Multiple choice

Directions: In this question, the passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The other four sentences P, Q, R and S have been jumbled up. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

S1 : Far away in a little street there is a poor house. S6 : His mother has nothing to give but water, so he is crying. P : Her face is thin and worn and her hands are coarse, pricked by a needle, for she is a. seam - stress. Q : One of the windows is open and through it I can see a poor woman. R : He has a fever and a asking for oranges. S : In a bed in a corner of the room her little boy is laying ill. What is the proper sequence?

  1. SRQP

  2. PQSR

  3. QPSR

  4. RSPQ
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sequence is Q-P-S-R. Q describes the poor woman through the window. P describes her physical appearance. S describes her sick child in bed. R describes the child's condition and request. This logical flow moves from the general setting to the woman, then to her child, creating a coherent narrative.

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