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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: Before man settled down, his life was not governed by the seasons.
S6: However, we do not know when man first began to divide the day into twenty-four hours, and the hour into sixty minutes.
P: So man began to measure time, and first he looked for convenient units of measurement, one of which was the day.
Q: This was done by making a mark for each day on a tree trunk.
R: Once he settled down to the agricultural way of life, he had to be able to calculate the change of seasons on which agriculture depended.
S: In order to calculate the passing of time, it was necessary for man to record the number of days in each season.
The proper sequence should be:
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.
S6: However, we do not know when man first began to divide the day into twenty-four hours, and the hour into sixty minutes.
P: So man began to measure time, and first he looked for convenient units of measurement, one of which was the day.
Q: This was done by making a mark for each day on a tree trunk.
R: Once he settled down to the agricultural way of life, he had to be able to calculate the change of seasons on which agriculture depended.
S: In order to calculate the passing of time, it was necessary for man to record the number of days in each season.
The proper sequence should be:
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Solution
The correct option is B RPSQ
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.R is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that before man settled down, his life was not governed by the seasons. R continues this point by saying that once he settled down to the agricultural way of life, he had to calculate the change of season on which agriculture depended.R is followed by P: P explains how man achieved R. It says that the man began to measure time, first he looked fora unit of measurement, one of which was the day.P is followed by S: S continues P's point. It says that to calculate passing of time the man had to calculate the number of days in a season.S is followed by Q: Q tells us how S was achieved. It says that the number of days in a season were calculated by marking a mark for each day on a tree trunk. S6 adds a point to the topic. It says that we do not know when man first began to divide the day into twenty-four hours, and an hour into sixty minutes.Thus, the correct sequence is R P S Q. Hence, B is the correct option.
The first statement in the sequence should be the one that best connects with S1. It must be a continuation or extension of S1.
R is first in the sequence: S1 starts by saying that before man settled down, his life was not governed by the seasons. R continues this point by saying that once he settled down to the agricultural way of life, he had to calculate the change of season on which agriculture depended.
R is followed by P: P explains how man achieved R. It says that the man began to measure time, first he looked fora unit of measurement, one of which was the day.
P is followed by S: S continues P's point. It says that to calculate passing of time the man had to calculate the number of days in a season.
S is followed by Q: Q tells us how S was achieved. It says that the number of days in a season were calculated by marking a mark for each day on a tree trunk. S6 adds a point to the topic. It says that we do not know when man first began to divide the day into twenty-four hours, and an hour into sixty minutes.
Thus, the correct sequence is R P S Q. Hence, B is the correct option.
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