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Verbal Ability :: Ordering of Words

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.

  1. We have to

    P : as we see it
    Q : speak the truth
    R : there are falsehood and weakness
    S : even if all around us

    The Proper sequence should be:

  2. A.

    RQSP

    B.

    QRPS

    C.

    RSQP

    D.

    QPSR


  3. When it began to rain suddenly on the first of January

    P : to celebrate the new year
    Q : we ran for shelter
    R : to the neighboring house
    S : where many people had gathered

    The Proper sequence should be:

  4. A.

    QRPS

    B.

    PSQR

    C.

    PRSQ

    D.

    QRSP


  5. He told us that

    P : and enjoyed it immensely
    Q : in a prose translation
    R : he had read Milton
    S : which he had borrowed from his teacher

    The Proper sequence should be:

  6. A.

    RSQP

    B.

    QRPS

    C.

    RQSP

    D.

    RQPS


  7. He knew that

    P : and then to save himself
    Q : was to save all the lives
    R : entrusted to his care
    S : the duty of a captain

    The Proper sequence should be:

  8. A.

    PQRS

    B.

    SQRP

    C.

    SPRQ

    D.

    QSRP


  9. It is not, therefore

    P : that I pay a tribute
    Q : to conductors as a class
    R : with any feeling of unfriendliness
    S : to a particular member of that class
    The Proper sequence should be:
  10. A.

    PQRS

    B.

    RQPS

    C.

    RSPQ

    D.

    PSRQ