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: In the following items some parts of the sentence have been jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q, R and S to produce he correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

While going to a party.(P)Which was a peculiar practice of the day (Q) Fashionable men (R) painted faces and wore wigs (S) As well as woman

  1. Q S P R

  2. S Q P R

  3. Q S R P

  4. S Q R P

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

The subject 'Fashionable men as well as women' (Q S) is followed by the action 'painted faces and wore wigs' (R), and the concluding descriptive clause 'which was a peculiar practice of the day' (P).

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 labeled P, Q, R and S to produce he correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

I believe (P) Upto the highest satisfaction of love (Q) A scale of hierarchy of values (R) ranging fromSimple physical comforts (S) that there exits

  1. Q S R P

  2. Q S P R

  3. S Q R P

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

The belief starts with the existence of something: 'that there exists (S) a scale of hierarchy of values (Q) ranging from simple physical comforts (R) up to the highest satisfaction of love (P).'

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 labeled P, Q, R and S to produce he correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

About a year later, (P)Working her way up to him (Q) when an elderly woman (R)He was sitting in his wheel chair (S) at park

  1. S R P Q

  2. R S Q P

  3. S R Q P

  4. R S P Q

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

The narrative sequence is: 'He was sitting in his wheelchair (R) at the park (S) when an elderly woman (Q) worked her way up to him (P).'

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 labeled P, Q, R and S to produce he correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

People (P)When they felt (Q) the earth tremble (R)livingNearest to the volcano (S)began to be seriously alarmed

  1. R S Q P

  2. S R P Q

  3. R S P Q

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

The subject 'People living nearest to the volcano' (R S) is followed by the reaction 'began to be seriously alarmed' (S) and the cause: 'when they felt (P) the earth tremble (Q).'

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. There are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out of the proper sequence of the four sentences.

S1 : The Egyptian tomb was only a resting place for the mummy but also a house for the dead man's spirit of double-his Ka. S6 : Friend and relatives had to keep bringing it things an doing things for it all the time. P : In that sense, it was quite human and didn't relish being forgotten. Q : It ate there and drank there, and there it had all its earthly wants supplied. R : The Ka passed much of its life in the tomb. S : It did there the things the dead man had done in life.

  1. S Q P R

  2. R S Q P

  3. P R S Q

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

S1 introduces the Ka. P explains its human nature. R and S describe its life and activities in the tomb. Q details its physical needs (eating/drinking), which leads to S6 (relatives bringing things).

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. There are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out of the proper sequence of the four sentences.

S1 : No one knows when tea was first discovered, or how it came to be such a popular drink. S6 : It was called Cha's Ching which, translated, means Tea Scripture. P : By the eight century A.D. most Chinese were drinking tea, both because they liked it as a beverage and for its medicinal value. Q : Tea was so popular that one of th most distinguished poets of the 'T' ang dynasty, a man called Lu Yu, even wrote a holy scripture about it. R : The beverage is generally accepted to have originated in China hundreds of years ago. S : Records going back to the fourth century A.D. refer to tea.

  1. S R Q P

  2. Q R P S

  3. R S P Q

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

The passage begins with the discovery of tea (S1) and logically moves to its origin in China (R). It then follows a chronological order from the fourth century (S) to the eighth century (P), concluding with the mention of the first scripture on tea (Q) which matches the title given in S6.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. There are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out of the proper sequence of the four sentences.

S1 : When you leave your house, concentrate your mind on a subject. S6 : It is idle to pretend that your mind is incapable of concentration. P : Bring the mind back by the scruff of the neck. Q : You cannot by any chance fail if you persevere. R : Before you have reached the station you will have brought it back about 40 times. S : You will not have gone ten yards before your mind has skipped away under you very eyes and is playing round the corner with another subject.

  1. R P S Q

  2. R S P Q

  3. P S Q R

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

After the instruction to concentrate (S1), the passage describes the immediate distraction (S) and the need to pull the mind back (P). This process is repeated many times (R) until success is achieved through perseverance (Q), leading to the conclusion in S6.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. There are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out of the proper sequence of the four sentences.

S1 : Does the arrival of a particular species of migratory birds herald the onset of monsoon? S6 : These birds have been observed to reach India just prior to the rains. P : They have sighted of the pied crested cuckoos, inhabitants of the African continent Q : If their belief is correct then the rains are round the corner. R : Ornithologists at the Bombay National History Society believe so. S : They normally migrate to the Indian sub-continent just before the monsoon season for breeding.

  1. P Q R S

  2. R Q P S

  3. P S R Q

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

The question about the monsoon (S1) is directly answered by the belief of ornithologists (R). The passage then explores the implications of that belief (Q), identifies the specific birds (P), and explains their migration habits (S) leading into S6.

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following items each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. There are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out of the proper sequence of the four sentences.

S1 : Have you ever thought of the e ways in which birds are useful to man. S6 : Finally, birds and their eggs from an important part of man's food. P : Again, there are some birds that help us to keep our surroundings clean by removing dead animals and decaying matter. Q : A bird eats hundreds of insects every day, and thus helps to limit the insect population of the words. R : Their service to man is to check the growth of insects. S : Another service done by birds to man is to kill animals like rats and squirrels which destroy the farmers' crops.

  1. R P Q S

  2. R Q S P

  3. Q R S P

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

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Animal welfare experts to demolish illegal structures (P) have condemned (Q) by the Forest Department (R) the use of elephants.(S)

  1. QSRP

  2. RPQS

  3. QPRS

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

The sentence starts with the subject "Animal welfare experts," followed by the verb phrase "have condemned" (Q). The object of the condemnation is "the use of elephants" (S), which is further specified by the agent "by the Forest Department" (R) and the purpose "to demolish illegal structures" (P).

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

Equally pressing begin reconstruction (P) is the need to (Q) emergency footing (R) the country on an (S)

  1. SRQP

  2. QPSR

  3. SPQR

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

The sentence follows the structure "Equally pressing is the need to..." (Q). This is followed by the action "begin reconstruction" (P) and the target "the country on an emergency footing" (S and R).

Multiple choice

Directions: The following sentence is jumbled up. You are required to re-arrange these parts, which are labeled P, Q. R and S to produce a correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence accordingly.

The against a credible (P) forces ranged (Q) are many and mighty (R) and just solution.(S)

  1. RPSQ

  2. QSPR

  3. RSPQ

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

Arranging the segments: 'The' (start) + Q ('forces ranged') + P ('against a credible') + S ('and just solution') + R ('are many and mighty') yields a coherent sentence structure.