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 : In England, yesterday, villagers were amazed to see a number of youths floating over a field.
S6 : The others, however, returned safely to earth by puncturing their umbrellas before they had risen very far.
P : One boy let go his umbrella and landed on a cow from a height of about ten feet.
Q : Luckily, there were not as many casualties as there might have been.
R : Another ended up in a pond.
S : The youths, it appeared, had inflated their fathers' umbrellas with hydrogen and as a result were borne skywards.

The proper sequence should be:

• A. QSPR
• B. PQSR
• C. SQPR
• D. PQRS

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

SQPR

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

S is first in the sequence: S1 says that in England, villagers were amazed to see a number of youths floating over a field. S explains S1's statement.It says that seemingly the youths had inflated their fathers' umbrellas with hydrogen and as a result were borne skywards.

S is followed by Q: Q adds to S. It says that luckily, there were not as many casualties as there might have been.

Q is followed by P: P starts to explain Q's claim. It says that one boy let go his umbrella and landed on a cow from a height of about ten feet.

P is followed by R: R directly continues P's point. It says that another boy ended up in a pond. S6 directly continues R's point. It says that the others returned safely to earth by puncturing their umbrellas before they had risen very far.

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