Question

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. These are labeled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and choose the correct order from the options.

S1: What he liked most about Saturday was mainly the evening and fun at home with his mother-he had lost his father.

P: And quickly the evening wound up as they chatted together, his mother telling him the funniest stories.
Q: But on Saturday, they both were free.
R: On other days there was always homework to do and dinner to prepare.
S: He did only a little of the homework; and his mother finished cooking early.

S6: And then there was, of course, the matinee on Sunday.

The proper sequence should be:

• A. R S P Q
• B. Q R P S
• C. Q S R P
• D. R Q S P

Answer 1

The correct option is D R Q S P

The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects to S1. It should be a continuation or extension of S1.

R is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that the subject liked Saturday evenings as he got to have fun at home with his mother. R starts to elaborate on the scenario. It says that on other days they both are always busy.

R is followed by Q: Q continues R's point. It says that they both are free only on Saturdays.

Q is followed by S: S continues Q's point. It says that on Saturday, the subject did only a little of the homework and his mother finished cooking early.

S is followed by P: P provides an inference to S. It says that since they both finish up their work early, they get to chat for the rest of the evening and his mother tells him the funniest stories. S6 talks about what happens after P. It says that the next day they watch the matinee show.

Thus, the correct sequence is R Q S P. Hence, D is the correct option.