English Language

Para Jumbles

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Para Jumbles Questions

Multiple choice

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

(P) On the propagation of the idea (Q) of family planning (R) the governments of many countries (S) have been spending a lot of money.

The correct sequence should be

  1. P Q R S

  2. P S Q R

  3. S P Q R

  4. R S P Q
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

RSPQ. The governments of many countries have been spending a lot of money on the propagation of the idea of family planning. The opening segment of the sentence will be the subject. The segment that will follow will be the verb or the action that the subject is taking. The segment that will follow this will be action or the compound predicate that is the aim of the action. The closing segment will be the conclusion or the end result that the action expects.

Multiple choice

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

It was almost midnight (P) sitting at the table (Q) when I arrived home, (R) but found them both (S) waiting for me.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q R P S

  2. R Q P S

  3. Q P S R

  4. R P Q S
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

QRPS. It was almost midnight when I arrived home, but I found them both sitting at the table, waiting for me. The opening segment is given and will be followed by the action that happened at the time. The segment to follow this will be the action that was happening in spite of the time. The final segment will be the conclusion that will give closure to the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

I sat down (P) this morning (Q) to write an article (R) but found (S) I could make no progress.

The correct sequence should be

  1. S P R Q

  2. Q R P S

  3. Q P R S

  4. R S Q P
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

QPRS. I sat down to write an article this morning but found I could make no progress. The opening segment is already given. The segment that will follow this will be the action that the subject did. The segment that will follow this will be the conjunction and verb that will qualify the closing segment with the end result.

Multiple choice

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

(P)They did not grow well (Q) although (R) he watered the plants regularly (S) and put manure in them.

The correct sequence should be

  1. P Q R S

  2. Q R S P

  3. R S Q P

  4. Q P R S
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

QRSP. Although he watered the plants regularly and put manure in them they did not grow well. The first segment is a conjugation. The second segment of the sentence is the action that was done. The subject and verb will be in this segment. The next segment will have the compound predicate or the second action undertaken. The last segment is the conclusion of the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

(P) If it had not been (Q) where would I have been today (R) for your timely help (S) five years ago?

The correct sequence should be

  1. P Q R S

  2. Q P R S

  3. Q R S P

  4. P R Q S
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

QPRS. Where would I have been today if it had not been for your timely help five years ago? The opening segment is the main subject of the sentence. The segment that will follow will be the conditional statement which will be followed by the condition and finally the conclusion in the past perfect tense.

Multiple choice

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

The scientist (P) refused to talk to the press (Q) who discovered (R) that everyone is talking about (S) the ancient cure,

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q R P S

  2. R S P Q

  3. Q S R P

  4. P R S Q
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

QSRP. The scientist who discovered the ancient cure that everyone is talking about refused to talk to the press. The opening segment is given and is the subject of the sentence. The next segment will tell us more about he subject and the one following that will detail the verb. The next segment will be the conjunction with the present continuous tense that will show the compound predicate and the final segment will conclude and close the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

(P) Do or die was the call that (Q) Gandhi ji gave (R) when he asked the British to quit India (S) to all freedom fighters.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q P R S

  2. P R Q S

  3. R S P Q

  4. P Q S R
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

PQSR. Do or die was the call that Gandhi ji gave to all freedom fighters when he asked the British to quit India. The opening segment is the main subject of the sentence. Hence, the call to do or die will be the opening segment. The segment that will follow this will be the compound subject i.e. Gandhi ji, will be followed by the continuous tense segment that will give conclusion to the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

There are parents (P) who consider (Q) a needless luxury (R) in our country (S) the education of their daughters.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q R S P

  2. P S R Q

  3. R P S Q

  4. S R Q P
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

RPSQ. There are parents in our country who consider the education of their daughters a needless luxury. The opening segment gives the subject. The sentence segments that follow will then elaborate upon the details of the subject. The segment that follows will be one where the predicate or the action of the subject is present.   The final segment will give closure by concluding the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

(P) Shyam took (Q) a photograph (R) from the window (S) which was overexposed.

The correct sequence should be

  1. S Q R P

  2. R P S Q

  3. P R Q S

  4. R Q S P
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shyam took from the window a photograph which was overexposed. The first segment will be the introduction of the compound subject. The following segment will tell us about the place from where the action took place. The next segment will be about the main subject and then final segment will have the conclusion of the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

A very old man (P) with a wrinkled face and a long beard (Q) a pretty girl (R) of sixteen (S) married.

The correct sequence should be

  1. P S Q R

  2. S Q P R

  3. S Q R P

  4. R P S Q
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

PSQR. A very old man with a wrinkled face and a long beard married a pretty girl of sixteen. The opening of the sentence introduces the subject, the old man. The following segment will give information about the subject. The next segment will introduce the verb or the predicate and the segment after that will introduce the compound subject or the pretty girl. The last segment will give information about the compound subject.

Multiple choice

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

The budget (P) with high expectations (Q) by all types of taxpayers (R) of tax relief (S) is being awaited.

The correct sequence should be

  1. P R Q S

  2. Q P R S

  3. R P S Q

  4. S P R Q
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

SPRQ. The budget is being awaited with high expectations of tax relief by all types of tax payers. The opening of the sentence is given and it introduces us to the subject. The segment that will follow this will have details or the predicates about the compound subject and the subject before introducing the compound subject or the taxpayers. Then the last segment will have the conclusion for the closure of the sentence.

Multiple choice

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

His grandmother (P) on all auspicious days (Q) was so pious (R) that she would visit the temple (S) without fail.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q R P S

  2. R Q S P

  3. P Q R S

  4. S R Q P
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

QRPS. His grandmother was so pious that she would visit the temple on all auspicious days without fail. The opening segment is the subject of the sentence and the next segment will be one that will tell us more about the subject. The following segment will be the action, that the subject takes and the last segment will be the closure with the set expression that will give conclusion to the sentence by qualifying the verb.

Multiple choice

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

I walked on (P) until I reached (Q) my house (R) as fast as I could (S) the road which led to.

The correct sequence should be

  1. P Q S R

  2. R P S Q

  3. R S P Q

  4. S R P Q
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

RPSQ. I walked on as fast as I could until I reached the road which led to my house. The opening segment introduces the subject. The segment that will follow will expand on the introduction. The segment that will follow will then lead towards the result of the action in the previous segment. The next segment will open with the conclusion before closing the sentence with the conclusion.

Multiple choice

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

Based firmly on current lexical and learning theory (P) not only to present and to explain words (Q) “English Vocabulary in Use” aims (R) and to help them work out the rules themselves (S) but also to show students how to use them.

The correct sequence should be

  1. Q P R S

  2. Q P S R

  3. R Q P S

  4. P S Q R
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

QPSR. Based firmly on current lexical and learning theory “English Vocabulary in Use” aims not only to present and to explain words but also to show students how to use them and to help them work out the rules themselves.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, the first and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6, respectively. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and labelled B, C, D and E. These four parts are not given in a proper order. Choose the correct combination from the given alternatives.

  1. The atmosphere of Earth serves as a key factor in sustaining the planetary ecosystem. B. Dry air consists of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% argon and other inert gases, such as carbon dioxide. C. The remaining gases are often referred to as trace gases, among which are the greenhouse gases such as water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and ozone. D. The thin layer of gases that envelops Earth is held in place by the planet's gravity and is called air. E. Filtered air includes trace amounts of many other chemical compounds.
  2. Air also contains a variable amount of water vapour and suspensions of water droplets and ice crystals seen as clouds.

  1. BCDE

  2. DBCE

  3. EBCD

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

D is linked with 1 with the word ‘ecosystem’ and introduction of air. B explains the statement given in D. ‘The remaining gases’ in C refers to ‘gases’ in B. ‘Filtered air includes’ in E and ‘Air also contains’ in 6 connect them.