Verbal Ability

Ordering of Words -1

Directions to Solve

In each question below, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Rearrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the proper sequence.

21.  People
 
P : at his dispensary 
Q : went to him 
R : of all professions 
S : for medicine and treatment 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPRS
B. RPQS
C. RQSP
D. QRPS
22.  When he
 
P : did not know 
Q : he was nervous and 
R : heard the hue and cry at midnight 
S : what to do 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. RQPS
B. QSPR
C. SQPR
D. PQRS
23.  It has been established that
 
P : Einstein was 
Q : although a great scientist 
R : weak in arithmetic 
S : right from his school days 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. SRPQ
B. QPRS
C. QPSR
D. RQPS
24.  Then
 
P : it struck me 
Q : of course 
R : suitable it was 
S : how eminently 
The Proper sequence should be:

A. SPQR
B. QSRP
C. PSRQ
D. QPSR
25.  I read an advertisement that said
 
P : posh, air-conditioned 
Q : gentleman of taste 
R : are available for 
S : fully furnished rooms 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. PQRS
B. PSRQ
C. PSQR
D. SRPQ
26.  Since the beginning of history 

P : have managed to catch 
Q : the Eskimos and Red Indians 
R : by a very difficulty method 
S : a few specimens of this aquatic animal 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. QRPS
B. SQPR
C. SQRP
D. QPSR
27.  With her body 

P : dragging her unwilling feet 
Q : weak and infirm 
R : doubled with age 
S : she persisted in her mission 
The Proper sequence should be:

A. PQRS
B. QPRS
C. RQPS
D. SRPQ
28.  We must read
 
P : if we want to absorb the fruits of great literature 
Q : but with concentration 
R : them not as we do cricket stories 
S : undefined 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. QPSR
B. PSQR
C. PRSQ
D. PRQS
29.  I enclose
 
P : and the postage 
Q : a postal order 
R : the price of books 
S : which will cover 
The Proper sequence should be:
A. RPSQ
B. QSPR
C. QSRP
D. QPSR
30.  He sat
 
P : through the Town Hall Park 
Q : which flanked a path running 
R : under the boughs 
S : of a spreading tamarind tree 
The Proper sequence should be:


A. PQSR
B. RSQP
C. RSPQ
D. PRSQ

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