Question

The first and last sentences of the paragraph are numbered 1 to 6. The remaining sentences are P, Q, R, and S. These four sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct.

1. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
P. But for the morning tea, I had to wait for someone to get up before me.
Q. This saying inspired me to rise early.
R. That day I was the first to get up.
S. One day I got up early in the morning.
6. Then I realized that it was a waste of time to get up early and wait for the morning tea.

• A. QSRP
• B. QPRS
• C. PQRS
• D. SPQR

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

QSRP

The first sentence states a saying which inspires one to wake up early in the morning.
The following sentence of the sequence is 'Q' because it mentions that the speaker was inspired by the saying to wake up early in the morning.
The next sentence of the sequence is 'S' because it mentions that one day, the speaker woke up early in the morning due the inspiration mentioned in the earlier sentence.
The next sentence is 'R' because it mentions that the speaker was the first to wake up in the house when he got up early in the morning.
Next comes 'P' because it mentions the situation the speaker faced due to waking up first in the morning, ie. he had to wait for someone to wake up and make morning tea for him.
The last sentence mentions the reaction/thought of the speaker: that he wasted time by waking up early in the morning as he had to wait for his morning tea.
Therefore, the correct sequence is: A) QSRP.