
A. SQRP B. SRPQ C. QRSP D. RSQP
15. a: These things
P: but then success is getting what one wants and
Q: access to pinnacle of success S: are worth a try even if
R: is not promised
b: happiness is liking what one gets
A. SQRP B. QSRP C. SRPQ D. RSQP
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Directions for Questions 16,17, 18 & 19. In the given questions first and the last part of a sentence are numbered ‘a’ and ‘b’ respectively and printed in bold. The balance sentence is split into four parts, are jumbled and marked P, Q, R and S. From the four options given, choose the correct combination that helps to form a meaningful sentence.
16. (a) Gandhiji wanted the Congress Party
(P) for he knew that
(Q) its’ usefulness and would merely be
(R) to be disbanded on Independence
(S) after that, the party had outlived
(b) used by some politicians for their own ends.
A. PSQR
B. QSPR
C. RPSQ
D. SQPR
17. (a) India has been a land
(P) but in the sense that learning has always been very highly valued
(Q) not indeed in the sense that education has been universal
(R) and the learned man has been held in higher esteem
(S) of learning throughout the ages
(b) than the warrior or the administrator.
A. QPSR
B. RQPS
C. SQRP
D. SRQP
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
18. (a) Hope springs eternally in the heart of man
(P) but hope is everlasting
(Q) love, friendship and youth perish
(R) it is nursed by the glorious elements of nature
(S) man drives hope from nature in his gallant struggle after some noble ideal
(b) This is the central idea of the Poem.
A. QPRS
B. SRQP
C. RSQP
D. QPSR
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
19. (a) A ceiling on urban property
(P) no mill-owner could own factories or mills or plants
(Q) and mass circulation papers
(R) would mean that
(S) no press magnate could own printing presses
(b) since their value would exceed the ceiling fixed by the Government.
A. QSRP
B. RPSQ
C. SRPQ
D. QPSR
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Directions for Questions 20, 21, 22 & 2C. In the given questions first and the last part of a sentence is numbered ‘a’ & ‘b’ respectively and printed in bold. The balance sentence is split into four parts, jumbled and marked P, Q, R, and S. From the four options given, choose the correct combination that helps to form a meaningful complete sentence.
20. a: These things
P: but then success is achieving what one desires and
Q: access to zenith of success
R: is not assured,
S: are worth trying even if
B: happiness is accepting what one gets
A. SQRP
B. QSRP
C. SRPQ
D. RSQP
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
21. a: One of the aims
P: build character
Q: of education is
R: to impart some sort of moral instruction
S: and to inculcate certain traits b: which help a person in leading a responsible life.
A. PORS
B.QPRS
C. ROPS
D. QRPS
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
22. a: As we moved slowly
P: of the town, we passed
Q: houses running at
R: row after row of little grey slum
S: through the outskirts
B: right angles to the embankment.
A. PQRS
B. PRSQ
C. QPRS
D.SPRQ
23. a: We know that
P: mechanical inventions of this
Q: scientific age, it is necessary for us
R: ourselves from the many
S: we are to profit
b: to live together in large communities
A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RSPQ
D. SRPQ
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
Directions for Questions 24, 25. In the given questions, a sentence is given; some parts of which are jumbled and marked P, Q, R and S. The jumbled parts have to be rearranged to produce a correct sentence. Choose the option, which according to you gives the correct sequence of the jumbled parts.
24. If you need help
P: promptly and politely
Q: ask for attendants
R: to help our customers
S: who have instructions
The correct sequence of the jumbled parts should be
A. SQPR
B. QPSR
C. QSRP
D. SQRP
25. Work is the one thing
P: and without it
Q: that is necessary
R: to keep the world going
S: we should all die
The correct sequence of the jumbled parts should be
A. QSPR
B. RPQS
C. SRPQ
D. QRPS
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS
ANSWERS:
| 1. C | 11. C | 21. D |
| 2. C | 12. A | 22. D |
| 3. C | 13. D | 23. D |
| 4. D | 14. A | 24. B |
| 5. C | 15. A | 25. D |
| 6. B | 16. C | |
| 7. D | 17. D | |
| 8. A | 18. C | |
| 9. C | 19. B | |
| 10. B | 20. A |
DOWNLOAD MOBILE APPLICATION TO LEARN MORE: PARA JUMBLE WORDS