English Language

Para Jumbles

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Para Jumbles Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.

A. The disappearance of loyalties to these divisions may not be feasible but they need not to be perceived and denounced as anti-national. B. If an individual thinks that he belongs to certain caste, village, region and religion, he also thinks that he is an Indian and as a citizen, he has certain responsibilities and duties to perform. C. The 'divisions' in the country may be dysfunctional but their values may not necessarily be inconsistent with being a citizen of India. D. Such feelings alone maintain unity at a higher level among the individuals and keep the society integrate, such a concept of unity need not make people afraid of diversities in the society.

  1. CABD

  2. ABCD

  3. BDCA

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

C begins the sequence as it introduces the subject -  'the divisions are dysfunctional'. 'These divisions' in A refers to 'the divisions' in C. Thus, we have CA link. 'Such feelings' in D refer to 'the thinking' in B. Therefore, we have CABD link. Hence, (1) is the answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following jumbled sentences to form a coherent paragraph.

A. Mere making of a promise or a provision in the constitution is not likely to provide work for anyone, except perhaps for the politicians who are experts in making impossible promises. B. With cold hard statistics, can a concrete blueprint of an employment generation programme be worked out? C. They find nothing wrong in adding one more promise of ‘Right to Work’ without giving substantial thought to comprehensive economic policies, innovative employment generation schemes, efficient organisation of the economic system, and other pragmatic and result–oriented techniques. D. The feeling is that the slogan of ‘Right to Work’ is nothing but a digressive, escapist, tangential, flippant, and a comic proposal. E. In the present situation of our country, is the guarantee of the Right to Work feasible?

  1. BDECA

  2. EBDAC

  3. DBEAC

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

Question in E initiates the sequence as it introduces the subject 'Right to Work'. E is followed by another question in B as it provides support to E. D follows B as it answers the question. Thus, we have EBD link. 'They' in C refers to 'politicians' in A. Thus, C follows A. This sequence is found in only option (2). Hence, it is the answer.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the fifth 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 then answer the question given below.

1. “We all start on the shopfloor", explained Mr. Havel, feeling sorry for this rather incapable but ambitious young man who would never make a maker.
2. “If you cannot make shoes”, he continued, “what hope is there for you in this company?"
3. "Mr. Novak, Mr. Janacek, Mr. Kurilla and myself, we all started on the shop floor."
4. The way shoes were made in Czechoslovakia required bending the thumb.
5. It was perfectly obvious the moment he had tried to bend his thumb.
6. This youngman had no more future with Prahathana onearmed man in a wrestling pit.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5

  5. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The passage describes the shift of a young man a career of wrestling to that of shoe making. Hence, (6) serves as the best starter for the same. (5) describes that his manner of bending the thumb made it obvious that he had no more future in the wrestling pit. 'Bending the thumb' in (4) links with (5). (1) carries the discussion in '654' forward. 'he continued' in (2) is linked with 'Mr. Havel' in (1). (3) obviously is the conclusive statement of the passage. Hence, 654123.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the first 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 then answer the question given below.

1. “We all start on the shopfloor", explained Mr. Havel, feeling sorry for this rather incapable but ambitious young man who would never make a maker.
2. “If you cannot make shoes”, he continued, “what hope is there for you in this company?"
3. "Mr. Novak, Mr. Janacek, Mr. Kurilla and myself, we all started on the shop floor."
4. The way shoes were made in Czechoslovakia required bending the thumb.
5. It was perfectly obvious the moment he had tried to bend his thumb.
6. This youngman had no more future with Prahathana onearmed man in a wrestling pit.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The passage describes the shift of a young man a career of wrestling to that of shoe making. Hence, (6) serves as the best starter for the same. (5) describes that his manner of bending the thumb made it obvious that he had no more future in the wrestling pit. 'Bending the thumb' in (4) links with (5). (1) carries the discussion in '654' forward. 'he continued' in (2) is linked with 'Mr. Havel' in (1). (3) obviously is the conclusive statement of the passage. Hence, 654123.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is 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 then answer the question given below.

1. “We all start on the shopfloor", explained Mr. Havel, feeling sorry for this rather incapable but ambitious young man who would never make a maker.
2. “If you cannot make shoes”, he continued, “what hope is there for you in this company?"
3. "Mr. Novak, Mr. Janacek, Mr. Kurilla and myself, we all started on the shop floor."
4. The way shoes were made in Czechoslovakia required bending the thumb.
5. It was perfectly obvious the moment he had tried to bend his thumb.
6. This youngman had no more future with Prahathana onearmed man in a wrestling pit.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5

  5. 6
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The passage describes the shift of a young man a career of wrestling to that of shoe making. Hence, (6) serves as the best starter for the same. (5) describes that his manner of bending the thumb made it obvious that he had no more future in the wrestling pit. 'Bending the thumb' in (4) links with (5). (1) carries the discussion in '654' forward. 'he continued' in (2) is linked with 'Mr. Havel' in (1). (3) obviously is the conclusive statement of the passage. Hence, 654123.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the sixth 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 then answer the question given below.

1. “We all start on the shopfloor", explained Mr. Havel, feeling sorry for this rather incapable but ambitious young man who would never make a maker.
2. “If you cannot make shoes”, he continued, “what hope is there for you in this company?"
3. "Mr. Novak, Mr. Janacek, Mr. Kurilla and myself, we all started on the shop floor."
4. The way shoes were made in Czechoslovakia required bending the thumb.
5. It was perfectly obvious the moment he had tried to bend his thumb.
6. This youngman had no more future with Prahathana onearmed man in a wrestling pit.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

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

The passage describes the shift of a young man a career of wrestling to that of shoe making. Hence, (6) serves as the best starter for the same. (5) describes that his manner of bending the thumb made it obvious that he had no more future in the wrestling pit. 'Bending the thumb' in (4) links with (5). (1) carries the discussion in '654' forward. 'he continued' in (2) is linked with 'Mr. Havel' in (1). (3) obviously is the conclusive statement of the passage. Hence, 654123.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the third 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 then answer the question given below.

1. “We all start on the shopfloor", explained Mr. Havel, feeling sorry for this rather incapable but ambitious young man who would never make a maker.
2. “If you cannot make shoes”, he continued, “what hope is there for you in this company?"
3. "Mr. Novak, Mr. Janacek, Mr. Kurilla and myself, we all started on the shop floor."
4. The way shoes were made in Czechoslovakia required bending the thumb.
5. It was perfectly obvious the moment he had tried to bend his thumb.
6. This youngman had no more future with Prahathana onearmed man in a wrestling pit.

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

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

The passage describes the shift of a young man a career of wrestling to that of shoe making. Hence, (6) serves as the best starter for the same. (5) describes that his manner of bending the thumb made it obvious that he had no more future in the wrestling pit. 'Bending the thumb' in (4) links with (5). (1) carries the discussion in '654' forward. 'he continued' in (2) is linked with 'Mr. Havel' in (1). (3) obviously is the conclusive statement of the passage. Hence, 654123.

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest. C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest. C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

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

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest.
C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

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

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest.
C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

  5. (E)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

Multiple choice

Directions: Rearrange the following five sentences in the proper sequence to form a coherent paragraph, and then answer the question given below: A. The debt American intellectual growth owes to the revolutionary exiles has never been fully appreciated. B. The seed disseminated by them, though so little understood at the time, has brought a rich harvest.
C. It is difficult for the average man to form an adequate conception what strength, energy, and perseverance are necessary to absorb the unfamiliar language, habits, and customs of a new country, without the loss of one's own personality. D. They have at all times held aloft the banner of liberty, thus impregnating the social vitality of the Nation.
E. But very few have succeeding in preserving their European education and culture while at the same time assimilating themselves with American life.

Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

  1. (A)

  2. (B)

  3. (C)

  4. (D)

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

The first sentence is A as it presents the topic of the passage. The phrase 'never been fully appreciated' is followed up with the phrase 'so little understood' in sentence B. 'the seed disseminated by them' in B is followed by 'they have at all time' and 'impregnating the social vitality' in D. As C is continuation of idea expressed in E, so E will follow D. Thus, we have ABDEC. 

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.
A. To think well, one must think for oneself.
B. That is the very first step towards wisdom as it was understood in antiquity.
C. A man does not truly free himself from the chains of outworn traditions or ready-made ideas until he examines and re-examines incessantly and critically his own ideas, many of which will be found to be borrowed from others.
D. For those who are frightened by the word 'philosophy', let us recall the excellent definition of it which goes: 'To philosophize is to reflect, to use one's reason, anywhere and everywhere'.

  1. ABCD

  2. ADCB

  3. DABC

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

This para jumble emphasizes very practical aspects - Thinking for oneself. It begins with the quotation in D, followed by main idea in A. Statement B supports statement A and C marks off the concept of this para jumble, so, form the concluding statement. Hence, (3) is the correct option.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.
A. Thought is thus not innate, neither it is a primary intuition. B. To be conscious of one's sensations is already to think. C. The living being acquires thought and consciousness from the time when it preserves the memory of certain sensations for a shorter or longer period. D. To be a creature capable of sensation implies the possession of a certain consciousness of that sensitiveness.

  1. ACBD

  2. DBCA

  3. ABCD

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

This para jumble underlines the psychology of consciousness and thought, which is clear in statement D and thus, it in the beginning statement. B is in continuation with D. Out of C and A, A explains statement C, so, it would follow C i.e. C à A. All these conditions are met only in (2) option, hence, it is the answer.

Multiple choice
Directions: In the following question, four statements are provided. These statements form a coherent paragraph when properly arranged. Select the alternative representing the proper and logical sequencing of these statements.
A. Our failures to understand things flow from our lack of sufficient knowledge of facts - that is, from our inability to grasp their analytical relationships and not from any radical weakness of the human mind itself.
B. It is therefore impossible without flagrant logical contradiction for reason to renounce reason entirely.
C. That can only be done in the name of intuitionism, traditionalism, or sheer irrationalism, that is to say, for reasons which have no standing in the light of reason.
D. Reason cannot be condemned root and branch except by reason itself.

  1. ABCD

  2. DCBA

  3. CBDA

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

This para jumble provides critical empiricism on human reason, which is clear in statement A, hence it makes the beginning statement. Out of left options, D is a link to A i.e. A à D as it further elaborates statement A. As B is an explanation to D, so it would follow D. Hence, (4) is the correct option.