Question

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

S1 : Tom Walker and his wife were always at loggerheads.
S6 : Tom silently thanked God for this relief.
P : She never tired of reproaching him on this score.
Q : Tom was incurably lazy and talkative.
R : One day Mrs. Walker caught a deadly cold, and shortly afterwards, died.
S : This was a constant source of irritation to his wife.

The proper sequence should be:

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

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Q-S-P-R

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

Q is first in the sequence: S1 says that Tom Walker and his wife were always arguing. Q adds that Tom was incurably lazy and talkative.

Q is followed by S: S continues Q's point. It says that this attitude of Tom was a constant source of irritation to his wife.

S is followed by P: P continues by saying that she never tired of reproaching him on this score.

P is followed by R: R take the discussion in a different direction. It says that one day Mrs. Walker caught a deadly cold and died shortly afterwards. S6 goes on to say that on his wife's death Tom silently thanked God for this relief.

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