Multiple choice

Which of the following will be the second sentence after rearrangement?

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the given question.

1. Five different kinds of rice are cooked in as many different colours.
2. They are then decorated and the rice preparations made the previous day are offered to them.
3. The third day of the festival is called the Mathu Pongal or the Pongal of the Cattle.
4. A rice ball is made and fed to five types of birds and animals.
5. In the morning, the animals are herded into the village pool and bathed.
6. This is also a time when the sister prays for the longevity and happiness of her brother.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The answer is 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 6 1 opens the passage with “Five different kinds of rice are”. 4 follows with “A rice ball is made and fed to five types of birds.” 3 tells about the events after it and introduces cattle. 5 tells about what is done to the animals in the morning. “They” refers to animals which are decorated after being bathed and served rice made the previous day. Thus, we get the 3, 5, 2 link. 6 doesn’t fit in the earlier sequence and is the last sentence. Here, mark that “rice made the previous day” clearly suggests that 3, 5, 2 will follow 1, 4.

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