Question

The following six sentences come from a paragraph. The first and the last sentence are given. Choose the order in which the four sentences (PQRS) should appear to complete the paragraph.

S1 - James Watt used the power of steam to drive machines.
S6 - The jet engine is relatively more recent.

P - With petrol engines, people were able to build motor cars and airplanes.
Q - Then many years later, the petrol engine was invented.

R - These provided quicker means of travelling.
S - His invention was used later by other clever men who gave us the railway engine.

The correct sequence should be __________.

• A. SQPR
• B. PQRS
• C. PSRQ
• D. QSRP

Answer 1

The correct option is A SQPR

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

S is first in the sequence: S1 says that James Watt used the power of steam to drive machines. S continues this point. It says that Watt's invention was later used to create the railway engine.

S is followed by Q: Q continues after S. It says many years after the steam engine, the petrol engine was invented.

Q is followed by P: P elaborates on Q's point. It says that with these petrol engines, people were able to build cars and airplanes.

P is followed by R: R continues the point by saying that cars and airplanes provided quicker means of travelling. S6 adds a point. It says that the Jet engine is relatively new.

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