Question

The following five sentences form a paragraph. The first and last sentences are given. Choose the order in which the three sentences (PQR) should appear to complete the paragraph:

S1 In 1925, a disease destroyed the crops in one village.
S2 ________________________________
S3 ________________________________
S4 ________________________________
S5 The children were very happy to be back with their parents.

P Later the village people went back to retrieve their children.
Q The people began to starve.
R The chief decided to send the children of the village to live in a near village.

• A. QRP
• B. PQR
• C. PRQ
• D. RPQ

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

QRP

QRP is the most logical and coherent sequence: "In 1925, a disease destroyed the crops in one village. The people began to starve. The chief decided to send the children of the village to live in a near village. Later the village people went back to retrieve their children. The children were very happy to be back with their parents." - this coherence is not achieved by any other sequence: Q states the consequence of S1; R continues with steps that were taken because of S1 and P best connects R to S5. So option A is the answer.