Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Chose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.

  1. Chilean flamingo eggs are incubated in the nest for around 30 days before hatching. P. At three days old, the chicks are visible and start to stand on both legs before leaving the nest at around two weeks old. Q. Their beaks are straight when they are born and help them break out the shell and make it easy to feed from their parents. R. The beaks start to bend as they begin to learn how to eat independently. S. The chicks will stay fluffily until around two months old when the feathers will grow in.
  2. They will now be able to fly and it’s also around this time when the chicks will be sexed.

  1. PQRS

  2. PSRQ

  3. QSRP

  4. SQPR

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A Correct answer
Explanation

( P) The ‘three days old’ logically follows the time after hatching. (R) logically follows (Q) as the pronoun ‘they’ refer to the beaks and gives more information about the beaks. (S) connects to 6 as it refers to feathers which is followed by the statement that they will now be able to fly (after the feathers grow in).