PARA JUMBLES

 

Directions (76- 80) The following six sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions given below.

 

(A) “What a waste of my tax money”, I thought, walking past the people having free Californian Chardonnay.

(B) “Speak to her”, he said , “She’s into books”,

(C) The friend who had brought me there noticed my noticing her.

(D) In late 2003, I was still paying taxes in America, so it horrified me that the US Consulate was hosting a “Gallo drinking appreciation event”.

(E) Behind them, a pianist was playing old film tunes, and a slim short woman was dancing around him.

 

76. Which of the following would be the FOURTH sentence?

(1) A               (2) B              (3) C              (4) D                (5) E

 

77. Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence?

(1) A               (2) B              (3) C               (4) D              (5) E

 

78. Which of the following would be the FIFTH (LAST)  sentence?

(1) A               (2) B              (3) C              (4) D               (5) E

 

79. Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence?

(1) A              (2) B              (3) C               (4) D              (5) E

 

80. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence?

(1) A              (2) B             (3) C                (4) D              (5) E

 

Answers:

76.3               77.4            78.2              79.1              80.5

 

Directions (81- 85): The following six sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions given below.

 

 (A) It is not wonder that a majority of these excluded and low-achievers come from the most deprived sections of the society. 

(B) They are precisely those who are supposed to be empowered through education. 

(C) With heighted political consciousness about the plight of these  to-be-empowered people, never in the history of India has the demand for inclusive education been as fervent as today. 

(D) They either never enroll or they drop out of schools as different stages during these eight years.

(E) Of the nearly 200 million children in the age group complete eight years of elementary education. 

(F) Of those who do complete eight years of schooling the achievement levels of a large percentage, in language and mathematics, is unacceptably low. 

 

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

1) A             2) B             3) C             4) D               5) F

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

1) A            2) B              3) C             4) D               5) E

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

1) F            2) E              3) D             4) C               5) B

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

1) A           2) B               3) C             4) D               5) E

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

1) F             2) E              3) D             4) B             5) A

 

Answers:

81.5               82.5            83.3              84.1              85.4

 

Directions (86- 90): The following six sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions given below.

 

A)In all varieties of humour, especially the subtle ones, it is therefore what the reader thinks which gives extra meaning to these verses.

B)But such a verse may also be enjoyed at the surface level.

C)Nonsense verse is one of the most sophisticated forms of literature.

D)This fulfils the author’s main intention in such a verse which is to give pleasure.

E)However, the reader who understands the broad implications of the content and allusion finds greater pleasure.

F)The reason being it requires the reader to supply a meaning beyond the surface meaning.

 

86. Which of the following will be the Fourth sentence?

(A) A              (B) B              (C) C               (D) D                   (E) E

 

87. Which of the following will be the First sentence?

(A) F              (B) D               (C) C               (D) B                   (E) A

 

88. Which of the following will be the Last sentence?

(A) F              (B) D               (C) C               (D) B                   (E) A

 

89. Which of the following will be the Third sentence?

(A) A              (B) B               (C) C               (D) D                  (E) E

 

90. Which of the following will the Fifth sentence?

(A) B               (B) A               (C) C              (D) D                  (E) E

Answers:

86.D               87.C            88.E              89.B              90.E

 

Directions (91- 95): The following six sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions given below.

 

(A) The policy makers in most of the developing economies recognise this importance and have been implementing a host of programmes and measures to achieve rural development objectives.

(B) While some of these countries have achieved  impressive results from those programmes and  measures, others have failed to make a significant dent ' in the problem of persistent rural underdevelopment. 

(C) The socio-economic disparities between rural and urban areas are widening and creating tremendous pressure on the social and economic fabric of many such developing economies. 

(D) These factors, among many others, tend to highlight the importance of rural development. 

(E) Although millions of rural people have escaped poverty as a result of rural development in many Asian countries, a large majority of rural people continue to suffer from persistent poverty. 

 

91. which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement? 

1) A              2) B                3) C               4) D                 5) E 

 

92. which of the following should be the LAST FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

1) A              2) B                3) C               4) D                  5) E

 

93. which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

1) A             2) B                 3) C               4) D                  5) E

 

94. which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

1) A              2) B                3) C               4) D                   5) E

 

95. which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

1) A              2) B                3) C               4) D                   5) E

 

Answers: 

91.(4)             92.(2)            93.(1)         94.(5)                95.(3)

 

Directions (96- 100): The following six sentences have to be arranged in the proper sequence, so as to form a meaningful paragraph. On the basis of your sequencing, answer the questions given below.

 

(A)It is therefore a contributing factor to the growth of landfills and waterway pollution, both of which are costly and energy-intensive to solve. 

(B)Making an effort to use those resources and avoid polystyrene ones can help to decrease your environmental impact. 

(C)Non-biodegradable essentially means that any polystyrene that makes its way into a landfill will stay there indefinitely, never breaking down and returning to the earth. 

(D)Polystyrene, as a product, is very convenient to use, but it has some important effects we should consider when making choices as consumers. 

(E)While recycling polystyrene material can cushion the environment blow of its use, alternavitves are available that are created from renewable resources and biodegrade more readily.

(F)For example, while polystyrene has some excellent uses and is technically recyclable, it is not a substance that biodegrades. 

 

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

1) A                2) B                3) C            4) D             5) E

 

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

1) A               2) B                3) C            4) D             5) E

 

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

1) A             2) E                 3) F            4) C            5) B

 

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

1) A            2) B                 3) C            4) D            5) E

 

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

1) C           2) E                3) D             4) B            5) A

 

Answers: 

96.3             97.4            98.3         99.1             100.2