English Language

Para Jumbles

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All Sentence parts within one sentence 753 Fixed opening or closing anchor 352 Whole sentences into a paragraph 271 Single position asked 157 Odd sentence out 4

Para Jumbles Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. (1) I reasoned with him (P) But could not disabuse him (Q) That the lawyer (R) For an hour (S) Of the notion (6) Who had his case in hand was incompetent.

  1. PRSQ

  2. QPSR

  3. RPSQ

  4. SRPQ
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  1) I reasoned with him for an hour  but could not disabuse him  of the notion  that the lawyer  who had his case in hand was incompetent. 

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. Dermatologists tell us (P) that the skin (Q) is a finely laminated coating (R) whose layered nature (S) has inspired comparisons with onions

  1. PQRS

  2. PRQS

  3. PRSQ

  4. PSRQ
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  Dermatologists tell us   that the skin    is a finely laminated coating   whose layered nature   has inspired comparisons with onions. (

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. Towards midnight (P) So that the sky was lighted with (Q) And the clouds drifted away (R) The rain ceased (S) The incredible lamp of stars

  1. RPQS

  2. RQPS

  3. SPQR

  4. SQPR
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  Towards midnight  the rain ceased  and the clouds drifted so that the sky was lighted with the incredible lamp of stars.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. (1) He had started the book thinking (P) He had decided to (Q) that it would be an interesting work, (R) But by the time (S) He reached the middle (6) Throw it into the bin.

  1. PSQR

  2. QRSP

  3. RSPQ

  4. SPRQ
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  He had started the book thinking  that it would be an interesting work, but by the time he reached the middle  he had decided to  throw it in the bin.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. (1) The little girl
(P) for the mother to leave (Q) said to her friend (R) little children on their own (S) it was not quite right (6) and go to work

  1. PRQS

  2. QSPR

  3. RPSQ

  4. SQRP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  The little girl   said to her friend  it was not quite right   for the mother to leave   little children on their own   and go to work.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. (1) At the end of the lecture (P) For sparing their valuable time (Q) The speaker thanked the audience (R) And listening to him (S) In coming to the meeting
(6) Patiently

  1. PSRQ

  2. QPSR

  3. RSPQ

  4. SRQP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  At the end of the lecture  the speaker thanked the audience  in coming to the meeting    and listening to him  patiently.

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is divided into four parts. Arrange them in the correct order to make it a proper sentence. (1) Yesterday, I chanced to meet (P) Where he lived (Q) And asked him (R) Now in his seventies (S) An old acquaintance, (6) And what he did for his living

  1. PSRQ

  2. QPSR

  3. RQPS

  4. SRQP
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 Yesterday, I chanced to meet  an old acquaintance,  now in his seventies  and asked him,  where he lived  and what he did for his living .

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, some parts of the sentences have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark it in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) the merger of the two companies (Q) the board hopes that (R) all the shareholders happy (S) will have an effect that will leave

  1. PRSQ

  2. QPSR

  3. QSRP

  4. PSRQ

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as these segments connect meaningfully to form a coherent sentence. The board hopes that the merger of the two companies will have an effect that will leave all the shareholders happy.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, some parts of the sentences have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence.

(P) it’s beginning to falter (Q) because of the policies of the new regime (R) a strong economy during the recent decades, (S) even though the country has enjoyed

  1. PSRQ

  2. QPRS

  3. SRPQ

  4. RSPQ

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct sequence of the segments. Even though that country has enjoyed a strong economy during the recent decades, it is beginning to falter because of the policies of the new regime.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, some parts of the sentences have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark it in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) who did not exhibit any fear whatsoever (Q) except for one particular boy (R) the children screamed in vain (S) when the lights flickered off,

  1. SPRQ

  2. QPRS

  3. PRSQ

  4. SRQP

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct sequence of the given segments. When the lights flickered off, the children screamed in vain except one particular boy who did not exhibit any fear whatsoever.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, some parts of the sentences have been jumbled up. You are required to rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence and mark it in your answer sheet accordingly.

(P) will accrue a small amount of interest every year, (Q) are better hedges against inflation (R) other types of investments (S) even though a traditional savings account

  1. SRQP

  2. SPRQ

  3. QRPS

  4. RQPS

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct sequence. Even though a traditional savings account will accrue a small amount of interest every year, other types of investments are better hedges against inflation.